burnout For real leaders, dependency is not a dirty word We have glamorized the solo, impervious leader at our own peril. Real strength comes from reliance on others.
burnout The surprising power of play Focus and hard work have their place. But do not underestimate the role of play in the creative process.
burnout Can you be an entrepreneur without suffering? We glamorize the entrepreneurial life as one of long-hours and endless strain. But is there another way?
burnout Fear is the wrong fuel for entrepreneurs Looking back at my early time as a founder, fear fueled 80% of my actions. Now I am determined to help others avoid that fate.
change Why is it so hard to change? Does change feel like two steps forward and two steps back? You are not alone.
founder psychology The CEO I could not help One reason I coach is because there was one leader I loved but could not help.
burnout Asking for help is a superpower Facing burnout, loneliness, or anxiety? You are not alone. Asking for help may be the best first step.
culture Build a company, not just a business Practical steps for building a high-trust, high-function team
imposter syndrome The mythical CEO There is no perfect in leadership. Why then is it so damn hard to accept our own imperfections?
founder psychology Why leaders must own their sense of worth. To avoid burnout and scale as leaders, we must take back the judgment of our own worth
burnout You are not talented enough to work 80 hour weeks. And that's ok. If Lebron is this serious about rest, maybe you should be too?
press 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.
founder psychology 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?
ceos 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.
purpose 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.
burnout 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.
leadership 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.
ceos 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.
entrepreneurship Get More Done and Enjoy Happier Weekends Your day driven by fires and your weekends overrun by rumination on work? Here’s a weekly ritual that might help.
ceos Featured $17M raised, and I was fried. I realized in October of 2016 that I was burned out and wanted a path out of the CEO role. Here’s my own story and the secret internal dialogue I’m hearing as a coach to other founders.
