Genius is Less About Your Genetics and More About Your Level of Grit

Suffering is nature’s way of making you special. The greatest bleed the longest. What I mean by this is that it is actually within the fires of deep difficulty that the dross that covers the gold is b...

16 Aug 20232min

Gratitude is a beautiful thing. Makes the recipient feel better. Makes the sender feel great. In my journal, I often express gratitude to the people who elevate, influence and inspire me. On crisp w...

15 Aug 20232min

I do believe that rest and recovery and regeneration are deeply essential. I’ve written a lot about this “cycling” in my latest book The Everyday Hero Manifesto and The 5AM Club if you’d like to go de...

14 Aug 20232min

It’s in the face of fear, doubt and danger that we are given the chance to test out our wisest, bravest and biggest selves. Rather than wishing for easier days, perhaps we should be praying for great...

11 Aug 20234min

Monumental leaders lead without a title, deriving their power and organizational influence via their character, performance, results and optimism versus from the position they have on the organization...

10 Aug 20232min

In this era of hypercompetition, massive marketplace disruption and other forms of deep change that I haven’t seen as so intense in my lifetime, I do humbly suggest there is a way to lead your field. ...

9 Aug 20232min

If you’ve read my latest book you know that although I spoke a lot about legacy years ago (even wrote a book on it 25 years ago called Who Will Cry When You Die?), I no longer think it’s a thing worth...

8 Aug 20232min

Geniuses understand that it's smarter to create one masterwork than one thousand ordinary pieces Yet, to lead a soaring life one must also be productive. Getting big and meaningful projects done gives...

7 Aug 20232min