The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

Happy Monday!🙌 “The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” I read a quote a year ago and stopped being in my tracks.  It was a mantra that the Spartans warriors of ancient Greece kept front and center thousands of years ago.🇬🇷 This lesson is still applicable today. With the devastating…

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Leadership Lesson: #11 The Law of the Inner Circle

In his chapter on the Law of the Inner Circle, Maxwell expresses no one leader can excel at all the 21 laws. Nor does 1 person have enough bandwidth to execute the entire vision of an organization.  Especially if that vision makes a true impact.  This is why every leader needs a team. And as…

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Life Is For The Living

“Life Is For The Living”.🔥 Those were the words Bedros, my business partner and Founder of Fit Body, muttered in my ear while I embraced him at his mother’s funeral services on Thursday morning. Sobering. Although, he said it with energy and positivity despite being devastated. This is why I love the man, his wisdom…

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Leadership Lesson: #11 The Law of the Inner Circle

In his chapter on the Law of the Inner Circle, Maxwell expresses no one leader can excel at all the 21 laws. Nor does 1 person have enough bandwidth to execute the entire vision of an organization.  Especially if that vision makes a true impact. This is why every leader needs a team. And as…

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Humble Roots

Happy Monday Mindset!🙌 “Humble Roots” is a core value of my brother Barrett’s local team in Berkley Fit Body Boot Camp. This is very fitting for him and us.💪 Why? I can speak for both of us in that we resent the opposite of humble roots which is “entitlement”. I suppose there are a few reasons for…

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Leadership Lesson: #10 The Law of Connection

On the Law of Connection, John Maxwell writes… “When it comes to working with people, the heart comes before the head.”  Logic is important. But alone it will only take you so far.  In order to really get people on board with your mission & leadership, you need to connect with their HEARTS through their…

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70 years of wisdom

Happy Monday Mindset!🙌 This past Friday was a special one as Tatiana and I celebrated my dear friend Mara’s 70th B Day.🎉 Mara and I met in June 2014. She lives in south Orange County, but was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I’ve been taking Brazilian Portuguese private lessons with her every…

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Leadership Lesson: #9 The Law of Magnetism

In his chapter on the Law of Magnetism, John Maxwell makes an essential but not always obvious point: Your teammates likely have a lot in common with you.  Why? People tend to gravitate toward others who are similar. You might notice this in your friend groups, and it’s true of your team as well! As…

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Don’t overlook this foundation fo r success.

Family!🙌 This Saturday our team of coaches here in Mission Viejo executed our quarterly team training. We aligned as a team.✨ We discussed the game plan for the next 90 days. We discussed how to better support our clients. We reviewed the form coaches training provided at our World Conference event last month in Dallas. …

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Leadership Lesson: #8 The Law of Intuition

After a few weeks off for some variety, we are going to return to John Maxwell’s next 7 laws of leadership in the following weeks. Specific to number 8, the Law of Inutrition.. Maxwell acknowledges that it’s more challenging than other laws to explain because it’s more fluid and less concrete.  He describes, “The Law…

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