"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 [...]
A coworker or teammate experiences a success or breakthrough in their life, and you catch yourself asking, "Why not me?" You watch someone in your circle launch a new business or accomplish something big, and that same question sneaks back in. "Why not me?" A friend gets back into shape or makes a positive change [...]
What code do you live by? When I ask that, you may think that you don’t have a code that guides how you show up each day. I would argue that you probably do have a code that guides your life, but you’ve probably never slowed down long enough to think about it. Like breathing, [...]
It's been said before that "Success leaves clues." As I was preparing for the beginning of this new year and thinking about the person I want to be in 2023, I reflected on this concept. If you study the successes of others, you can learn from their experiences and apply their techniques and approaches to [...]
Coming back from my October 2022 trip to Nepal, I wanted to document the gear I brought with me and my experiences, both for myself and for others as well. Overall, I came back from five days on the trail very happy with what I chose and feeling prepared to go back again next year. [...]
When I launched the Grit Meets Growth podcast eighteen months ago with Chris Cathers, we had bold ambitions for what we wanted to build. Chris and I had bits and pieces of a plan put together, but the reality was that neither of us had ever built a podcast before. It took a ton of [...]
For the last couple of decades, there’s been all kinds of chatter about the movie The Secret and the Law of Attraction. Do a quick Google search, and you’ll find posts and articles like: Learn the Law of Attraction in 5 Easy Steps! How to Manifest What You Want Using the Law of Attraction Unlocking [...]
In almost everything we do in life, how we start something dictates how we end. Most important, it is an early indicator of the results we achieve. If we don’t start well, it can be hard to gain traction or create momentum. This is especially important as we’re looking to kickoff our goals for the [...]
I was listening to an Ed Mylett interview with Dr. Layne Norton the other day, and something Layne said hit me like a ton of bricks. They focused their conversation on nutrition and exercise, and at one point, Layne talked about our need to change habits to change our results. I am paraphrasing what he [...]
We’ve all done it. We set a New Year’s resolution and held onto it for a few weeks like a cowboy on a bucking bull, only to land face down in the dirt. It’s not that we don’t want the resolutions we’re thinking about on January 1st. We just don’t have a plan or strategy [...]
