Why CEOs should work 40-hour weeks
If the data is correct, you are not doing yourself any favors by grinding it out after 5 o'clock.
Distraction is Killing Your Business (and stealing your joy)
Startup folk are renowned for geeking out on productivity hacks and innovating on the future of work. But most miss the easiest gain of all.
I am a professional CEO coach. And sometimes I lose my shit too.
A lot of CEO’s I work with carry questions of self-worth. This morning, I found the same questions exploding in my own head. Here is my effort in my own journal to coach myself back to center.
The unspoken pain of co-founder relationships
Cofounder relationships are at the heart of most startup stories. But like most marriages, there’s as much pain and struggle as joy and collaboration. Often more. Why is no one talking about this?
This Question Unlocked My Life's Purpose
I thought it was going to be just another casual meetup with a friend for Saturday brunch. But that ended up being the morning I discovered my life’s mission. And it has changed everything. Here’s the question that changed it all.
Are You Valuable if You Don't Get Shit Done?
This time of isolation and slowness has me facing a lifelong message I carry: that my value is tied to my productivity. If I work hard and have output to show for it, I matter and deserve to exist. That message no longer serves me. It might not be serving you either.
Handling Layoffs with Grace
In 2016, we laid off 80% of our staff. The remaining team stuck together, scaled the business, and sold it three years later. Here's how we got through the layoffs and how you can too.
Founders and Leaders: feeling alone? You aren’t.
It it common in a time like this for leaders to feel uniquely alone in their situations. Fear, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome can come up big in times of crises. You aren’t alone.
The Weightiness Every Leader Knows
You aren't alone. One of the defining experiences of being a startup founder was the heaviness I carried at every waking hour. And I see and hear it in every other founder I speak with.
Struggling to Raise Venture Capital? The step you may be missing.
Most founders I meet have a missing step in their plan for raising capital. The result is frustration and isolation.
