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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.
Poker Psychology: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Professional Players
Professional poker players master decision-making under uncertainty, emotional control, and detachment from outcomes. Here's how entrepreneurs can apply poker psychology to build better businesses.
You are not talented enough to work 80 hours a week. And that's ok.
If Lebron is this serious about rest, maybe you should be too?
Why is it so hard to be happy?
My own complicated relationship with happiness.
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (Without Hating Yourself)
Struck with self-loathing every time you hear of someone else's success? You are not alone.
Hustle Culture and Hard Days: Stop Grinding, Get Back Into Flow
We applaud grit, long-hours, and blowing through walls. But great entrepreneurial work tends to come more from creative insights and thoughtful reflection.
