founder psychology 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.
founder psychology Sanity Notes #006: Going gently into the new year The new year is a great time to reset. Applying some self-compassion might help.
founder psychology Sanity Notes #005: Leveraging fear as a friend Finding yourself suffering from those 3 AM founder wakeups? Here are a few thoughts on leveraging that fear and getting back to sleep.
founder psychology Sanity Notes #004: The power of meeting others where they are Finding yourself wishing your co-founders, employees, or investors would change? Start with accepting them where they are.
leadership Sanity Notes #003 : Your metrics are not your worth. This is a good year to remember that the top-level metrics of your company are not the measure of your worth as a leader.
founder psychology Sanity Notes #002 : What if you could not fail? How might you be free to lead and create if your own sense of self was not on the line?
burnout The surprising power of play Focus and hard work have their place. But do not underestimate the role of play in the creative process.
burnout Can you be an entrepreneur without suffering? We glamorize the entrepreneurial life as one of long-hours and endless strain. But is there another way?
founder psychology The CEO I could not help One reason I coach is because there was one leader I loved but could not help.
burnout Asking for help is a superpower Facing burnout, loneliness, or anxiety? You are not alone. Asking for help may be the best first step.
founder psychology Comparing our insides to everybody else's outsides Looking back, I can see that in my earliest days as a founder and CEO I was comparing my insides to everybody else’s outsides. That was not a recipe for success.
founder psychology The myth of the impervious leader Those founders you read about in the press and idolize? Yep, they are up at 3 AM too.
founder psychology The power of negative visualizations A simple addition to your morning routine to help fight founder-burnout and improve resiliency
founder psychology What entrepreneurs can learn from professional poker players A mental model for reducing self-criticism and becoming a more effective leader
founder psychology Why leaders must own their sense of worth. To avoid burnout and scale as leaders, we must take back the judgment of our own worth
burnout 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?
founder psychology Escaping the misery of self-comparison Struck with self-loathing every time you hear of someone else's success? You are not alone.
founder psychology How to make friends as a founder Founder burnout, depression, and loneliness are rampant. Too many founders struggle in isolation. Let's bring that to an end.
founder psychology How to overcome imposter syndrome and kick more ass Practical steps for moving through the fear that you are not enough
press New Sanity Pod Episode - Inc’s Lindsay Blakely Lindsay has spoken with hundreds of founders over her years as a reporter and is in a unique position to help us normalize parts of the founder experience that can be hard to see clearly in our own heads.
founder psychology The dangerous cycle of tying your self-worth to your company What if your deep care that your company succeed is actually the greatest impediment to such success?
