165: 🛫 Taking the Leap
A story of emotional courage: how I opened up my heart after a difficult breakup to date and eventually marry the person of my dreams.
Jason Shen
The Outlier Coach—helping founders build companies they can be proud of with partners who truly have their back · 3x venture-backed startup founder (acq by FB) · Author of 'The Path to Pivot' & 'Weirdly Brilliant' · ADHD · Former NCAA gymnast
164: Physical Courage
A story about how I learned the difference between false bravado and true courage as a young gymnast.
163: High Intensity
What my weekend plans, a Japanese exercise researcher, and adapting to disruptive change have in common.
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162: I See You [On Better Meetings]
Shopify deleted 12,000 meetings, should we follow suit? Maybe there's a better way to look at all of this.
161: Showing Up
A letter about what it means to show up
160: A Mindfulness Grab Bag
💡Cultivating Resilience is a weekly newsletter about rebounding from setbacks and reinventing the future—by 3x founder and executive coach
159: Sitting in Silence
I'm headed to a meditation retreat that started today!
158: Meta Lessons—Managing Achievers
This week I unpack 5 concepts Meta taught me about managing high achievers: expectations, calibrations, showing care, HPMs, and alignment.
157: notes from vibecamp
In Week 2 of my sabbatical I attended vibe camp—a self-described "ingroup burn / unconference / summer camp" in it's 2nd year of existence.
156: Steve's Patience + Wildfire Smoke Gear
Admitting you don't know what's next, using AI to spice up headlines with emoji's, and gearing up for a smokey summer
155: Leaving Meta
I wrapped up 3 years as a PM at Meta. Here's how it went down, and how it's going 72 hours in.
154: How Meta Makes Use of Metrics
My birthday lessons will be a 3 part series on lessons learned at Meta: this is part 1.