Monday, January 19, 2015

Managing Your Own Psychology: The Hardest Part Of Entrepreneurism

An excerpt:
Before I “took the leap” to be an entrepreneur, I asked many leaders who I admired what their biggest challenges had been. Most of them spoke of tactical challenges, like hiring the right people, or having the right market timing. 
A few of them talked about balancing their work lives with their personal lives. A couple of them talked about learning to be more patient or self-aware. 
But none of them — and none of the books I read in the business section of Barnes and Noble — addressed the biggest unspoken challenge of trying to change the world: managing your own psychology.
Check out +Ted Gonder's reflection in Elite Daily.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .