LeonW

2,273 karmajoined November 21, 2010On HN

Coach to founders and execs looking to grow as humans. Co-founder of Buffer. Learning how to be present, kind and authentic. I tweet @leowid and write at leowid.com.

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Life advice from a book about raising dogs leowid.com
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Looking good vs. Feeling good: My true story about success leowid.com
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A simple interview script to learn more from your ideal customer leowid.com
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Painful startup lessons I had to learn again with my new business leowid.com
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My biggest startup mistake: Thinking it would save me leowid.com
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Stop holding people accountable, start treating them as adults leowid.com
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How to build “Selbst-Bewusstsein”: My new favorite German Word leowid.com
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People that think you’re an asshole leowid.com
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The Urgency Illusion: How to stay present when big things happen in the world leowid.com
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The Myth of the Great CEO leowid.com
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Why it can feel so difficult to “do what you want in life”leowid.com
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What Makes a Great Friend?leowid.com
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The Unsure Founder and CEO: Dealing with Insecurity leowid.com
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Things the most successful people I know struggle with to be happy leowid.com
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The surprising science of alpha males: The most empathetic member of the group leowid.com
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When successful entrepreneurs start failing thenextweb.com
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The more successful CEOs and founders I work with, the less I envy them leowid.com
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Founder Coaching: Insights from a live session with Noah Kagan, CEO at AppSumo leowid.com
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Emotional debt in startups leowid.com
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What is CEO Coaching like? A live recorded session with a CEO and author leowid.com
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The Dip Framework: No analysis, no tactics, no tools, no tips leowid.com
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The Gift of Powerlessness leowid.com
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My cure for anxious and ruminating thoughts that wouldn’t let me sleep leowid.com
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What Palpatine missed: Letting the hate flow through me leowid.com
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Reflections on my complicated relationship with money leowid.com
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Companies stagnate when their leaders stagnate leowid.com
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German expressions that don’t exist in English leowid.com
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“I’m sorry you have to see me in this way”leowid.com
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Takeaways from coaching CEOs, founders and VCs leowid.com
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My biggest fear: Taking time off, relaxing and resting leowid.com
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