Imagine you’re in heaven, watching your life played back, and you get to this current chapter of your life. What would you wish you could tell yourself? Is there something you would be jumping out of your seat about? Wishing with all your might you could make the living version of yourself stop or start…

I love this quote from Rachel in Batman: “It’s not who you are inside, it’s what you do that defines you.” Your thoughts and actions create your feelings and experiences, not the other way around. We can have a secret identity in our hearts we hold to, but it isn’t who we are until we…

The way we respond in the moment is heavily influenced by the place we are coming from. Emotionally, where are you coming from? When you are given constructive criticism at work, what does it make you feel? Does it take you back to the place you’re coming from? One of low self-esteem, lack of self-belief?…

It’s far more important to do right than to be right. Remember this in arguments, confrontations and when you feel slighted or feel superior. What’s the goal? To do right. That’s also why actions matter more than your words. Though action backed by thoughts and words is much stronger than action on its own.

Use one or both of these powerful tools to drive you to give the perspiration (effort) required to become who you are meant to be.

Your reasons for what you do might be the single greatest indicator of how successful you’ll be at it. A deep, strong, fully integrated why is at the heart of many great achievements. When you have the why your eyes are open to see the how. Discipline and action come to your aid as you…

What’s the quality of your motivation? It’s a direct input to your willingness to overcome hardships. Navy Seal commander Jocko Willink talks about going to war being the most intense thing you can do. Life or death. Your motivation is high. What truths can we embrace and remind ourselves of to bring that kind of…

Curiosity Commitment Courage A life with curiosity is completely different than one of disinterest. Curiosity is the starting point. We have it when we’re born and must preserve it at all costs. To be interesting, you have to be interested. Once you’ve identified what you enjoy, what’s important to you, commit to it. Decide that…

Fear has had a firm hold on me for many of my years. It crept onto me, wrapped itself around me and clung on tightly. I now envision myself gripping the fear and ripping it off, letting it fall away and dissipate into nothingness. This image empowers me, filling me with resolve, courage, and hope.…