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founder psychology

Navigating the entrepreneurial journey can be a mental maze. Explore our Founder Psychology series to understand the unique challenges and circumstances that come with the territory.

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What entrepreneurs can learn from professional poker players

A mental model for reducing self-criticism and becoming a more effective leader

What entrepreneurs can learn from professional poker players
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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

Why leaders must own their sense of worth.
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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?

You are not talented enough to work 80 hour weeks. And that's ok.
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Why is it so hard to be happy?

My own complicated relationship with happiness.

Why is it so hard to be happy?
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Escaping the misery of self-comparison

Struck with self-loathing every time you hear of someone else's success? You are not alone.

Escaping the misery of self-comparison
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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.

How to make friends as a founder
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How to overcome imposter syndrome and kick more ass

Practical steps for moving through the fear that you are not enough

How to overcome imposter syndrome and kick more ass
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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.

New Sanity Pod Episode - Inc’s Lindsay Blakely
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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?

The dangerous cycle of tying your self-worth to your company