[Monday Mindset]: A Lesson on Resilience from a Legend
Happy Monday Mindset! This weekend, I found myself reflecting on the life of Chuck Norris. An icon. A cultural force. A man who represented strength, discipline, and resilience. I was first introduced to him sitting next to my grandma Josie in the 90’s, watching Walker, Texas Ranger on repeat. Then, later, seeing him alongside Bruce […]
[LL]: Fundamentals Win
Hey Leader 🙌 A few weeks ago, at our Mastermind retreat in Fort Lauderdale, my friend and rockstar Fit Body owner Uriel shared a presentation that stuck with me. He walked through the performance difference between his first and second locations, which landed differently than anticipated. Naturally, everyone expected some advanced strategy or cutting-edge tactic […]
[Monday Mindset]: Guard Your Most Valuable Asset
Happy Monday Mindset! My mom, Donna, just wrapped up her annual visit to California. Over the past 2 months, we shared many simple moments that meant the world to me. Evening dinners. A few weekend trips. Good conversations and plenty of laughs. On Wednesday, she headed back to Michigan for the rest of the year […]
[LL]: The Reps Behind the Flag 🇧🇷
Hey Leader 🙌 I’m still glowing from the Winter Olympics and here with an inspirational story and lesson. History was made when Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became Brazil’s first Winter Olympic medalist, also the first Winter Games medal for South America. He skis down hill alpine at violent speeds, where one mistake ends the run. Born […]
[Monday Mindset]: Pancakes and Perspective 🥞
Happy Monday Mindset! This weekend offered a simple but powerful reminder about mindset. Tatiana had a friend, Leticia, visiting from Brazil. The interesting part is that we first met about 15 years ago when I had just moved there. At the time, Leticia did not speak English, and I did not speak Portuguese, so our […]
[LL]: Study Human Nature or Be Ruled By It
Hey Leader 🙌 We just wrapped our first Mastermind Workshop of the year in Fort Lauderdale, and it was a massive success. Well… minus a handful of our rockstar owners who got snowed in. Leadership lesson #1: You can’t control the weather, but you can control your response. Here’s the bigger takeaway. Barrett, my Executive […]
[Monday Mindset] Razor Thin
Happy Monday Mindset! This past weekend in Fort Lauderdale, after wrapping our first Mastermind of the year, I had dinner with my friend Jack, owner of TRX. He brought along a former NASA astronaut, Susan Kilrain. In 1997, she spent three weeks in space. Twice. Think about the discipline, the preparation, the simulations. Years of […]
[LL]: Offense Wins Games. Defense Wins Championships. 🥇🇺🇸
Hey Leader 🙌 First, respect where it’s due. Both the USA men’s and women’s hockey teams brought home gold. 🥇 The women dominated with precision and poise. The men battled Canada into overtime and finished the job. But here’s the leadership lesson most will miss. Yes, offense scored. Defense sealed it. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck […]
[Monday Mindset] Resilience Isn’t Built in Comfort
Happy Monday Mindset! I was 11 in the backseat of my mom’s car when she said, “Boys, don’t ask for anything. There’s no extra money.” No speech. Just reality. In that moment, I had a choice: become another weight she carried… or step up. At 12, I started my career as a soccer referee. Not […]
[LL]: If You Talk to Everyone, You Talk to No One
Hey Leader 🙌 Early in my career, I’d send group emails looking for someone to take action, but that started with: “Hey team…Can you execute?” Inclusive. Efficient. And completely ineffective. Why? Because when you talk to everyone, you talk to no one. In marketing, we call it an avatar. If your message is for “people,” […]