You Built It. Now You Can’t Step Back. (Christoph Merrill) | 376

Think Mastery with Dr. Yishai · Mar 5, 2026 · 57m

You built the company.

So why does it still feel like you can’t step away?

You delegate. You hire well. You try to step back.

And somehow, you still step back in.

Even when you promised yourself you wouldn’t.

You tell yourself you’re helping. Being responsible. Protecting the standard.

But something still feels heavy.

Christoph Merrill, founder of Habit Freak, sits inside a tension most founders never say out loud.

The instinct that saved the company early on can quietly keep your team from ever fully owning their work.

Nothing breaks overnight. Progress just slows.

At some point, every…