“How would someone extraordinary do this?” Over the last few months, I’ve asked myself that question in as many situations as possible. Walking past a wrapper on the floor… what would someone extraordinary do? In my marriage, how would an extraordinary partner show up? Working with clients, how can I…

I’ve written extensively about Jesse Itzler’s Misogi Challenge and how I’ve woven it into my life over the past few years. For those unfamiliar, here’s a quick overview of Itzler’s Misogi Challenge… Every year, do one thing that is so challenging that you’ll remember it for the next 364 days…

Listening to a podcast the other day, James Clear was being interviewed. The author of Atomic Habits, James was sharing his thoughts on habits and mindset. Having read the book, most of what he shared was very familiar, until he mentioned this exercise. …

“Freedom is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.” — Epictetus As we’re going through life, personally and professionally, it can be easy to get trapped by things we can’t control. From how other people show up to the outside forces which impact our environments, we often get caught up in trying to dominate things that can’t be dominated. We do…

Too often, there’s a disconnect between the goals we want and why we really want to achieve them. Until we connect the dots between our WHAT and our WHY, we’ll always struggle to finish what we start. Barriers will appear in our way, challenges will materialize, and boredom will set…

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill / Abraham Lincoln Churchill and Lincoln? Do a little bit of research, and both are mentioned as the origin of this quote. It doesn’t matter who said this the first time…

“Dreams die in execution.” — Jocko Think about that for a moment. Turning a dream into a reality is often challenging and, for many, rarely successful. Starting can be easy, especially when we’re excited and fired up about our goal, but what happens when we’ve left the starting gate and…

A coworker or teammate experiences a success or breakthrough in their life, and you catch yourself asking, “Why not me?” You watch someone in your circle launch a new business or accomplish something big, and that same question sneaks back in. “Why not me?” A friend gets back into shape…

Welcome to the New Year! If you’re here, then we know you’re focused on creating two things in your life: grit and growth. We know that grit carries us through the challenges we all face, and we’re also aware that as we do the work to achieve any goal, we…