

Creating a Beautiful Future with Barrett Brooks
12 snips Jan 15, 2024
Former COO of ConvertKit, Barrett Brooks, reflects on his deep connection with nature and the complexities of executive coaching. He shares his experience leaving a company and emphasizes the importance of navigating departures and processing grief. Barrett discusses the interplay between grief and joy, his future plans of writing a memoir and starting a podcast, and the significance of personal growth and clear professional agreements.
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Brokenness in Nature and Organizations
- The brokenness of the natural world mirrors the brokenness in organizations and relationships.
- Unmet needs, especially basic ones, drive people to sacrifice other important things, leading to brokenness.
Therapy and Coaching for Founders
- Founders should consider therapy as their company becomes an attachment, revealing their patterns.
- Coaching works best alongside therapy, addressing work-specific manifestations of deeper issues.
Hypervigilance as a Double-Edged Sword
- Barrett's hypervigilance, learned from his father's repressed anger, became a strength and weakness in leadership.
- He learned to repress his own emotions, impacting his work and relationships.