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How to make friends as a founder
Founder burnout, depression, and loneliness are rampant. Too many founders struggle in isolation. Let's bring that to an end.
How to overcome imposter syndrome and kick more ass
Practical steps for moving through the fear that you are not enough
New Sanity Pod Episode - Inc’s Lindsay Blakely
Lindsay has spoken with hundreds of founders over her years as a reporter and is in a unique position to help us normalize parts of the founder experience that can be hard to see clearly in our own heads.
The dangerous cycle of tying your self-worth to your company
What if your deep care that your company succeed is actually the greatest impediment to such success?
How to build a great startup board (hint: your board is not your boss)
How to turn your board into your greatest ally, get more support, feel less alone, and do your damn job.
A powerful morning practice for imperfect leaders
In 2014, I was facing the loss of a child, a messy divorce, and single-parenthood while leading a fast-growing company. This is the morning routine that helped get me through. It has served me to this day.
An argument against gutting it out on the hard days
We applaud grit, long-hours, and blowing through walls. But great entrepreneurial work tends to come more from creative insights and thoughtful reflection.
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.
