Stop being so dang cynical.

# Friday; July 07, 2017 Startup Stories You Should Read Curated by startup folks who care - this issue by The Startups.co Team. [Screen Shot 2017-07-06 at 7.43.24 AM.png](N8-5p9xsc7lZW1vt3qf6r1t-_0/*W460Jtd24mWgHW7_HCkJ45_t1V0/5/f18dQhb0SfHw9dsQHxW2R-vbC7t5LzlW12xKk81pwZNxW2zQL1R3lLtSCW2K4R9r8ZkD0BN7sr5DtHBQz2VqNSC68XlZ00W7vgCHR3Dkcw4W6Ww_yY8gF6WbW56VQR85KQzyKW8536fK5rxHrFW1gPPTW85DdkHW1gPY5d5KYlknW35HJWT83_PyqW834DLz8XWFDlVH9Lqp35_cYCW5VfRpT3BNKHDW550_D88lwVXYW8hS2967bj1_4VFCG-j5rC5Q6W3l6ccr8mQMYTW7NM5zG33hWdBW6Ql3cT7P1-wWN33FK-yqPkxDVnjZC81G6mgmW5l50C511gHghW300SX39cQ0_dM6jL905xjpdW2bPdQs4NZD9XVpCLGz7rH0hGW6yWKMJ84p9VrW52M-Hp8TBcksW771qTh52yP3kW5YNpnh6dk9QJW1G3gcD1G67pMW7xd4sS56F60cW8hTP5q12sJJ9W1VYQqw7M3snPW2slcbQ7KRmn4W7wV4z18NPTSFN3dhW9CrX3l1W6VzCP07HFfp7W7b_7Sr6NBHRNW1xGZQm5v_MqSW1b-ZBS1Gt0c7W2LdjVl8jTSs7W4WKBNJ21np_2W3RnXmf7q4vX9W3sHshb94KR6HN8CMCqKrVprCW56gBW-8y_YDZf5r_Rvd04) Top Story While culture might eat strategy for breakfast.. Sitting at the top of the organizational food chain is cynicism — which'll devour your carefully-nurtured culture for lunch, dinner, and snacks in-between. Cynicism takes hold when people perceive that their choice is removed. When they lose trust in the commitments made between people in the organization and the organization and it’s people. [Here's how you fight back.](N8-5p9xsc7lZW1vt3qf6r1t-_0/*W3VrN1F8HBjD4W1flP1Q5h8g-X0/5/f18dQhb0SfHw9dsQHxW2R-vbC7t5LzlW12xKk81pwZNxW2zQL1R3lLtSCW2K4R9r8ZkD0BN7sr5DtHBQz2VqNSC68XlZ00W7vgCHR3Dkcw4W6Ww_yY8gF6WbW56VQR85KQzyKW8536fK5rxHrFW1gPPTW85DdkHW1gPY5d5KYlknW35HJWT83_PyqW834DLz8XWFDlVH9Lqp35_cYCW5VfRpT3BNKHDW550_D88lwVXYW8hS2967bj1_4VFCG-j5rC5Q6W3l6ccr8mQMYTW7NM5zG33hWdBW4t3wtF7P1-wWN33FK-yqPkxDVnjZC81GHJ_jW6VwBz47JlZY4W2tg9B55K3VDsVrsj2q76LjZMW30HBmn7KcZt8W5NmrpW2tJ-h8W2c1wDD4bbrhdW8WKFjw2v8310W6xPSbb1fQGcrW5MhrHr2Srj7wW2tknlh1j7tsLW4gV9Bx8hnm2_N56MhD05QYBmVsJnSq5Yy08FW54BXkC8VZSv0W7wTY6v5wh2Z5N2lCV8wcZLWRW86l1BW8xTkVTW8h2wmq83lNT4W5rVXj02Mw4sdW5h2qg_5vj8PHW1nCrbg48rDXwW77Ww475HfGrRW6BMp6k8pBsCwW1MkvSR4ymq5KN8ZYMGGcYQlcW7dJ18n3yrxgkf5r_Rvd04) Jason