burnout
Burnout isn't just exhaustion. It's bone-deep depletion from giving everything while running on empty. When passion turns to numbness. When motivation disappears. When you can't remember why you started. Founder burnout happens when you've been in survival mode too long. When rest feels impossible. When your nervous system stays in overdrive. When you've ignored signals until forced to stop. Recovery from burnout isn't weakness, it's necessary. These posts explore finding your way back.
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.
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.