DAILY MINDSET “Your obsessions become your possessions.” - Ed Mylett The word “obsessed” gets a bad rap. And there’s indeed some merit to that. But let’s try to define “to be obsessed” a little further. What it’s not defined by is "hours put in". That may be correlation, but not causality. One is truly obsessed with something when their passion and fire for “that thing” is so great, that their willpower will see them through even the harshest of storms. Where every other pers

DAILY MINDSET “There will never be better you, than you.” There is a lot to be said about authenticity. The first definition inside Merriam-Webster reads, “worthy of acceptance or belief.” If there’s one sure way to find failure in something, it’s through not being ourselves. It just doesn’t pan out in the long run. While we always remain a student, the harm lies when we blur the lines between emulating the traits of our mentors… with trying to actually be them. Our mentors d

DAILY MINDSET “You can easily judge the character of a person by how they treat those who can do nothing for them.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Cue, craving, response, reward. In “Atomic Habits”, by James Clear, this is the loop process that determines many of our actions. A large part of the above is the final piece - the reward. We can be reward oriented beings. It’s not a bad thing by itself, but we do find ourselves in trouble when it is the *only* thing. The quote above

DAILY MINDSET “It’s not how much we give but.. get these brats away from me.” - Mother Theresa, probably Imagine we’re moving. And we have two friends, who both extend an offer to help. The first friend writes us a check for 1,000 dollars to help with the moving expenses. Incredibly generous. The second friend doesn’t offer a dime, but instead comes to our old place, helps us pack up every box, drives with us to the new house, and unpacks everything with us into the early hou

DAILY MINDSET “Your mind is not your shoe size.” - Jim Kwik Have you ever taken an “IQ Test”? Chances are you have of some sort. A test that claimed to tell us our capacity in life. Where the resulting score is the equivalent of looking into a crystal ball on how successful we’ll be. As ridiculous as that sounds, it’s a nightmare that comes to life for many. A self-fulfilling prophecy that can cut potential at the knees. The truth of it all however, is that we know so very li

DAILY MINDSET “Your actions speak so loudly that I can’t hear what you’re saying.” It’s not about what we talk about, but what we tolerate. When we think of our greatest role models, those we truly look up to in life, there’s a consistent commonality we’ll notice… their action under adversity. They achieved something great, under incredibly hard circumstances. They overcame a specific challenge in their darkest hour. And for that, we remember them. Our identity isn’t shaped b

DAILY MINDSET “If people knew how hard I worked to achieve my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.” – Michelangelo Written by someone recognized as one of the greatest artists of time. “Natural born talent” is a myth. Movies portray it, sports news glamorizes… the “uncontrollable factor” that leads to such heights of achievement. Yet here he is, Michelangelo himself, expressing his backbone to success. It’s easy to believe that we can’t control tomorrow. To belie

DAILY MINDSET “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” - Peter Drucker In business, this is ever important for leaders to fully understand. That the culture of a team is everything. Over any marketing plans, product launches… anything. The same mindset is true for us as athletes. We’ve all heard the line, “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog”. And we believe it to be true. The picture perfect strategy, executed half-heartedly, will al

DAILY MINDSET “Champions don’t blame the tools they’ve been given. Champions sharpen them.” Abraham Lincoln once wrote that if he had six hours to cut down a tree, he would spend the first four sharpening the axe. It doesn’t matter where you started, or even where you’ve been. All that matters is two questions. Where do you want to go, and how hard are you willing to work to get there. We have what we need. Everyone does. The separation comes down to who is willing to do the

DAILY MINDSET “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” - Scott Adams How does an echo start? With a tiny sound. One that in and of itself, might not even be noticeable. But shortly thereafter that soft sound, comes it’s echo. Still maybe nothing to turn heads. Yet, this echo builds upon its previous. And again. And then again. Before we know it, it’s impossible to ignore. It’s called the “changing of the echo