Jason Shen
@jasonshen
Exec coach helping founders and creative leaders rebound and reinvent so they do more of what matters most.
Jason Shen
We only have surnames because of the Black Death
Sometimes I worry I’m the fast thinker / responder and don’t have deep follow on wisdom.
Jason Shenx.comNo matter if you are fast or slow. Make it work for you.
If you offer ongoing coaching or a cohort-based course, here's a POWERFUL tip for you.
(It's one of the tactics I share in my Coaching Kit Skill Session.)
At the midpoint of your engagement, email each participant individually and ask them these questions:
1. In... See more
Josh Spectortwitter.com
Film techniques
You know crossing spears as a guard felt gooood
But I was learning that succeeding at a research institution like Penn required skills that had little to do with science. You needed the ability to sell yourself and your work. You needed to attract funding. You needed the kind of interpersonal savvy that got you invited to speak at conferences and made people eager to mentor and support you. You... See more
The Weird Nerd comes with trade-offs
A quote from (Katalin Karikó, the co-inventor of the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines and 2023 Nobel Prize winner.)
Cultural legacies are powerful forces. They have deep roots and long lives. They persist, generation after generation, virtually intact, even as the economic and social and demographic conditions that spawned them have vanished, and they play such a role in directing attitudes and behavior that we cannot make sense of our world without them.*
Malcolm Gladwell • Outliers
Redefine Your Ambition and Storytelling / Narrative
Choosing your ambition is not easy. The power of cultural context is strong.
Love these questions from
@DrBradKlontz about our ingrained money scripts. Money misalignment can be a huge source of cofounder conflict if not resolved.