Jason Shen | The Outlier Coach (Page 3) · Jason Shen | The Outlier Coach

Apr 13

197: Two Pivots — How my first failed startup laid the groundwork for the successful second act

Apr 07

196: Chosen Suffering — Suffering is bad. Unless the NVIDIA CEO says it's good. But is there more than this dichotomy

Mar 30

195: I Wrote a Book — How I wrote The Path to Pivot, who it's for (venture-backed founders), why I self-published, and what's next

Mar 23

194: On PG's Essays — Beyond being a great investor, entrepreneur, and programmer, at his core, PG is an ambitious, independent thinker. And many of his best ideas live on in his essays.

Mar 18

193: What Happens in Coaching? — What the heck we talk about and do inside coaching sessions

Mar 10

192: Getting to Exec (Mind Map) — I made a map of a $599 leadership course taught by a 15 year Amazon veteran

Mar 03

191: Hiring Reality Check — So you want to land a great job or an amazing hire. Here's what you're probably overlooking.

Feb 25

190: How to Do Great Work — 💡Cultivating Resilience is a weekly newsletter about rebounding from setbacks and reinventing the future—by 3x founder and executive coach Jason Shen. A couple of months ago, I wrote about timeless pieces of wisdom that I come back to again and again. 153: Timeless WisdomUnpacking wisdom on solving problems, managing

Feb 17

189: Deadlines are Magic — Don't sleep on the power of attaching a timeline to your goals, big and small

Feb 10

188: Join the Club — Building a startup is hard. Through shared vulnerability and a love of scotch, Derek Flanzraich created a space for NYC to let their guard down and build each other up.

Feb 04

187: My Kind of Eggs — Most of our problems stem from not knowing what we truly want—or not mustering the courage to go for it.

Jan 27

186: The Outlier Interview — Starting an interview series for authentically exceptional people. Starting with...me!

Jan 20

185: Personal Bios — Telling your personal story has always been difficult... and never more important.

Jan 13

184: No Difference, No Distinction — How a Disney screenwriter and a Spanish-speaking Indian founder teach us how outliers can use their unique qualities to create magic.

Dec 17

183: Face Plants — Falling on your face hurts less than you think. And a few other thoughts about living life on your terms

Dec 10

182: Kryptonite — How effective outliers manage and mitigate their weaknesses

Dec 03

181: Strong Suit — Three ways to make your outlier obsessions an advantage you as an outlier

Nov 25

180: Antidiscipline — Why I'm doing 1,000 burpees and how to motivate yourself without self-discipline (aka self-punishment)

Nov 18

179: Being an Outlier — Getting a Kindergarten PIP and what to do when you feel remarkably different from your peers.

Nov 11

178: Getting the Whole Story — Communication is harder than it seems even when you're trying at it. Here are some stories about how we get it wrong and how we get it right.