When You Start A New Company, You

Sure, It's Fun To Chat With People With Interesting Backgrounds Who Seem To Have A Passion For Your Company. But A Job Interview Is Not A Friendly Chat. You Need To Determine Whether Candidates, Can They Really Do The Job. So Ask Them To Prove It.

Done Right, A Performance Review Is One Of The Best Opportunities To Encourage And Support High Performers And Constructively Improve Your Middle- And Lower-tier Workers.

Have A Go-to Pump Up Song. Mine Is Shakira's 'waka Waka' From The 2010 World Cup (don't Judge). Play It Only When You're Ready To Turn Into Your Most Badass Self.

Sure, You're An Intelligent And Highly Capable Individual, And You Are Learning A Lot On The Fly As You Build Your Company. But You Also Need To Come To Terms With The Fact That There Are Things You Have Chosen Not To Be An Expert In.

I've Learned I'm Rarely Able To Stay At Home And Not Work. If I Try To 'just Sit On My Couch For A Little While,' I Am Going To Grab My Laptop And Just Knock Out A Few More Emails, Or Start Sketching Up Some Product Ideas For Themuse.com. So When I Want Time Off, I Schedule Dinners Out, Movie Outings, And On Occasion A Flight Lesson From Groupon.