Running Over a Hundred Percent
Patrick O'Cain's first restaurant, Gan Shan Station in Asheville, was doing well. By every measure anyone could see from the...
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Writing on founders, pressure, and what holds.
Carla Royal is a private coach for founders and CEOs. She writes about the person carrying the company, and the questions strategy cannot answer.
Where I Part Ways With Mainstream Coaching
Most of the founders I work with have already done a significant amount of work on themselves. They've had coaches. Some have...
When Clarity Slows You Down
When people gain clarity, they often want to act quickly. Once they have an insight, their first thought is to make a plan or a...
When Fear and Anger Stop Working
Most high performers don’t think of fear and anger as problems. They think of them as fuel. Fear keeps you alert. Anger keeps...
MAYBE YOU’RE NOT AFRAID OF FAILING. MAYBE YOU’RE AFRAID OF LOSING YOUR EDGE.
There’s a fear that my clients don’t often admit to themselves. They aren’t as afraid of failure as you’d think. They’ve handled...
The Hidden Cost of Chronic Override and Why Regulation Is Your Next Evolution
I had a client last week who is a brilliant founder of an eight-figure business, texting me from his car because it was the only...
When Success Never Downshifts
Everyone is celebrating higher output right now. Very few people are talking about the rising cost of recovery. Most founder and...
The Epidemic of Hiding
Why We Hide, and What a Hummingbird Taught Me It's raining, and the majestic mountains stand silhouetted by clouds and fog. Rain...
False Fires: When hyperfocus becomes compulsion, urgency feels like purpose. But your body knows better.
It didn't feel like urgency at first. It felt like inspiration and aliveness. That electric pull when an idea grabs you and...
When Self-Reliance Becomes a Cage: The Hidden Cost of Going It Alone
I've always been extremely individualistic. This isn't the same as being independent—far from it. For much of my life, I was...
The Parts of You You’ve Rejected Hold the Power You’re Looking For
What Happens When You Stop Fixing Yourself and Start Listening Instead I used to be a terrible procrastinator who couldn't get...
The Expanded Field: How Shifting Your Focus Creates Breakthrough Insights
My front porch is surrounded by forest behind and beside me, with ancient mountains before me. Now that spring has arrived in...
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