For a Leader: A Leadership Poem (John O'Donohue)
If you are experiencing in your own journey a sense that what got you here will not get you where you need to go, you are not alone.
Why Multi-Tasking Kills Your Productivity (And How to Stop).
Multi-tasking lowers empathy, reduces memory, and deteriorates your brain. A few thoughts on kicking the habit.
Asking for Help Is a Superpower
Vulnerability in leadership is not a weakness. For founders and CEOs who carry the weight alone, asking for help may be the most important thing you ever do.
What if My Startup Fails? Guide to Navigate Failure as a Founder
How to navigate the fear every founder has but nobody talks about.
How to Build Company Culture That Makes Your Startup Team Want to Stay
A practical guide to building a high-trust, high-performing startup culture, from weekly rituals to quarterly offsites.
The mythical CEO
There is no perfect in leadership. Why then is it so damn hard to accept our own imperfections?
Comparing our insides to everybody else's outsides
Looking back, I can see that in my earliest days as a founder and CEO I was comparing my insides to everybody else’s outsides. That was not a recipe for success.
The myth of the impervious leader
Those founders you read about in the press and idolize? Yep, they are up at 3 AM too.
Premeditatio Malorum: A Founder's Guide to Negative Visualization and Building Resilience
Premeditatio malorum is a Stoic practice meaning “the premeditation of evils.” Used by philosophers like Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, it helps build resilience in difficulty. It is also a powerful practice I use with founders and CEOs to reset perspective when anxiety and goalpost chasing take over.
Poker Psychology: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Professional Players
Professional poker players master decision-making under uncertainty, emotional control, and detachment from outcomes. Here's how entrepreneurs can apply poker psychology to build better businesses.
