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Leadership Lesson: Leaders Prioritize People & Relationships 150 150 Bryce Henson

Leadership Lesson: Leaders Prioritize People & Relationships

This past Friday was a great reminder as we hosted a team bonding event at Fit Body HQ.

We carved out a few hours to play a competitive game of kickball and have lunch together.

Why is this significant?

In the hustle and bustle of business.

It’s easy to get task-focused, especially with the mountain of work we have.

Yes, executing tasks is important.

However, connecting your people is even more important.

It’s the foundation of your leadership success. 

When you take time at least 1x per quarter to go off-site, have some fun, and break bread together.

Short term, you might feel some anxiety like I do.

However, you are investing in your people and relationships.

Long term, it creates a healthier organization and stronger value for your clients.

Easy to do on paper but harder to do in practice.

Thank you to my amazing leaders in Britt and Jessica, for being rigid on our team-building process.

Just remember, with all the hustle and bustle:

Leaders prioritize people and relationships. 

[MM]: This is the secret sauce to long-term productivity 150 150 Bryce Henson

[MM]: This is the secret sauce to long-term productivity

Happy Monday Mindset!

This past Friday, I rallied my Fit Body HQ crew for some team bonding time.

It was a home run, pun intended! 😉

Kickball, steak fajitas, and connection.

However, here’s a truth bomb: 

I’m drowning in projects and deadlines. 

Work’s been stacking up like a Jenga tower on the brink. 

When I saw that 4+ hour block carved out on the calendar planned by my awesome Executive Director of Human Resources.

My inner control freak screamed, “Cancel it, I got work to do!” 

But we stuck to the plan—quarterly team bonding, no excuses.

The payoff? 

Explosive laughs, tight-knit vibes, and a squad that’s now deeper connected and unstoppable!

Short-term? 

A few hours of missed productivity on Friday.

Long-term? 

A powerhouse team that’ll blow our clients’ minds. 

That’s the magic of connection—real, raw, and relentless.

Here’s your reminder and mindset message today: 

Book that team event. 

Break bread together frequently. 

Build team bonds that bulletproof your business. 

When you do..

Watch your business results ignite like a rocket!

This, my friend, is the secret sauce to long-term productivity.

Make it a GREAT week!

Bryce Henson
CEO, Fit Body 

PS Click HERE to learn Why You’re Afraid of Change (And How To Overcome It)

Leadership Lesson: Cool, Calm and Collected 150 150 Bryce Henson

Leadership Lesson: Cool, Calm and Collected

The higher in leadership you go.. 

The heavier the weight, pressure, stress, and 911 emergencies you will encounter. 

Bryce 1.0 would get riled up, pissed off and lose his cool.

I remember kicking my office door back in 2012, almost breaking my foot after a 1-hour botched video attempt.

Not good and a recipe for leadership disaster.

True story. 

While I have a ways to go, thankfully, I’ve learned and leveled up along with way.

Instead, strong leadership requires you to handle true disasters cool, calm, and collected.

Why?

Your composure gives you clarity around the situation and influence from your followers.

This is not easy because you must override your limbic system programming, which is why self-mastery is critical towards your leadership development.

In fact, self-mastery is your leadership north star, which is a journey worth pursuing. 

Just remember: Leadership requires you to be cool, calm, and collected through the chaos.

[MM]: “Oh shoot, I forgot my gun!” 150 150 Bryce Henson

[MM]: “Oh shoot, I forgot my gun!”

Happy Monday Mindset!

A few weeks back, I shared that I took an annual friends’ trip to Atlanta for the weekend.

We only have 48+ hours together, so we do a good job aligning on the agenda about a month before arriving.

This way we can maximize the time spent.

On the first day, I added a little something extra to the itinerary. 

I woke up early, squeezed in a quick body weight workout, and headed out to revisit the trailer home where I spent a few years of my childhood.

For my first decade, I grew up in a southern Atlanta suburb, deep in the heart of the South, before moving to Michigan when my parents split at age 10.

So I decided to take advantage of the destination and take a walk down memory lane, being it was about 30 minutes from our Air B&B. 

My wife, Tatiana, and my buddy Chris tagged along for the ride.

As we rolled into the trailer park, Chris suddenly blurted out,

“Oh shoot, I forgot my gun!”

Thankfully, he was kidding —no real danger in sight. 

Still, the place looked just as weathered and worn as it did when I left it over 30 years ago.

Back then, I’ll admit, I used to feel ashamed of it. 

But now? 

I’m proud of where I started and how far I’ve climbed.

It was a surreal experience!

Here’s my takeaway: 

Own your past—it doesn’t have to shape your future. 

Take your adversity, endure it, and re-frame it to your advantage.

After all, it is!

Make it a GREAT week!

Bryce Henson
CEO, Fit Body 

PS Click HERE to watch my 2024 Freedom Week Video, which launches for 2025 next week for Fit Body!

 

Leadership Lesson: Leaders Challenge What Is Possible 150 150 Bryce Henson

Leadership Lesson: Leaders Challenge What Is Possible

Politics aside, I was inspired last week by Elon Musk and the Space X team, along with NASA, who saved 2 American astronauts stuck in space for nearly 10 months.

