Using David vs Goliath for Motivation

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

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Let’s Celebrate!

Hello Outperformer, Admittedly, I'm horrible at celebrating my own accomplishments. I'll lead the charge on celebrating everyone else's, but when it comes to mine, I dismiss them "as something that anyone

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Daily Execution. Extraordinary Results.

Goal achievement is simple. Not easy, but simple. Sometimes painfully simple. Not long ago I spoke for a group of youth volleyball players. I don't do a lot of these engagements

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Better Than Yesterday: The True Path to Greatness

"If you look at the people that are not only high achieving but are also fulfilled, they’ve found a way to fall in love with the daily practice of becoming

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Overwhelm

I had a call with a coaching client this morning. She was talking about feeling overwhelmed. Too much to do, too little time. Ever felt that way? Yeah, me too. It's rarely

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Don’t Let This Be a Red Flag.

On Tuesday, I had a Zoom call with a long-term coaching client (we'll call her "Andrea"). She's a VP at a university and is in the final round of interviews

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Brett Myers: Winning in Major League Baseball and Music

"The failure part of that year made it so much better and so much more memorable. Yes, winning the World Series was one of the greatest achievements ever, but I

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Bobby Herrera: The Gift of Struggle

"It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. I believe we’re all climbing our own mountain. There’s a place we imagine that looks and feels better than where we are

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Anything? Everything? Anyone? Everyone?

I put out this picture on LinkedIn and Instagram yesterday with the following caption: I remember attending a large business breakfast a while back where the speaker talked about leadership. His

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Brian Cain: Mental Performance Mastery

"Working hard at the wrong things doesn’t work; it just causes you to go in the wrong direction, faster, and go further from your goals.” —Brian Cain Brian Cain is widely

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