When they pour thick slabs of concrete, they use rebar to help make it stronger. The tensile strength is significantly increased by inserting carbon steel bars or mesh steel wires into the concrete during construction. The rebar helps resist cracking and breakage, and it absorbs stress and the other forces that will try to destroy [...]
I was watching a documentary the other day on the meteoric rise of an entertainer we all know. Who it is doesn't matter. What matters is this single line from the documentary that set the trajectory for every bit of success they enjoyed... "He was bold enough to bet on himself." Before we go any [...]
“I’ll take the first step when all the conditions are perfect… and the moment the conditions shift… I quit.” Too often, that’s how we make our decisions in life. We’ll only start something when all the stars are perfectly aligned (which rarely happens) – and when things get challenging, we’re quick to surrender. In both [...]
As many of you know, I have two twins who are ending their freshman year in high school. Our mornings usually begin with me driving them to school, one of my favorite times of today. This morning, I was talking about how being lazy and unmotivated weren’t that different… Then, my daughter broke in from [...]
For those of you who follow Depth Not Width regularly, you’ve noticed there’s been a break in the pattern. You’ve always heard from me at least once a week, and at times, more often than that. For the last three weeks or so, I’ve been absent and quiet. To be completely transparent, I’ve taken some [...]
Here's the final post in my series on "success," where I've been exploring how we define it, what it looks like, and the obstacles that are holding us back. Through all of this, we've been building a solid framework for our own definition of success. Keep in mind, how we define success is very personal. [...]
As I've shared in my recent writing, I've been exploring the topic of success and I created a simple survey where I asked people to help me define it. I promised in my last post to talk about the responses to this survey question, “In one or two sentences, what is your definition of success?” [...]
As I shared in my last post, I’m on a personal journey to define success. It’s something we all want, but many of us have no idea what we’re actually chasing. I liked the word “success” but had no idea what it really meant to me personally. Acknowledging that, I took a step back and [...]
"Success leaves clues." - Tony Robbins This quote has stuck with me from the moment I heard it, and I've been looking for the clues ever since. Most of us would say that we want to be successful in life. What that looks like is different for everyone, but we each have areas in our [...]
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." We celebrate stories every day of heroes who give up their lives to save perfect strangers – the ones who run into burning buildings and step in front of active shooters. Videos of everyday people who jump in front of [...]
