Ideas and research on living a great life and having a huge impact
Eating crow is the humble pie, the grind, the dirt of your craft. It isn’t glamorous but it is what you did to get where you are today. It is also a craft that you improve upon through repetition and experience. It is necessary for this work to be done, and while we may hire Continue Reading
We think deeply about our products and services that we create for the market. We build features, automations, UX, UI, and extensive training to support each one. Marketing studies are done and we present these to our perfect customer profile with invested and talented sales teams around the world. There is nothing wrong with this Continue Reading
When I look at my big hairy audacious goals (BHAG) they are daunting, exciting, and require dozens, hundreds, and in some cases thousands of hours to achieve. Often I find myself rewriting the same goal — “Start writing” “Start podcast”, “Ask her out”, and others … A trend that I saw centered on the beginning not beginning, as Continue Reading
Perspective is interesting. No matter who you are or where you are in life, what you are working through can be equally great or tough. Your great and your tough are unique to your own life. You may be dealing with a product crisis; you may be getting married, or maybe you are dealing with Continue Reading
Daily practicing what you love is an amazing life, and something funny happens when you enjoy the process — you become really good at that thing. A habit that I practice for both myself, my athletes, and colleagues is to focus on the process. The work The grind The effort Give all of our attention and praise Continue Reading
I am in pain, frustrated, and hurt. Things I wish to happen are struggling despite their good that would result. People I admire and love have been hurt and are in tough places at the moment. I have been in pain, frustrated, and hurt. Things I wish to happen are struggling despite their good that Continue Reading
The classic debate around optimism, vision, and a reveal into the mind of those around centers on a simple cup. The cup represents how you view the world, where your mindset is settled on today, and perhaps a hack into how you were raised. That is a lot for a little cup, so let’s break Continue Reading
Why I am (have been) afraid to ask someone for their time, and it goes deeper than that unfortunately? When you are trying to build anything it takes partners. It takes people and their time. Whether you succeed or fail depends on your ability to bring these minds and ideas along your journey, but that Continue Reading
Mindset is a funny muscle, it is something we can’t see in the mirror and only know we are in a bad place when we’ve reached rock bottom. Literally it impacts everything we do in this world. It is how we treat our kids, loved ones, teammates, and even the ever important barista. Given it Continue Reading
Tips and tricks from an author, father, and creator One of the most popular questions I get from clients and others centers around, ‘How do you get so much done?’ As I hear that question, I reflect on my habits and days to see just what I am doing different than others. We all have Continue Reading