Founders journal: Habits & goals, focus paths, decision-making ft. Dr. Julie Gurner [FULL EPISODE]

With a new year setting in, most of us want to plan out our goals, look forward to high performance, and get ready to do our best form of work by either creating or shipping something live. As much as all the enthusiasm is intact, we’re sure we’d move past challenges, especially with decision making, doing the right/impactful activities, dealing with uncertainties and confusions. As founders and builders, channelizing our thoughts and plans becomes very important here, to get towards anything we look to achieve.

Dr. Julie Gurner is all set to help us navigate our decisions, take a balanced mindset, and stay true to our goals. She is a doctor of psychology and executive performance coach with nearly a decade of experience working with some of the world’s top tech and finance executives and teams.

00:00 Intro to Dr. Julie's background and work
01:16 The (surprising) entry into tech and how it was very niche
06:28 Working at a max security prison and comparing that with today's tech circles
09:23 Why extreme paths can hurt the founder journey
11:25 Double down on strengths and still grow into new opportunities
14:45 The role of adaptability for picking up new personalities
16:12 How to combat the competition in your market space
20:09 Why you can't win the game you're not playing
26:17 The trouble in starting up and what to do
29:08 Dr. Julie's account of failed ideas and why they're important
31:34 Examples of entrepreneurs and unconventional attempts
33:47 What it means to "Trust the gut" and how that helps founders
40:41 The confidence game: playing different levels
45:51 Setting goals for 2023 and keeping 'em actionable
50:31 Dr. Julie's newsletter and plans ahead

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