entrepreneurship
The power of negative visualizations
A simple addition to your morning routine to help fight founder-burnout and improve resiliency
What entrepreneurs can learn from professional poker players
A mental model for reducing self-criticism and becoming a more effective leader
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?
Why is it so hard to be happy?
My own complicated relationship with happiness.
Escaping the misery of self-comparison
Struck with self-loathing every time you hear of someone else's success? You are not alone.
An argument against gutting it out on the hard days
We applaud grit, long-hours, and blowing through walls. But great entrepreneurial work tends to come more from creative insights and thoughtful reflection.
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.
Handling Layoffs with Grace
In 2016, we laid off 80% of our staff. The remaining team stuck together, scaled the business, and sold it three years later. Here's how we got through the layoffs and how you can too.
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.
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.
