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Sanity Notes #016: How to navigate down markets
Keep your head on straight when it feels like the world is turning against you.
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 #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.
Sanity Notes #009- Let your friends be your secret weapon
Life, startups, young-children, and tight bank accountants can all make it hard to travel to see friends. Go anyway.
Sanity Notes #008- The power of a shitty first draft
Feeling like you always have to get it right the first time? You are not alone.
Sanity Notes #007: Consider grading yourself on a curve
If you are anything like me, comparing yourself to others can be crippling to ease and motivation. Consider employing a curve.
Leadership Vulnerability: The Self-Doubt Every Founder Feels but Nobody Talks About
Leadership vulnerability is more common than startup culture suggests. Almost every founder I coach carries the same fear: someone else could do this better, they are not truly qualified, and the gap between how they appear outside and feel inside feels impossible to close. You are not alone.
Can you be an entrepreneur without suffering?
Sustainable entrepreneurship is rarely heard in startup circles. Instead you hear hustle, sacrifice, and pride in grinding longer than everyone else. Yet many founders I coach are trying a different path: building something great where ambition and wellbeing coexist, without burning down your life.
Fear Is the Wrong Fuel for Entrepreneur Mental Health
Looking back at my early years as a founder, fear fueled 80% of my actions. Now, as a coach, I am determined to help other entrepreneurs protect their mental health from that same pattern.
Premeditatio Malorum: A Founder's Guide to Negative Visualization and Building Resilience
Premeditatio malorum is a Stoic practice meaning “the premeditation of evils.” Used by philosophers like Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, it helps build resilience in difficulty. It is also a powerful practice I use with founders and CEOs to reset perspective when anxiety and goalpost chasing take over.
