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[LL]: The 30,000 Foot View vs. Dirty Boots Leadership

[LL]: The 30,000 Foot View vs. Dirty Boots Leadership 150 150 Bryce Henson

Hey Leader 🙌 Jocko Willink nailed it in Dichotomy of Leadership: Great leaders must operate from 30,000 feet, seeing what others can’t.  The trends, the vision, the next strategic strike. But the best ones? They know when to descend.  Boots on the ground.  Eye to eye with their people. That dichotomy was front and center…

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[Monday Mindset]: The Quarterback Who Turned Rejection Into a National Title

[Monday Mindset]: The Quarterback Who Turned Rejection Into a National Title 150 150 Bryce Henson

Happy Monday Mindset! Some seasons change sports, and some change mindsets. The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers didn’t just go 16-0 and win a National Championship; they redefined what’s possible in college football, led by a quarterback few expected to reach the mountaintop. Fernando Mendoza came from Miami as a two-star recruit with only one Power Four…

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[LL]: The Fifth Lever: From Pain to Purpose

[LL]: The Fifth Lever: From Pain to Purpose 150 150 Bryce Henson

Hey Leader 🙌 Let’s talk about the final lever in the Phoenix Transformation: Leveraging the adversity.  This is the moment your story stops being about you and starts being about the people you’re called to lead. For me, it started with pain. 20 years ago, I got embarrassed about my fitness. I was called out…

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[Monday Mindset]: The Secret Is in the Boring Stuff

[Monday Mindset]: The Secret Is in the Boring Stuff 150 150 Bryce Henson

Happy Monday Mindset! This past Thursday and Friday, I spent two full days off-site with my leadership team for our annual planning retreat. And I’ll shoot straight with you, this wasn’t glamorous work. There were some breakthrough ideas on whiteboards and motivational fist bumps.  However, most of it was spreadsheets, metrics, and KPIs.  We reviewed…

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[LL]: Reframe Adversity: Unlock the Advantage Hiding in Plain Sight

[LL]: Reframe Adversity: Unlock the Advantage Hiding in Plain Sight 150 150 Bryce Henson

Hey Leader 🙌 Here’s a hard truth that will either set you free or keep you stuck: Adversity is not your enemy; your interpretation of it is. This week’s Leadership Lesson is about reframing adversity.  I’m borrowing this from a man who faced hell on earth and lived to tell the story, the late Viktor…

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[Monday Mindset]: Proximity is Power

[Monday Mindset]: Proximity is Power 150 150 Bryce Henson

Happy Monday Mindset! This weekend, I delivered a keynote at Elite Training in Dallas, our 3-day leadership event for Fit Body Boot Camp owners and coaches. The theme? Proximity is Power. We had 150 leaders in the room, coaches who chose to grow by showing up. That’s where real leadership is forged. Not behind a…

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[LL]: How to Reflect, Forecast & Lead with Clarity

[LL]: How to Reflect, Forecast & Lead with Clarity 150 150 Bryce Henson

Hey Leader! 🙌 After last week’s New Year message, we’re back on the Phoenix Lever Trail, unpacking the five levers in the Adversity Is Your Advantage system. Today’s focus? Lever #3: Reflect Now’s the moment to look in the rearview, not just to remember, but to reveal. Because the deeper your reflection, the clearer your…

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[Monday Mindset]: If It Helps You. Use It

[Monday Mindset]: If It Helps You. Use It 150 150 Bryce Henson

Happy Monday Mindset, Here’s a confession. I didn’t stay up for the ball drop this New Year’s Eve.  No shame. No guilt. Just facts.  I was asleep by 9pm. Why? Because January 1 isn’t a defining moment for me. For the last 5 years, I’ve structured my year into four 90-day sprints.  Every quarter is…

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[LL]: Subtraction > Addition (Your First Move in 2026)

[LL]: Subtraction > Addition (Your First Move in 2026) 150 150 Bryce Henson

Hey Leader! 🙌 Before we dive back into the Levers of your Phoenix Transformation, I want to hit pause and give you something rare… A clean slate. Because as the calendar flips, most people sprint into the New Year by stacking more. More goals. More hacks. More habits. But here’s what I’ve learned over 20…

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[Monday Mindset]: Want to Lead? Go See Greatness Up Close

[Monday Mindset]: Want to Lead? Go See Greatness Up Close 150 150 Bryce Henson

Happy Monday Mindset, This weekend, Tatiana and I took a quick trip to Vegas to see the Backstreet Boys at The Sphere. Now, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t exactly belting out “I Want It That Way” in the car growing up.  Tatiana?  Whole different story.  A die-hard fan of Nick Carter and the boy band…

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