Euphoria
This idea is gonna change everything – the best thing since Netflix! Wide-Eyed Optimism
My team is so awesome, the office is so awesome. Screw hierarchy! Screw depressing office furniture! Everything we do craps rainbows and butterflies! That First Dollar
Cha-ching! I’m treating tonight because we’re makin’ it rain. Reality Check
Okay, I’m juggling quite a lot, but it’ll be fine. Just need to stay motivated. Obsession and Exhaustion
Why can’t I think about anything else? What is sleep?! Dwindling Optimism
Why doesn’t anyone like my idea? Please give me money – would rather die than go back to that cubicle!” Irrevocable Depletion of Optimism
WHY DID I GET MYSELF INTO THIS?! WHY DOES EVERYTHING I TOUCH DIE?! WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CUBICLE ANYWAY?! Burnout
No. Can’t. Ray of Hope
This person wants to give me money? Hey, I must be doing something right! Let Me Be Smug
I knew this idea was going to work all along. It’s going to change everything. All Worth It
And repeat.
Welcome back to Mandy's In-House Notes, a twice-monthly column touching on all things brand-building, entrepreneurship and female-empowerment related, from the mind of Mandy Pao.
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Cover image: Jezael Melgoza via Unsplash
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Cover image source: Liz and Mollie
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