6 hours agoMember-onlyJust Start: At the Outset and Then Again Each DayGetting started is the hardest part — it’s the hardest thing you’re going to have to do. At the outset. And then, yes, likely each day when you sit down to make progress on your goal. I went to bed on Tuesday night excited about the space I had in…Start2 min readStart2 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyInvestment is Crucial: You’ve Gotta Put a Stake in the GroundAll told, I likely put in over $5,000 to cross the finish line at the 2018 Florida Ironman. The registration alone, which I invested in 12 months prior to the race, was around $800. And, that — the registration — was the initial stake in the ground. …Investment1 min readInvestment1 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyA Beginner’s Mindset Is A Key to Freedom.You’re gonna trip.Begginer1 min readBegginer1 min readA Beginner’s Mindset Is A Key to Freedom.----
2 days agoMember-onlyMost Goals Don’t Come Out of Left FieldGrowing up, I watched my dad stand on a stage each week in church. In graduate school, I took my first “stage” when I started teaching undergraduate courses. When I took my first corporate job, I loved when I was asked to travel around the country and give product presentations. …Speaking1 min readSpeaking1 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyWhen Your Goal is Clear, Your Daily Direction is ClearCommitting to a goal creates clarity — simplicity — in your life.Goals1 min readGoals1 min readWhen Your Goal is Clear, Your Daily Direction is Clear----1
5 days agoMember-only12 Beliefs About Goals: Part II#8. The dream is the worst part. Check out Part I. — The list — my beliefs about finding success in the goal-chasing process — continues. I know you’ve been waiting with bated breath. But first a quick message from our sponsor (this statement was funnier in my mind imagining this to be similar to a quick advertisement interlude on the TV…Goals6 min readGoals6 min read
Jan 23Member-only12 Beliefs About Goals: Part I#4 involves steak — This weekend, I have a keynote presentation: a BIG, SCARY, HAIRY GOAL that I’ve held since 2015. My tendency when preparing for a talk is to dive deep into research-mode. It’s both anxiety-provoking and exhausting. My conclusion: it’s a fear-based behavior. The other day, as I was deep in the…Goals5 min readGoals5 min read
Jan 2Member-onlyA Year In ReviewLessons from a weekly newsletter — At the start of 2022, I made a commitment — a BIG goal — to write a weekly newsletter. I’m going to fall short of that goal by 4 newsletters — unless I inundate your inbox over the next week and a half. I won’t do that! Before I get…Newsletter5 min readNewsletter5 min read
Dec 1, 2022Member-onlyWhat Keeps You From Sitting Down?You, too, need to listen to Steven Pressfield! — “There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don’t, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.” Steven Pressfield, The War of Art I’ve been playing a little game…Resistance4 min readResistance4 min read
Nov 17, 2022Member-onlyWhat’s Your Left Foot Doing?Trying to make a change? May be worth… — Change1 min readChange1 min readWhat’s Your Left Foot Doing?Trying to make a change? May be worth…----