Last week I spoke for a group of State Farm team members and agents just outside of Minneapolis... One of the team members came up to me afterwards and mentioned that
Sometimes it's good to go back to basics. In the Outperforming world, basics means mindset. It's the foundation on which everything good, personally and professionally, is built. I was going through a
This post can't be real. There's no way. You've almost certainly heard by now that Kobe Bryant passed away yesterday in a tragic helicopter crash, along with his 13-year old daughter
I hope you've had an Outperforming week! On Monday, here in the U.S., we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. It got me thinking about assumptions. We ALL have them. We
I hate taking pills but, unfortunately, I've been forced to take a medication twice per day. I won't get in the details of why, but it's taken once in the
You have assumptions. So do I. So does everyone. I used to think (circa 2010ish and earlier) that, literally, everyone struggling with something was soft and mentally weak. 'Suck it up,' I
On Tuesday I presented for a group of managers in Edina, MN, on strategies for peak performance. At one point, I addressed a common misconception about mental toughness, that it's
Yesterday I attended a "fantastic" branding workshop, facilitated by OrangeBall Creative. I put fantastic in quotes because it was seven hours talking about branding, messaging and marketing for your business. It
Motivation works in mysterious ways. The Minnesota Vikings won a huge playoff game yesterday against the New Orleans Saints. We were massive underdogs going into the game. Pre-game NFL analytics said
Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! Where were you in 2010? Where are you now? Where will you be in 2030? These are all questions I've asked myself many times over the last 1-2
