Habits, Systems, Energy & Productivity Episodes

Repetition is the unsexy secret to success! And it is one of the greatest ironies in life. We are so quick to say to ourselves that we’ve already done that before, we’ve already heard that before, we’ve already seen that before, and so we don’t need to do it again. Oh how wrong we are when we tell ourselves that story! The top performers in the world in every field practice repeating the key skill sets that make the biggest difference in their performance. From Music to movies, from science to s...

Most of us are just too stoppable. We stop at every obstacle, every inconvenience, every time we get uncomfortable, or every time we doubt ourselves. We make excuses, we justify, we rationalize, we tell ourselves stories about why we can’t start or why we can’t continue. But the truth is, you have the power within you already to be unstoppable! You can become unstoppable as a matter of principle and practice. This isn’t some heroic thing. This isn’t some grandiose gift from God reserved for very...

We think of those who have died so that we can remember to live! We remember those who have lived heroic lives so that we are reminded to live heroic lives ourselves. Everyone of us has the opportunity and privilege to design, create, and live the life of our choice! We can live extraordinary lives if we will! It’s not that we can’t, it’s that we don’t. It’s valuable to ask ourselves on us questions. Is my life boring because I’m boring? Is my life unfulfilling because I’m not doing fulfilling t...

Where have you settled for less? What dream or goal have you given up on? Take journey into the past, into your own past, and remember what you used to dream about. Do you still want that dream? If it’s still in your heart, bring it back to life! Then create a plan to make it happen. Let me help!

Have you ever wanted to do life differently? Have you ever dreamed about living a life it is very distinct from the one you’re living now? I want to invite you to question everything. Not any cynical or critical way, but in an examining way. I want you to rethink how you do life. Examine the philosophies, assumptions, statements, and questions that are normal for you and for most of the people around you. Question the assumptions about what’s possible for your life and the prescribed path that o...

The level of your thinking dictates the level of your life! You have trained yourself, probably unconsciously, to think the way you think. If that thinking is not creating the results you want then you need to strategically train your brain to think differently. Far too few of us are purposeful about training our brains. How many of you have a system and a plan to train the level of your thinking? Probably not many. And yet thinking dictates our lives. So it’s critical that we make this a priori...

Too often we fail to give importance to The most important things in our lives.We get busy and distracted. We get passionate about things that don’t matter and passive about things to do.We know that certain things should be more important to us than others but we don’t always show it.Of course this begins to be manifest in our life and we end up with results that we don’t want.My invitation and challenge to you is to make it matter!Raise necessity! Raise urgency! Raise commitment!Grab a hold of...

When the dust settles as it is already beginning to do most of us will see that fear cost far more problems than COVID-19 ever did.With the best of intentions many people and significant leaders made decisions to close down the economy and even nations I’ll because of an overhyped fear. The numbers just don’t make sense. The math doesn’t work out. And there is so many valuable lessons we can learn from what has happened.One of the most final lessons is that we all learn how to keep fear at bay a...

This is what leads great people to greatness. You know when you have periods in your life when you’re doing something or seeing something repeatedly and a lesson becomes blatantly obvious and clear? I’m reading Hamilton and the Power of Habit right now and other great books literally every day and have for over two decades. I meet with great people every day and get to observe significant transformation. I’ve noticed (for years) a common denominator, something that is almost always present, some...

I know this sounds crazy but I see it all the time! There are literally ways that we can accomplish more in less time and with less stress and strain. You’ve probably already experienced this in your life when you realized that you were doing something very inefficiently and less effectively. As soon as you made a few tweaks and changes you were able to do Far more and faster times and in much more enjoyable ways! The same is true for almost every area of life. Even if we’ve been doing it for a ...

Are you feeling hopeful and genuinely happy? Is your home filled with happiness and hope?Too often we only feel hope and happiness when things are going our way but begin to feel hopeless and unhappy the moment anything goes wrong. Hope and happiness are the result of purposeful choices!“People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.“These are the four circuits of happiness in your brain. Get into a positive state.Recover from a negative state.The ability to focus.Being generous. ...

And of course they produce baby results. So please tell me why so many capable adults are still taking baby steps! We are living far below our potential in our capacity. And yet we are obsessed with taking baby steps. Why?! There’s so much more that you can do if you’ll just overcome the fixed mindset and the irrational fear of picking up your stride and your pace in order to speed walk or run towards your goals and dreams! It’s go time my friends. Stop playing small and start taking massive act...

