Founder Psychology

A mental model for reducing self-criticism and becoming a more effective leader — Originally posted at mattmunson.me. Subscribe here for regular updates. Sweaty palms in Las Vegas I could feel my blood pumping through my body. My breath was shallow. I smiled across the table at the only other player still in the hand. “Keep smiling,” I told myself. “Don’t let him see you flinch!” Most of my…

Because if you neglect you, nothing else matters. — In The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz says the most difficult CEO skill is the ability to manage your own psychology. He goes on to say that someone doesn’t become CEO unless they have a high sense of purpose and care deeply about the work they do. Maybe…