Being a founder is exciting. It’s fun.
And it’s exhausting.
The founder trap
Did you know that the no. 1 reason why startups fail isn’t running out of money? It’s not about bad product-market fit, either.
All the reasons you see in the lists about startup failure somehow relate to poor decisionmaking. Founders undermining the quality of their decisions by exhausting themselves. And that happens long before you experience the first signs of burnout.
So don’t fall into the founder trap by working night and day, thinking that is the only way to achieve success. Instead, learn how to increase your productivity and decision-making by finding your personal optimum.
Change your habits and boost your business
Taking good care of yourself is difficult, especially when you have so much on your plate. But creating a sustainable work rhythm is possible, even for a busy founder.
We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle and Will Durant understood what it takes to achieve extraordinary things.
You need to take a closer look at your habits. If you change your habits for the better, you can change your business, and even the world. But you have to do it one step at a time. And sometimes you need a little help.
Are you ready to take the next step?
Are you tired of hustle culture and wearing yourself down? Do you want to learn how to build your startup faster and still have time for a personal life’?
Then work with me to free yourself from the founder trap and make the changes you need to thrive.
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