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Identity Crisis
Lately, I’ve been feeling something I don’t think we talk about enough as founders…
An identity crisis.
Not in a dramatic, everything-is-falling-apart kind of way…
More like, “Wait… what am I actually building right now?”
And if I’m being real with you—The Founder's Guild is going through that with me.
Who am I as a solo leader? What is this community without my co-founder?
I think there’s this expectation that once you “pick a path,” you’re supposed to just lock in and go.
But that’s not actually how it works.
Growth changes you.
And when you change… your business has to change, too.
Steve Jobs got kicked out of Apple. The company HE started.
And during that time, he went through a massive identity shift.
He started NeXT.
He invested in Pixar.
He refined his taste, his philosophy, his leadership.
And when he came back to Apple—
He didn’t just “execute better.”
He built a completely different company than before.
Elon Musk went from PayPal → rockets → electric cars → AI.
Even Oprah Winfrey shifted from news anchor → talk show host → network owner → spiritual teacher.
So maybe the identity crisis isn’t a bug…
Maybe it’s a signal.
A signal that:
- You’re outgrowing your current container
- Your vision is expanding faster than your structure
- You’re being asked to get more honest about what you actually want
For me right now, that looks like:
Letting go of what I think this should be
Getting real about what actually feels aligned
And being willing to rebuild parts of this from a deeper place
Even if it’s messy. Even if it’s unclear. Even if I don't come across as the "perfect community leader who has it all together all the time."
And I have a feeling I’m not the only one.
If you’re building something—especially with ADHD—you probably feel this too sometimes.
That tension between wanting clarity and constantly evolving.
So instead of pretending I have it all figured out…
I’m choosing to share this with you.
Because this community isn’t about perfection. It NEVER was.
It’s about real founders, building real things, in real time.
Messy & imperfect, sure...
But also beautiful.
If you’re in a similar place right now—questioning things, shifting, redefining...
Drop a comment.
What are you rethinking right now?
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