I hope I’m wrong but I think the economy is going to get smashed. It’s already happening. People are being let go and laid off. They’re being told to file right away for unemployment. The government is getting ready to spend $1 trillion to try to keep the economy from completely collapsing. Many businesses will fail in the coming weeks. Others will declare bankruptcy. And on top of all of that, who’s going to bail out a bankrupt government that keeps handing out money? I am not a doomsday guy! I...

Every crisis is an opportunity and this one is yours!We can see this as a problem or is a privilege.We can sit in our house is killing time, sedating ourselves with entertainment, or we can use this time to lift ourselves with knowledge and skill development. None of us can afford to waste this opportunity! Do not squander this chance to transform your life! RESOURCES: Let us help you in your extraordinary family life journey. How We Raised 7 Well-Adjusted Kids - Without Yelling, Tant...

Are you worried about coronavirus? Are you stressed about missing work or economic fallout? Are you wondering how to talk to your kids about all the craziness? How do you face your fears or even replace your fears? Do you have a healthy way to cope with anxiety or anxious feelings? In a world dominated by fear and worry, many people and organizations seem set on spreading panic. But fear can become controlling and limiting to your life. Learn to effectively manage your fear while still ...

There are six core things that every human being needs. When these are missing or not met, it leaves a void in our lives. Then we begin feeling unfulfilled and frustrated and unmotivated.The six human needs can actually be applied to every area of your life. I invite you to carefully think through each important area of your life in the context of the six human needs and see what’s working and what’s missing. CertaintyUncertaintySignificanceConnection/loveGrowthContribution RESOURCES: Let ...

Most of us have aspects of our life that are frustrating or disappointing. Why is that? Why is it that that part of our life sucks? Honestly, because we suck at it! That’s actually really great news because once we realize that we lack skill set in that area, we can begin doing something right away to improve the skill. You have way more power than you think you do! The quality and outcome of every area of your life depends upon your skill set in that area.

Almost every single choice we make will lead to freedom or limit freedom.Each of us has the potential freedom to lead life on our own unique terms. But many of us make choices that drastically limit our freedoms.This is true in every aspect of life. From health and fitness to finances. From education to contribution. The danger is that many of us are making choices every day unconsciously. We are literally unaware of choices that we are making that are limiting our freedoms.This episode can be a...

What will you do with the broken fragments of your life?Each of us experiences many things in life that feel broken and irreparable. That gives us a choice. We can amass a pile of rubbish or erect a pillar of beauty!You and I literally have the power to choose what we will do with the broken pieces of our lives! We can use them to complain and bemoan our lives and even fall into self-loathing, or we can pick them up and build a beautiful, legacy mosaic!Whether it’s mistakes you’ve made with your...

Most people are unaware that they are unaware. I was!But awareness is the first ingredient in the recipe of success and happiness! We absolutely must become perfectly aware of the connection between our thoughts, feelings, choices, actions, and habits. Those things create our circumstances! Yet most people are absolutely unaware of that fact.Awareness will bring greater power and potential into your life and give you back total control of yourself and your outcomes! RESOURCES: Let us help ...

The risk is real! We are all at risk of living in unfulfilling, disconnected, and unexciting life. That is unacceptable for high performers! But if we are not deliberate and intentional about setting up systems, practices, and habits that eliminate the risk, then we are destined to live on for filling and unexciting lives. Most of us are drowning in a sea of distraction that leads to a swamp of disappointment. We can change all of that by setting up simple sequences that lead to predictable ...

As a human being you have the incomparable privilege of pursuing your potential! Sadly many of us go along through life unaware of the privilege and so we merely exist in survival mode and ultimately fall far short of where we could have arrived. Thoreau said “most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with their song still in them.” Not only is it a blessing and privilege and opportunity, but it’s also a responsibility and a moral obligation. Think of what you could achieve...

Many of us are being attacked by pirates and hijackers on a daily basis! They are subtle and cunning. They rob us of our focus, our freedom, and our potential.As a result, we end up living in perpetual self-sabotage and slavery because of pirates that masquerade as food, entertainment, and efficiency. The most dangerous hijackers are little indulgences. Like this quote by James Allen: “The foolish man thinks that little faults, little indulgences, little sins, or of no consequence; he pers...

I blew it. 10 years ago I wrote down in my journal the thing I knew I needed to do.But I didn’t do it. I had good reasons a.k.a. excuses. I told myself stories to justify and to rationalize why I couldn’t get it done. But the reality was I just didn’t do what I needed to do.When I finally got after it and did what I knew I needed to do, the results came right away! I wish I would’ve done them sooner. Wishing won’t change anything, but action will! And now I’m getting it done!Maybe you have done ...