This was an incredible accomplishment and am still in disbelief at what we saw!

What a giant win for space travel, human ingenuity, and for all of mankind!

I could have never dreamed of a day where a private company could save the day by serving the biggest superpower the world has ever known.

Well, it happened, and there are many lessons to be derived.

One of them is this:

Leaders challenge what’s possible.

Hats off to Elon Musk and Space X for leading the way and challenging what is possible!

[MM]: Entrepreneurs change the world! 150 150 Bryce Henson

[MM]: Entrepreneurs change the world!


Happy Monday Mindset!

Politics aside, I was inspired last week by Elon Musk and the Space X team, along with NASA, who saved 2 American astronauts stuck in space for nearly 10 months.

This was an incredible accomplishment and am still in disbelief at what we saw!

What a giant win for space travel, human ingenuity, and for all of mankind!

I could have never dreamed of a day where a private company could save the day by serving the biggest superpower the world has ever known.

Well, it happened, and there are many lessons to be derived.

One of them is this:

Entrepreneurs change the world!

The truth is:

The world needs YOU!

Make it a GREAT week!

Bryce Henson
CEO, Fit Body 

PS Click HERE to learn my 5 Leadership Lessons from COVID’s 5th Anniversary.

Leadership Lesson: You won’t be liked 150 150 Bryce Henson

Leadership Lesson: You won’t be liked

I am here with a tough leadership lesson today grounded in truth.

As a leader, you won’t be liked in the short term.

Why?

As your leading responsibility grows and in most situations, you will be confronted with the need to make hard decisions.

Hard decisions that even if it’s the right decision, will upset people.

This is unavoidable. 

Want an example?

Think about putting your kids down for bed.

This is the right decision for their well-being and that of your family dynamic. 

However, at the moment, they are not happy with you because they want to stay up and play longer.

Hard but the right decision.

This is leadership my friend so embrace it.

I will leave you with a good life and leadership quote by the late Eleanor Roosevelt to put this lesson in context:

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.”

[MM]: A reminder on priorities [Annual Friends Trip] 150 150 Bryce Henson

[MM]: A reminder on priorities [Annual Friends Trip]

Happy Monday Mindset!

I spent this past weekend in Atlanta with a friend group I met 20 years ago.

We worked together in sales for a private education company called Dream Careers, Inc. back in 2005, which was my first and only career before Fit Body.

For nearly a decade, we traveled the world together professionally which continues today on the personal home front.

They have been a blessing in my life.

Then after years of travel, life got in the way.

We didn’t lose touch but it had been nearly 4 years since we all got together.

Then 2 years ago, my good friend Chris married his beautiful Cuban-American bride Isabela in Puerto Rico and the crew was united.

It was a magical experience. 

I thought to myself, we need to be proactive in trip planning otherwise life will pass us by.

When we returned, I proposed we schedule a yearly trip where we put a 3-day weekend on the calendar.

So we planned St. Lake City last year.

We live in the 4 corners of the US (Los Angeles, Seattle, NYC, and Miami), so each couple gets to pick the dedication in round-robin fashion.

We don’t leave the trip until the next one is booked.

No, it’s not easy.

Yes, there are logistical issues with kids, etc.

However, my mindset message is this:

Life and business come at you fast.

If you don’t put down your priorities on the calendar first, life and business will pass you by.

Make it a GREAT week!

Bryce Henson
CEO, Fit Body 

PS Click HERE to learn WHY I Quit Alcohol And HOW It Changed My Life 

Leadership Lesson: Charge Hard With Flexibility 150 150 Bryce Henson

Leadership Lesson: Charge Hard With Flexibility

Here are 2 truths when leading. 

You will never have all the desired information before you need to take action. Yes, it’s important to source as much data before you begin to move. 

This will increase your probability of success.

Then once you do, charge hard with passion around the direction you believe is right.

However, you also have to be flexible enough when presented with new evidence that conflicts with your initial belief.

When this happens, you need to be able to pivot.

This is the dichotomy of leadership.

Today’s lesson:

Charge hard with flexibility my friend!

[MM]: A lesson from Mom! 150 150 Bryce Henson

[MM]: A lesson from Mom!

Happy Monday Mindset!

This week hits differently.

My mom, Donna, who we call “Mother Dove” is Michigan-bound on Wednesday.

She’s been my California roommate since 2014.

Lately, semi-retired, she’s moved between staying with me and my brother Barrett in Michigan.

Post-Christmas, she fled the Midwest freeze for some West Coast fun—and it’s been a blast.

We have had amazing moments.

We’ve squeezed in time for evening dinners. 

Hot tub vibes on weekend nights. 

Swapped stories from my childhood.

It’s been alot of fun!

While sad, I’m pumped for the next chapter with Barrett where she will spend the rest of the year before bouncing back to California again in January.

But here’s the real talk:

Time moves.

You have less than you think.

In a blink, it’s gone.

My message today?

Put the people you love first!

This is what matters in this thing called life!

Bryce Henson
CEO, Fit Body 

PS Click HERE to watch my episode where Why Young Men Are BROKEN (And How to Fix It) with BedrosKeuilian.

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