👉🏼 About the Guest:

Schlaf is a Professional Transition Coach based in New York. He helps high performers in midlife manifest their next calling. He is also the creator of Where the Road Bends, a newsletter and podcast exploring personal evolutions and life transitions. In addition to being a girl dad, this is his life’s work.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.

👉🏼 Description:

Tune in as Sharath and Schlaf discuss how to stay present as a founder, stepping away from social media, and forming writing habits.

Timestamps:

00:00: Episode Highlight
2:14: Introduction to Steve Schlafman
3:18: Why Schlaf is taking a break from social media
7:28: Achieving success and goals while being online
12:21: How social media affects your work as a founder
22:13: How to build a life without social media
26:33: How to live in the present
30:00: The scariness of being present
32:15: How being present affects work and business
35:23: What success and ambition mean
48:30: What was Schlaf's experience like as a founder? What are his future plans?
53:05: How and when did Schlaf shift from Tactical Schlaf to Philosophical Schlaf
55:25: How did Schlaf start writing and what are his habits?
1:02:25: Where do founders struggle - early-stage, scaling, or other?
1:07:40: Outro and closing thoughts

👉🏼 Where to find Steve Schlafman:

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/schlaf
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/schlaf
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schlaf/
Website: https://www.schlaf.co/
Newsletter and Podcast: https://wheretheroadbends.substack.com/

👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
Website: https://5harath.com/
Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/

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