Eckenroth // Co-Founder @ Sovereignty [New Call-to-action](N8-5p9xsc7lZW1vt3qf6r1t-_0/*VkgtQJ4TcYPHW92J7hy7SrcHR0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wc2WHPHWV1xykv1NMx1VW5l1hkx75SvK5N7Lvpj_fkV8XW85vr4k6Hj7vKW2s8wbP6VhYHkN3sbVW3zCl-bW7400B-6YLPKBW6JPVH11Pzv_VW34CJ_k1M13CcW6SY7Gk4mJJWKW1YwnSM22vzWjW8WbSjY1YFRh0W4qhlQX2McDKDW6VGXbP70YGLWW5Bhsh-7TZy98W1N3tRs4xQg84W8ln7TC4M5sCjW1lVPT698KWvgW1S0VH490ndlvW98l9jn6sx6D4W64SBsy73c7hrW23M4cn4N5QPrW2tccYt6xXjMwW44QcBs7DPfJVW30_1P084RK9FW1f3l1l7KDn1-VpMHC48LqT4zW5xqfBV1pYfZVN2sxZJFWF1j_W4nJQ121F-ZG0W8J8Bzj1Nt7QzW64K0Hp33BlCvW6Snz7g7wkj_QN1_CJKnkG_YwN33319Zjw66TN57-YwC-lp_ZN2G-j4GDMYv5W10cks05JYjqlW8ZTSV54WqdSLW8pmb_L5l83SjW13KBkW2BYhvpW4qm2Z46l8vrcW4hPQ-98PkS43W2HQ9H62Sd0mKW6L5rbX7rL-7qW7J_Qwf4ZVQvMN2SvzyZZg0JSW4-NWf05Vx6JmW98N7Zx2_hhJ-W6X6yhN698QxFW4f9qTm58k5RKW2KgDXT7R2JcZN2ylzP64YLtmW994kK127T91ZW48PyPh8BgxCMW7c4hN48yqMYLN7fH0xFVJB6KW5QZj-M80rVw1W5ypVVh9h01K7W5pK6zS83gLHQW704xyP9cbXcyW9m0Sfl8tKcr_W82Cctq2wTXQzf6VrZTC21) Trending [Is your great idea enough to win a hackathon?](N8-5p9xsc7lZW1vt3qf6r1t-_0/*W2XzQt09hNm1KW6SDT5S1mVdnb0/5/f18dQhb0SnGT9hhvDvW642JyC8q5B_3Mxgm8BJM-VNW1hpTzh95VKF9W1m2Dkx99c0JBW8nPcvS50SF1hVcnXQ397dbGxW3M7jlq6vclzFW3sbFXW6QSx1nW49Sz1m2B4Y-zW5WGXsD3SLYcbW49JfBw3C8bwHW3_Y9Vy2yb_LGW2p6fk-2-CVz1VZTsX270fl6pW7PJ6bd2gM1cwW1VHbdH1fwyVVW6yBPJM30q893W2kGjZw6qQx-4N48x1D-pSZhrW94q7cq6VKJl2W1hC_8g5lppFZW1DsPNt2L4HvMW6KDt5F7JGMw0N9dxQh6p4w1yW7twPz02DtmDyN8Pxr8BJBhkqW2LHcVY2r7L3NN4_4nkkMCkTHW1350Bg1XHxf4W3GTf7N2C-QHBW7hwLmF6B56RVW92vGzG85YzTqVpjj005wYKxbW7qYPs08jSJD5W46sYPT6szpcYW5g85YZ3_MGBqMhQ0jZPs031VgkKmy5qdlDqW2HGNb92HGMS8W30yKFT1M_h6pN14Sm2T30sb2V10Nbd5x6Q-9W7zmn5S4FsvJ8W7923Yv9g-D7fW6qVGv87qSZnfW8RFn1D6DhHcvMVs7V_Vmxx2dQ_1rw02) Not a chance. You also need the right team, working practices, mentality and the right strategy. Consider the following practical hints to … hack the next hackathon George Krasadakis // Product Architect Advice [Diana Chapman is the co-founder