The 2 Truths Of Pursuing Goals
The biggest mistakes I’ve made weren’t due to lack of effort but self-deception—believing things would happen faster and cost less than they did. The truth? Success always takes longer and requires more than we expect. Ignoring this reality leads to frustration, but embracing it allows us to plan smarter, act with urgency, and achieve meaningful goals. The challenge isn’t just setting ambitious goals—it’s being honest enough to navigate the unpredictable journey required to reach them.
Work-Life Balance Is A Dangerous Lie
Work is the biggest slice of your life’s pie chart—why spend it doing something you merely tolerate? Instead of chasing the myth of work-life balance, find work you love and do it wholeheartedly. When you approach your work with joy and purpose, that energy flows into every other part of your life. Forget balance—seek harmony.
Boardroom to Living Room: 3 Steps To A Better You
Growing and leading businesses is among life’s most stressful occupations, with stress clinging to you like smoke from a fire. Discover three powerful steps you can complete in under three minutes to transform how you transition from work to home. Learn tactical breathing techniques used by special forces, reframing strategies, and intentional practices that help busy professionals show up as their best selves for their families.
Ladders and Walls: Tools For Making Big Career Decisions
Most of us spend our early lives climbing a ladder that others have placed before us. We follow the prescribed steps—school, career, relationships—without questioning whether the wall we’re climbing is the right one. Then one day, we reach the top and realize something unsettling: we don’t know if this is where we actually want to be.
The truth is, many of us were never taught to look inward. We’ve become experts at meeting expectations but amateurs at understanding our own desires. So when faced with life’s infinite possibilities, we feel lost, seeking direction from external sources instead of our own instincts.
The key to finding our true path isn’t in climbing faster or higher—it’s in stopping to ask if we’re even on the right ladder. Through journaling and deep self-reflection, we can begin to unearth our true selves, translating the fragments of identity we uncover into a life that aligns with who we really are.
Better Decision Making Under Pressure
We spend a lot of time worried about what they will think. But who are they, really? When you sit with it, you realize they aren’t a real group—just a phantom audience we imagine judging our every move. And yet, we let them dictate our decisions, adding pressure that isn’t even real.
The truth? Most people aren’t thinking about you nearly as much as you think they are. They’re too busy thinking about themselves.
Step one to freeing yourself from unnecessary stress: stop living for them. Instead, focus on the expectations you hold for yourself, your commitments to your family, and how you show up for the people who truly matter. They won’t miss you—and you won’t miss them.
Loneliness & Leadership: Success Means Little Standing Alone
Leadership can often be a lonely journey, with many executives feeling isolated despite constant interactions. This isolation can hinder performance and well-being. However, by embracing authentic leadership—engaging in genuine, open communication and building trust—leaders can foster deeper connections with their teams. This approach not only alleviates feelings of loneliness but also enhances team morale, job satisfaction, and overall organizational success
Professional Peer Pressure: Dodging the Corporate Cocktail
When I was in college I drank too much. Transitioning into my professional life I came face to face with as many, or more, opportunities to imbibe as I did while in college. Happy hour. The beers about the work project. The late night team building. Even though I drank a lot in college it […]
How To Be An Excellent Employee
We dedicate a massive volume of literature and conversation to being a great leader but much less to being a great employee. Yet only 20% of the workforce has any supervisory or managerial responsibility. This means we spend much less time writing and discussing excellence in the other 80% of the workforce. I had a […]
Two Steps to Regaining Buy-In When You’ve Lost It
Rebuilding team buy-in after a major success is one of the toughest leadership challenges. When the initial passion fades and motivation dwindles, leaders often try to force momentum—but true buy-in comes from giving the team ownership of the next big challenge. This article explores why teams lose motivation, how leadership missteps contribute to disengagement, and the key steps to reignite commitment by making clear choices, fostering dialogue, and empowering teams to lead the way.
Work Hard. Be Present.
Entrepreneurial stress is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to ruin your personal life. While it’s tempting to leave work stress at the door, it follows you home—affecting your family and relationships. The key to conquering it is transparency. By sharing the challenges you face, inviting your loved ones into your world, and being vulnerable, you transform stress into an opportunity for connection, learning, and support.