The Hiddn Blog

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Toxic Coaching: When Help Becomes Control

Coaching isn’t broken because it’s soft. It’s broken because it’s become a stage. This is a call to separate the real from the performative—and to reclaim coaching that leaves you...

Toxic Coaching: When Help Becomes Control

Coaching isn’t broken because it’s soft. It’s broken because it’s become a stage. This is a call to separate the real from the performative—and to reclaim coaching that leaves you...

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Self-Optimization vs. Showing Up: When Growth G...

As we push ourselves to optimize, we risk overlooking the quieter, more meaningful connections that make a life truly worth living. This piece reflects on the tension between becoming the...

Self-Optimization vs. Showing Up: When Growth G...

As we push ourselves to optimize, we risk overlooking the quieter, more meaningful connections that make a life truly worth living. This piece reflects on the tension between becoming the...

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You’re Not a Machine: 5 Moments When Founders N...

As founders, we learn to keep it together, to project confidence even when things are falling apart behind the scenes. But holding it all in has a cost. It isolates...

You’re Not a Machine: 5 Moments When Founders N...

As founders, we learn to keep it together, to project confidence even when things are falling apart behind the scenes. But holding it all in has a cost. It isolates...

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Discomfort Is the Prerequisite: The Hidden Firs...

Before you embrace change, you’ll need to get comfortable being uncomfortable. This essay explores why the self-help industry skips the most important step: learning to sit with discomfort, the true...

Discomfort Is the Prerequisite: The Hidden Firs...

Before you embrace change, you’ll need to get comfortable being uncomfortable. This essay explores why the self-help industry skips the most important step: learning to sit with discomfort, the true...

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Emotional Suppression, Power, and Toxic Masculi...

In the wake of Netflix’s Adolescence, I’ve been thinking a lot about the silence between men—especially between who we are and who we were. This piece explores how toxic masculinity...

Emotional Suppression, Power, and Toxic Masculi...

In the wake of Netflix’s Adolescence, I’ve been thinking a lot about the silence between men—especially between who we are and who we were. This piece explores how toxic masculinity...

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The Stupidity of Failing Fast: Why Better Leade...

Failing fast is often glorified in startup culture, but this approach can lead to significant human and organizational costs. This article explores the consequences of hasty decisions and advocates for...

The Stupidity of Failing Fast: Why Better Leade...

Failing fast is often glorified in startup culture, but this approach can lead to significant human and organizational costs. This article explores the consequences of hasty decisions and advocates for...