Essays

• Fresh eyes Acknowledging that the success paradox exists is the first step. The next and most important step is developing strategies to overcome it.
• The sophomore slump I know the success paradox well. I’ve fallen prey to its intoxicating effects.
• I have an unfortunate announcement I am a fraud. An impostor. My entire career – my whole life really – has been built on lies and deception.
• Living with uncertainty Uncertainty is everywhere. Here's how to deal with it.
• The arrival fallacy: What it feels like to sell your company It should have been one of the best days of my life. And yet on the day the deal closed, I felt depleted.
• Launch day Launch day always brings some unique feelings. One chapter closes, and countless others begin. There is anxiety. There is relief. There is possibility.