of the Conscious Leadership Group and a coach who has advised over 700 CEOs and leaders from Genetech to Asana.](N8-5p9xsc7lZW1vt3qf6r1t-_0/*W4_crtv972LjvW5hRT9R1BBkH-0/5/f18dQhb0SfHn9dLVQwW8bzGcz7bj6jnW2Kdm9-5vfVKgW8qlYXz2BH_22W2KBfjg6mdttXW7s5Q5s2M6JxzW2K5dHp5mZjn3W32lnRc2Mn9WVW8YkjGX567tJjW8-yfsM49KYWDW6v4DbP3BYwPNW47w25Z4Bs6cnW4yym9n2p0tdzW5PBNwK709lC1W45yP6y3M47cdW2GvSwt6Bt4HJW1_Qrvg1Y_Y5JVg8nD_5F_2JdN3Yblfb-1zB0W3bqlk85HTgdtW3jxWlJ3VVkFJW4LG55J3yZDClW4yGjwp4VtSKKW2CMsqm5X2Nj_W3lCYwr41Ccv6W4STqhv60pqXMW468BT-33b8VtW4DCGRF2MHG9mW45XN4Q2KRrsVW2V1Bfj5CrjzbW32y4qT2FVDQPW5WLYj638_cS1W352N455RlKyxW2y77zN423c6RW62LcPZ682qPGW6gfmTN4VpPvtW1bHLb15C7jZzW8zGtqH3Cdk0dW3wv7Sm4bH_-2W1xsypd1wtxJLW2LBsv_7C0hNlN4frmdf65Q57V42c_83nh5n3W2b77pv96N0TSVKMkDk8YGDZCW6ZllYT1F4bP3W7cfl8B7MZP2nW3wPByY3wqsl-f7vGqp611) In this lesson, she shares an original and transformational framework for leadership that will make you more innovative, more playful, more disruptive, and more effective. Startups University // Featuring Diana Chapman Startups Live — ICYMI [It’s a mistake to believe you can separate your business and your emotions.](N8-5p9xsc7lZW1vt3qf6r1t-_0/*W6StGrT4ytmNfW8Cb1KT302Jr-0/5/f18dQhb0S83d4y9_XwW4ZslJ62S0sKMW653lLd2zqrvzW3hHhdL5zh-NRVnQ9Qq8--HBkW8-tqr854RTCmW549CGt8-tSBpW1Sjbrt8Zs2PPW7X-Z4j5wf0pWW1pGlG48z--q_W65jBNn35ylNjF3Jzy9vs6Y1W5DQqVh25WLfhW1mYSZV7dChrhW6PVKcr6N3nBLW8xGZNL1nl91wW6c-1pB1nXZXBW6b-vWs7nlhG4W5ZpycS57-ZBTW83C5JP37RhtbW7NrMZs3ndfYDW4W9-ml5mKjF6W3lbBGB18CqNTW2QC6LX52YlfxW3_8mpl9fgwMTW4fdw876y8VGxW2b-YF974XXVxW7s-Dsr85Y5NtW2tgT0_4d-hHrW9cj5pj5M9pG4W4gBmzv7qJ9FcW31mP5g2MVlmwW6xcm7x4mcwK3W7JY7JH1Ywdj_N58wQqvtfBBDW7v5tGl4kfJfYW47jZ-z7rDKR4W1Sz-wS8Zl5btW2GD6c26rmlJ0W8QySKC22862kW75Rc9z5gQQ32W1NFfl48P4zkGN2JbNchRzWwGW8q5y8b60LmY6W3fQyhT4QXRs4W6VG0pC1wRS6NW5d6jv310zfBjW89sjyG5TtTwfW1B1cZL4wztMyW8hyGNN6pGlLkW1NwBMn1MVsRjTGvV729CkVF103) In today's Startups Live, we discuss the importance of emotional fitness and how to work on improving your own. 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