Don’t lose to yourself. Don’t let you defeat you. Many people are held back by their own mindset. They sabotage themselves through doubt, fear, and limiting beliefs. They often sabotage their quest for achievement. When they begin to push themselves beyond their comfort zone, they give in to the voice that tells them to stop….
Your mind is constantly operating. Myriad of thoughts and feelings run through your head every day. You experience situations, you do your best to see clearly and evaluate effectively, and then you decide how to respond. You are continually bombarded with the messages of advertisers, and you must decipher what is true and what is…
Be crystal clear and deeply committed to what you want. Then clarify the path necessary to achieve what you want and say “I will” to the work the path requires. Want without will doesn’t work. If you are not willing to make the required investment, if you aren’t willing to pay the price, if you…
Emotions are a powerful force in your life. When it comes to shaping your decisions and actions, emotions are a factor that affect you every bit as much as thinking. Your mindset — your emotional state — is your choice. You can create a mindset that helps you, or you can allow a mindset that…
No matter a person’s job or role in life, the value of mental toughness is enormous. Leading, coaching, parenting, teaming, being a student, being an athlete, training, competing, selling, customer service, driving your car, interacting with people at work/home/community… all life situations are made better when you are mentally tough. Given its importance, let’s clarify…
Success requires you to think and make wise choices in response to the real-world situations you face every day. However, navigating life and work in our complex, ever-changing world can be messy and difficult. For that reason, it is imperative to continually develop and cultivate your thinking and decision-making skills. There are four foundational elements…
In order to achieve any goal in life, there are three things you must do: These three disciplines are requirements for achieving anything of significance. What does not work is resisting the process, resenting the time, or complaining about the problems. Keep in mind the three disciplines scale with the size of the goal you…
Real leadership is about the person, not the position. You aren’t a leader simply because you have a position and a title. You are a leader because you think and act like a leader.
Did you know that the human brain represents approximately 2% of the body’s weight, but receives 15% of its cardiac output and 20% of its oxygen? Because our personal and professional effectiveness is determined by how effectively we use our brain to think, make decisions, manage our emotions, and take action, it is important to…
It’s no surprise that leading teams to produce exceptional results and endure through challenges consistently over time requires mental toughness. Here are some basic principles about mental toughness and the role that leaders play in building mentally tough people and teams. Read the brief descriptions below, then ask yourself: “Am I a mentally tough leader? Is…