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founder burnout

Feel like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? You're not alone, and there's a way out. Dive into our Founder Burnout series to discover how you can find relief and inspiration.

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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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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 #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 #028- Take a risk and turn off

This year-end, take a risk and really step away. Find out what happens when you give yourself the gift of recovery and perspective.

Sanity Notes #028- Take a risk and turn off
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Sanity Notes #021- Navigating loss from the right side of the road

Every challenge, every loss, can be viewed from one side of the road or another. Some honest thoughts from my own recent loss.

Sanity Notes #021- Navigating loss from the right side of the road
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Sanity Notes #019: A blessing for leaders who self-criticize

If you are anything like me as a leader, you are your own harshest critic. Here is a blessing just for you.

Sanity Notes #019: A blessing for leaders who self-criticize
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Sanity Notes #017: Accepting the fear

Most of our suffering is a result of fear of what could happen. Much of that suffering you can opt out of.

Sanity Notes #017: Accepting the fear
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How to build healthy, helpful co-founder relationships (and recover when things go wrong).

Co-founder relationships can be a rich source of support and resiliency. If yours is not, you are not alone!

How to build healthy, helpful co-founder relationships (and recover when things go wrong).
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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.

Don't be an entrepreneur, be an artist.