Courage to Build: How Founders Can Think Clearly and Take Action Through Risk, Visibility & Uncertainty
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 12:15 PM PST – 1:15 PM PST
TailoredSpace Del Mar · 12481 High Bluff Dr Unit 300, San Diego, CA 92130, USA
Hosted by Lorie Ebigbo
Building a business requires repeated acts of courage: making decisions without certainty, pitching when you might hear no, following up after silence, sharing your ideas publicly, asking for money, taking risks without knowing whether they’ll pay off, and stepping into opportunities that stretch you. In this free interactive workshop, founders and aspiring founders will explore what those moments ask of the brain and nervous system, how pressure and uncertainty can make it harder to think clearly and take action, and how to better support themselves through the challenging moments of building a business. We’ll also look at what may be happening in the brain and nervous system when avoidance, overthinking, perfectionism, second-guessing, or brain fog show up, rather than viewing them only as mindset or productivity problems. What courage asks of you We’ll examine why visibility, rejection, uncertainty, difficult decisions, and growth can feel especially hard to move through. What pressure changes You’ll explore how pressure and uncertainty can affect your perspective, focus, flexibility, confidence, and decision-making, and identify your own patterns when you feel overwhelmed or overloaded. How to better support yourself We’ll work with mindset and meaning, mental load, nervous-system state, sensory and environmental conditions, and recovery to create conditions that better support clear thinking and action. Through guided reflection and practical exercises, you’ll apply the material to one real courageous action your business is currently asking of you, whether that’s making an ask, following up with a potential client, pitching, becoming more visible, making a difficult decision, raising a price, or stepping into a bigger opportunity. You’ll leave with: A clearer understanding of what happens to your brain and body when something in your business feels risky, uncertain, or exposing Practical tools you can use before, during, and after high-pressure moments to help you access clearer thinking, perspective, and action A personalized plan for one real action you’re ready to take in your business Supporting your brain while you build isn’t separate from business performance. It directly shapes how you build. Courage to Build is led by Lorie Ebigbo OTD, an occupational therapist and 3x founder whose work focuses on helping founders understand and support their brains through the mental and emotional demands of building a business. Venue Partner: TailoredSpace Del Mar