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There’s an interesting problem that comes with success. The more you build, the more there is to lose. You build a business, a team, a reputation and years of evidence that you’re good at what you do. People expect something from you, and eventually you start expecting something from yourself. Then something doesn’t work. You lose the customer. Revenue drops. A great person leaves. You make a decision you wish you could take back. Failure feels different when you’ve already e

There is a moment behind Dynasty DNA that keeps getting bigger the longer I sit with it. In Episode 397 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, Govindh Jayaraman explores sustained Influence Builds Dynasties | Edge of the Napkin #55. There is a moment behind Dynasty DNA that keeps getting bigger the longer I sit with it.

For years, I had pieces of a book. In Episode 396 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, Govindh Jayaraman explores identity First. Traits Follow. | Edge of the Napkin #54. I had Focus, Align, Act. I had been working with the four pillars of Magnetic Leadership: Confidence, Congruence, Calm, and Contribution.

There are times when the amount of pressure we bring into a room has very little to do with what is actually happening there. Nobody is questioning the decision. Nobody is challenging our competence. Nobody is asking us to prove why we belong at the table. The people around us may already understand what we are saying and may even agree with us. In Episode 394 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, Govindh Jayaraman explores confidence Leaks: Old Voice. New Room. | Edge of the Napkin #53. G

There are six years of my life that I have occasionally looked at as missing. In Episode 392 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, Govindh Jayaraman explores stop Filling Holes That Don’t Exist: The Hill Is Already Under Your Feet. Govindh Jayaraman on founder regret, lost time, and why the years you think you need to recover may actually be holding you up.

There is one word that appears somewhere in the story of almost every person who eventually makes it, and almost every person who does not. In Episode 390 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, Govindh Jayaraman explores quit the How. Never Quit the Where.. Govindh Jayaraman explores why successful entrepreneurs quit bad approaches quickly without quitting where they are determined to go.

Growth has become one of those words entrepreneurs rarely question. In Episode 388 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, Govindh Jayaraman explores you Don’t Have to Grow: What Does Winning Mean to You Now?. Govindh Jayaraman asks proven entrepreneurs a harder question than how to grow: what does winning actually mean to you now?

Some ideas arrive quickly. In Episode 386 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, Govindh Jayaraman explores dynasty DNA: Why Leadership Traits Are Evidence of Identity. Govindh Jayaraman introduces Dynasty DNA and why the five traits of dynasty leaders are evidence of a deeper leadership identity.

There is a very easy way to look smart. In Episode 384 of Paper Napkin Wisdom, Govindh Jayaraman explores bet Against the Odds: Why Experienced Leaders Must Keep Taking the Shot. Govindh Jayaraman explores failure, leadership optimism and why experienced entrepreneurs must keep taking meaningful shots in Episode 384.