A Powerful Passage from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

The way you behave in a single moment could change the one million moments that follow. You have an extraordinary ability to shape your future - by how you show up in the present. Please don’t stand stuck in the past when the present holds so many possibilities for your growth, expansion and excellence. Say yes to the scary new project that will push you to grow. Say yes to the trip you’ve been postponing for years. Say yes to giving the speech that frightens you terrifically and the n...

11 Okt 20221min

To have the results very few have, you must begin to live as very few do. The billionaires and sports stars I coach work a lot harder on wiring in the right ecosystem and setting up the right rituals than praying that their self-discipline will help them win. They get that success happens through evolution - not by revolution. And that micro-wins are the breakfast of champions. I explain my entire weekly planning process in my latest book The Everyday Hero Manifesto as it’s exceedingly p...

10 Okt 20223min

There is a huge and gorgeous difference between peak work and useless toil. Get that difference deeply and you’re ahead of the pack (so terrifically caught up in the busyness of being very busy yet often not producing anything important and helpful). I’ve been doing a ton of reading/learning/growing this summer and came across the 16th Century Latin root of the word “frustration.” It’s “frustrare” and a handy term to deploy at your next cocktail or mocktail or pumpkin seed milk pa...

7 Okt 20227min

Super fit + healthy performers are resilient, creative and excellent amid the stress of rocky times. Invest in a personal trainer (as you’ll never work out as hard alone as you will with a coach), calibrate your nutrition (more water, less sugar!), practice “news fasting” and deepen your sleep so you bring your A-Game to your craft and personal life. If you'd like to significantly increase your happiness via real-world habits and practices that I’ve previously only shared with many of the ...

6 Okt 20223min

The things you schedule are the things you’ll get done. Simple insight, yes. Game-changing if you live it. [The willpower researchers say that “pre-commitment strategies” like goal-setting work superbly in making change that endures].⁣⁣ So, early every Sunday morning set a discipline to build out your ideal week ahead. Add your workout blocks, your family meals and your massage periods. Write in your creative segments and record your times for team meetings. Get each of our key pursuits into...

4 Okt 20222min

Genius is less about genetics and more about the quality of your daily habits. And may I suggest that if you’re not deepening world-class habits you’re getting brilliant at practicing bad ones. In today's episode, you'll learn the method the pros use to install habits that truly last [it’s called The 66 Day Minimum]. If you'd like to significantly increase your inspiration via real-world habits and practices that I’ve previously only shared with many of the world’s most successful people ...

3 Okt 20223min

To rise above the current and coming deep change, the single best move you can make is to “increase you.” By this I mean: …upgrade your core skills so you become even better at what you do. As you add more value to your customers and the market, you will be repaid with higher loyalty and greater prosperity. And become indispensable. …advance your personal growth work so you release the fear that keeps you restricted and turn it into the faith that inspires you to see the opportunities t...

30 Sep 202210min

Who knows how long we are blessed to live? Even the longest life is a relatively short ride. And before we know it, we end up as dust. May we always keep what’s most essential to a soaring and well-led life at the center of our focus. Always. Keep the shortness [and unpredictability] of human life close to your daily perception. Don’t postpone the mastery you can show, the goodness you can stand for and the love that you can deliver. If you’d like so much more information like this to keep ...

29 Sep 20222min