Your worst enemy

Olympic legend Michael Johnson dropped a truth bomb that should wake up everyone chasing excellence. On the High Performance podcast, the man who dominated sprinting admitted something brutal: he wasn’t doing what he knew he needed to do. Think about that. Four...

Do we lack time

You get the same 168 hours as everyone else. Jeff Bezos has them. Your competitor has them. The person outperforming you in half the time has them too. The difference isn’t in the allocation of time. It’s in the allocation of attention. We’ve...

Delusion of determination

Determination built empires. Steve Jobs returned to Apple with unwavering conviction. Sara Blakely cut the feet off pantyhose despite years of rejection. Colonel Sanders knocked on 1,009 doors before someone said yes to his chicken recipe. But determination has a...

Double down

We double down because we believe. The facts support our choice. We’re committed and aligned. This works. But we also double down to avoid being wrong. To escape embarrassment. To dodge failure. Emotion makes terrible decisions. Worse when evidence screams...

Victim: Yes or No?

Bad things happen. Markets crash. Partners leave. Deals fall through. But here’s what separates leaders from everyone else: they refuse the victim narrative. Victims ask “Why me?” Leaders ask “What now?” Your circumstances don’t...