@geschehaas

@ddoersThe

chapterin startup advice. That will make

or break you.

CRUSHING-IT STATE OF MIND

{entrepreneur state of mind}

Is this the right advice for you?

You are/want to be (in):

Discovering the missing chapter

5 years as hedge fund

analyst.

…until one night changed my life

STARTUPS BECAME MY LIFE.

…it paid off

What advice did I find?

Tactical advice!

State of mind?

“If I ever hear a founder talk about how they have a balanced life -

they’re not committed to winning.”

- Reid Hoffman on How to be a Great Founder

...STARTUPS BECAME MY LIFE

Do we need this chapter??

Crushing it?

Being an entrepreneur

Happiness?

Being present. Human connection. Health. Sleep.Balance. Family. Friends.

Gratefulness. Validation. Feeling of control. Freedom.

Startups?

Focused on future/vision.High ambitions.

No balance. No sleep.No friends?

Constant pushback.Huge Risks. Lack of structure.

Emotion override.

Culture?

Operating system

CRUSHING-IT STATE OF MIND

{5 must-do’s}

1. Make confidence a priority

Confidence > Happiness

Confidence > Happiness

Right vs. wrong

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They

somehow already know what you truly want to become.”

- Steve Jobs

Responsibility vs. privilege

2. Pick your people

How’s your day going?

Solutions > problems

3. Embrace judgment

“At first they’ll ask you why you’re doing it, then they’ll ask you how

you did it.”

Embrace yourself.

4. Destroy destructive stress

…what is vs.what we think we do

Destructive stress.

In the last 5 years…

5. Constrain yourself

Know YOURSELF.

Emotion vs. override

Emotions pretty damn rational.

1. Make confidence a priority2. Pick your people3. Embrace judgment4. Destroy destructive stress5. Constrain yourself

What advice would you give yourself?

@geschehaas@ddoers

#ddreambigger

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