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How to manage your mind while fundraising

Why it is so hard, and what to do about it.

How to manage your mind while fundraising
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Building on the Other Side of Burnout

Sharing some light from the other side of a long, dark tunnel.

Building on the Other Side of Burnout
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What’s the point of having a vision? (And how to create one.)

A skeptical convert's argument for the power of a clear vision.

What’s the point of having a vision? (And how to create one.)
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Practical steps for navigating founder burnout (without quitting your day job)

I have coached dozens of founders through founder/CEO burnout. Here are some of the avenues of exploration I have found most helpful.

Practical steps for navigating founder burnout (without quitting your day job)
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When there is a 95% chance you make nothing: how preference stacks work in startups

The un-examined psychological challenges of the preference stack (and what to do about it.)

When there is a 95% chance you make nothing: how preference stacks work in startups
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Sanity Notes #034: Why questions matter more than answers

For as long as I can remember, I have had the feeling of carrying heavy questions. But the way I understand those questions has changed entirely.

Sanity Notes #034: Why questions matter more than answers
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Sanity Notes #032: When anxiety strikes, remember your birthright

How to reconnect with ease when stress or anxiety hit hard

Sanity Notes #032: When anxiety strikes, remember your birthright
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Sanity Notes #031- The power of writing things down

Want to supercharge your clarity? Write it all down

Sanity Notes #031- The power of writing things down
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Sanity Notes #030- Assuming the best of our partners

The moment your co-founder, teammate, or romantic partner frustrates you the most may be the moment of greatest opportunity

Sanity Notes #030- Assuming the best of our partners
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Sanity Notes #029- Depression as data

Anxiety, depression, and anger come for us all. Consider looking at the experience as an indication of what is missing.

Sanity Notes #029- Depression as data