Sanity Notes #019: A blessing for leaders who self-criticize
If you are anything like me as a leader, you are your own harshest critic. Here is a blessing just for you.
Sanity Notes #018: Protect your most valuable resource: time
Your company will never get it back, and you cannot buy more of it in life.
Sanity Notes #017: Accepting the fear
Most of our suffering is a result of fear of what could happen. Much of that suffering you can opt out of.
Sanity Notes #016: How to navigate down markets
Keep your head on straight when it feels like the world is turning against you.
How to build healthy, helpful co-founder relationships (and recover when things go wrong).
Co-founder relationships can be a rich source of support and resiliency. If yours is not, you are not alone!
The values we ought to leave behind
It is time to re-think what we celebrate in our own leadership styles and the cultures of the companies we build.
Don't be an entrepreneur, be an artist.
Don't make the same mistake I did; your creativity is your greatest superpower. Learn to feed it.
Sanity Notes #015: Doing the work that is yours to do
If you find yourself on the edge of burnout, the biggest cause may be doing work outside your zone of genius.
Sanity Notes #014: How to stop drowning and get in the boat
How to help yourself escape the waves of chaos that entrepreneurship can bring.
Sanity Notes #013: How to go further with less effort (i.e., work like a rower)
We are not in the business of digging more ditches or pounding more nails. We are in the business of solving hard problems through creativity.
