Leadership Lesson: Leaders Keep Their Composure
The stress mounts, emotions get high, and bad news is prevalent. Welcome to leadership, my friend. Why? As a leader, the buck stops with you. Get used to it. Now while these can be stressful situations you encounter, a leader must keep their composure. I was reminded of this last week on a call where […]
[MM]: Let the Games Begin: 2024 Paris Olympics
Happy Monday Mindset! The 2024 Paris Olympics just kicked off on Friday. It’s a special time where the world comes together around sport. I love it!! While I watched some of the opening events over the weekend, something hit me. While the world see’s 14 days of performance. The truth is these athletes have been […]
Leadership Lesson: Winners Win
This is a famous adage in sports. It’s true for leadership. As a leader, you must put your team in a position to win. If you cannot do this, you will not possess long-term influence which is the essence of leadership. This is the bottom line. The good news? Winning is a mentality. With time, […]
[MM]: A true friend
Happy Monday Mindset! I met my good friend Matt Johns in October of 2007 here in Orange County through one of my best friends from England. “Johnzy” grew up a few hours from London and decided to take a traveling trip through California. Fortune was on my side as we hit it off immediately. Kindred […]
Leadership Lesson: Leaders Take the Lead
Leaders take the lead. Sounds basic but is often overlooked in leadership. When starting any new initiative, here’s the tough truth. There is always resistance. There are always unknowns and kinks to work through in anything new. Always. This is the reason why when a leader begins a new initiative, they must be the ones […]
[MM]: Life: a game of inches (Saturday’s assassination attempt)
Happy Monday Mindset! No doubt you saw the events on Saturday as world-renowned businessman and former President Donald Trump was 2 inches from being assassinated. Whether you love or hate the man. That is not the focus as this is not a political message. Instead, it’s one engrained in humanity and perspective. As I reflected […]
Leadership Lesson: Leaders Translate
We learned last week that leaders connect. A way to connect is through translation; which is today’s lesson. You see, effective leaders translate. In other words, they speak to their audience. I was reminded of my recent trip to London for my friend Matt’s wedding. Thankfully, we use the same English language. But there are […]
[MM]: Freedom & …
Happy Monday Mindset! I hope you had a great holiday weekend. I did! It was productive and started with a full body circuit at my Mission Viejo Fit Body location. Just the way I like it. 🙂 As I reflect, the 4th has become one of my favorite holidays. In my youth, I took it […]
Leadership Lesson: Leaders Connect
A big aspect of leadership is connection. There are many ways to do this. A big one is through language & culture. Why? These things are meaningful to people. I was reminded of this on my recent trip to the UK for my friend Matt’s wedding. While I met many Britts. Being a first-world country […]
[MM]: ½ Way Home
Happy Monday Mindset! July 1 is here. It’s the start of Q3 which means we are officially ½ way through 2024! Where has the year gone? The truth is that both life & business happen fast. This is why you must lead a life of intention. So let me ask you. Have you made progress […]