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Stop doing this one thing to avoid burnout

The thing number 1 that leads to burning out? It’s simple, and, to explain it, I need to revisit the meaning of 2 words - sacrifice and...

Recovering from low energy, burnout, vegetative dystonia, Lyme disease. True story

Experiencing low energy, burnout approaching, headaches or brain fog? Then read on. From the winter of 2016, for the next 1.5 years, I...

What's wrong with him!? 5 ways leaders are slowing their business growth

Rather than focus on the faults of your team members, start the change with yourself and lead by example. You will find invaluable...

Yes is also No

By saying Yes to "Nice", we might miss "Great".

Sure way to kill a business

Place big bets based on unverified assumptions and make sure that if any one of those bets turns out to be wrong, you hit the wall.

Two unexpected ways how love can create tensions at the workplace

As a CEO you want to understand why weird stuff starts to happen. Perhaps you see that some tensions are up, but the reasons don’t feel real

.Cocoon December newsletter: You are not a mistake. You are light

Who are you? We believe we want to succeed because we are entrepreneurs and leaders. That's what we are supposed to want. On a deeper...

Aleksander Tõnnisson │ .Cocoon Workshop: Invisible traits needed for raising a VC round

The question is how to stop the invisible traits, which are stopping you from raising the investment. So what is the real challenge?

Plan for founders' strategy offsite

We now had a half-week long offsite with cofounder Hristo. It felt good and gave excellent outcomes. I want to share how we approached it.

5 Health Warning Signs Founders Ignore (But Shouldn't)

The problem is that we ignore signs bodies give us, or don’t even recognize them. It could lead to bigger health problems in the future.

How a man transforms. [Lead yourself, then others]

Highlights from the book "Transformation: Understanding the three levels of masculine consciousness" by Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson.

Aleksander Tõnnisson - Three In Bed │ sTARTUp Day 2021

What I speak here has a very personal meaning for me - in order to understand the importance of relationships firstly with myself, but also

Productivity hack for depressive mood

Use this simple hack to regain your productivity when depressed or stuck

Mark Ashton: Can you be constructively selfish? It could save your life…

My beloved sister Jo took her own life. She was a beautiful soul - kind, compassionate and wonderfully talented and loved by dozens.

Ansis Līpenītis - How To Attract The Best Talent By Knowing Your Purpose │ sTARTUp Day 2021

When scaling, founders compete for the best talent and investors. One thing impossible to compete against is your sense of purpose.

Dmitri Sarle: Three Pitfalls Of Self-Development Explored

The self-development world is rich, vivid, and full of variety but it's a trap! How is it possible to get stuck while doing a lot?

Age Rosenberg: Are you mentorable? What is mentorability?

Sometimes people force mentoring on themselves, without being ready. I work with people who understand that there is a lot to discover.

Jin Han: "Founders investors will invest in"

There are many factors, of course, but it boils down to the most important aspect: the founders’ psychology. Or the mindset.

How to use furious emotions as a Jedi master with co-founders and other people (a personal story)

Anger and fear can hijack you so intensely that you no longer control them. Instead, they run you. Read about my experience in resolving it

Relationship with cofounder failing? Ways to improve it from your side (with 8 practical approaches)

How can I focus on my duties if my co-founder is constantly annoying me? How can I do it when he kills my motivation with his way of being?

Finding your purpose as an entrepreneur, part I

The essay is for entrepreneurs who have perceived the occasional feeling of emptiness in their work, anxiety about the meaning of business.

Rein Lemberpuu: Want to solve your challenges? First, challenge your understanding of challenge

Leadership, entrepreneurship, and challenges that come with them have been my topics of interest for a long time. The challenges part...

Rein Lemberpuu at TechChill – 31 Investments, 6 Burnouts: The Pressure Cooker Effect

Witnessing first hand a concerning ratio of 6 burnouts to 31 investments, Rein explains the pressure cooker effect.

Rein Lemberpuu: “Mentoring and coaching are dead?"

We are in a situation where the word mentor and mentoring have been used to describe a variety of things and there is no clarity.

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