heather jassy

Executive coach for founders. Former therapist + startup operator. Southern expat. Tending my brood (and garden) in the Hudson Valley

[heather jassy @hjassy]

@kvlly Yes! I think a lot about how the pressure to monetize everything can make it hard for us to learn or immerse ourselves in something unless it has some sort of tangible commodity attached to the end result. Robs us of joy and flow state.

[heather jassy @hjassy]

“I want someone to admit out loud how much of our culture and society is geared toward the pursuit and presentation of youth and how that maybe kinda sorta fucks with your head a little the older you get.”
https://t.co/9arE95RCd3

[heather jassy @hjassy]

3. Responding to bids for connection by turning toward, rather than turning away. For co-founders: running a company is hard. Really hard. Learn to turn toward, rather than against one another, when things are stressful.

[heather jassy @hjassy]

Really enjoying the latest book by @GottmanInst (Love Prescription).Evidence-based advice geared towards improving marriages--also very applicable to co-founder relationships.

Their universal factors for success (and my notes for co-founders).

[heather jassy @hjassy]

2. Sharing fondness and admiration. For co-founders: notice strengths, not forgetting to thank each other and talk about what's going well, not just about what's not working. This can get lost in the day-to-day of a busy company.

[heather jassy @hjassy]

@AdamParkhomenko Happy holidays from Evi

[Glennon Doyle @GlennonDoyle]

comfort to every human being who feels afraid right now. i feel afraid too. it is okay to feel afraid and tender now. soon, the anger returns and we fight like bloody hell. first the pain, then the mother fucking rising.

[heather jassy @hjassy]

I believe so strongly in the human ability to change on an individual level. But as a collective—man, this country is truly, deeply sick. The worst part is that it just doesn’t have to be this way. 💔

[Max Fisher @Max_Fisher]

The erosion of abortion rights is extremely rare in the world, and almost exclusively occurs in backsliding democracies. Here’s my reporting on the link between those two forces: https://t.co/aHgPWMv83T

[heather jassy @hjassy]

@LeslieFeinzaig Lower expectations. “I’m not at my best right now; there’s a lot happening and it’s totally natural to feel overwhelmed. It sucks but it’s situational and normal and temporary.” Do what you can do and the rest can wait.

[Brené Brown @BreneBrown]

This is a full-on emotion researcher geek out with @susandavid_phd on how emotional granularity & agility benefit us. We think that denying our emotions makes us stronger & more resilient, but research shows that it actually makes us LESS resilient. https://t.co/u65SZzhFZZ

[heather jassy @hjassy]

Yes! Same goes for setting the tone by taking parental leave and vacations.

[Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff]

When business leaders make well-being a priority, there is a cascading effect of cultural permission for others throughout the company to do the same thing. We can’t protect our teams from burning out if we’re burning out ourselves.
https://t.co/XcKAJWsiGR

[heather jassy @hjassy]

@jerrycolonna @chaddickerson So true ❤️

[heather jassy @hjassy]

Especially useful to remember if you happen to be a people manager and an empath.

[Whitney Goodman, LMFT @sitwithwhit]

How to get someone to change:
- lead by example and live life according to your own values
- realize that you can’t change people unless they want to change

[heather jassy @hjassy]

@Phredward Glorious!

[heather jassy @hjassy]

My youngest child (almost 4) is suddenly old enough to play legos with my older child and I feel as though I’ve been promoted from IC to management.

[heather jassy @hjassy]

Waking from a very terrible nightmare to find oneself in a beautiful dream, populated by decent and competent people...and Bruce Springsteen. It’s been a good day.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

“This land is your land, this land is my land...” Indeed, America.

[heather jassy @hjassy]

@AmyMichaels @WSJopinion @DrBiden Of course you do, you brilliant woman.