The Heart of Entrepreneurship

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Show Notes:
 00:00 – Intro + recap: resisting emotions, what it means for founders
 02:00 – Why emotions feel unsafe (and how that started in childhood)
 06:00 – “I’m not an angry person” and other signs of repression
 08:30 – Judging others = a sign of emotional resistance
 11:00 – Conscious vs. unconscious resistance patterns
 13:00 – How emotions physically manifest in the body
 15:00 – Jesse's empty calendar anxiety & shame around not being busy
 17:30 – Why repressing feelings blocks clarity and reinforces false beliefs
 20:00 – Welcoming vs. resisting: the energetic shift
 23:00 – The illusion of “fixing” feelings vs. fully allowing them
 26:00 – Getting started: how to actually feel your feelings
 29:00 – Mapping physical sensations to specific emotions
 31:00 – Live guided practice: check in with your body
 33:00 – Emotion + resistance vs. emotion without resistance
 35:00 – Expressing emotions physically: cars, bats, pillows, and yelling
 38:00 – Why adults need temper tantrums too (just healthier ones)
 41:00 – Gender bias and feeling shame at work
 43:00 – Making emotions safe in work cultures
 46:00 – Why “I’m stressed” is just code for fear
 48:00 – The emotional gym: building strength through feeling

If you’ve ever thought “I’m just not an emotional person,” this episode is for you.

Jesse Pujji and Dave Kashen break down how founders unknowingly block their growth, clarity, and power by resisting key emotions—like anger, fear, sadness, and shame. They explore how childhood patterns shape adult reactions, and offer a practical roadmap to help entrepreneurs reconnect with the full range of human feeling.

You’ll learn:

In this episode of Heart of Entrepreneurship, Jesse and Dave explore the invisible ways founders resist emotions—and how that resistance sabotages performance, leadership, and personal growth.

They cover the neuroscience and psychology behind emotional repression, how to identify suppressed emotions through physical sensations, and why expressing feelings (not fixing them) is the key to unlocking clarity and presence.

This episode is a must-listen for founders working on self-awareness, emotional intelligence, or unblocking limiting patterns in both their work and life.

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