"I need to do this… and I need to get that done. There's a fire to put out here… and I want to do that, too." Between the things we need to do, the fires that require our attention, and where we want to spend our time and energy, there's never enough to go around. [...]
It is 5:10 in the morning on September 5th, 2023. The house, other than a few lights, is dark. Outside, it is pitch black – the sun won’t come up for another 45 minutes. All should be quiet in our house, but there is activity and energy this morning. From upstairs, the twins are talking [...]
A few weeks ago, my twins turned seventeen. Like every other birthday, I got up early and decorated the house with streamers and balloons. Then, I made a Starbucks run, grabbed their favorite drinks, and we snuck in a quick breakfast at home before they left to go to school. When everyone was gone, and [...]
We’re all busy. Our calendars are all packed. We’re all trying to check the boxes on our to-do lists, which are ruled by tasks, deadlines, and deliverables. What needs to get done, and the most recent fire that has flared up, always takes priority. Frankly, there’s no margin time built in where we can do, [...]
“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 make their experience extraordinary? How [...]
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. It needs to scare you, [...]
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. I did it, and it changed the story I've been telling myself. [...]
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 in. Our goals will all [...]
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill / Abraham Lincoln ... Churchill or 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. There is immense truth in [...]
"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 are on mile thirteen of [...]
