Monday Mindset – The Battle Against Obesity
Happy Mindset Monday! While COVID continues and always will like any virus, it’s clear the cases and emotions are fading which will allow more data and facts to be brought to the forefront for us to review. ✅ And for as much as the media made COVID a giant focus over the last 2 years..…
read more“Leadership Strategy & Tactics” by Jocko Willink
I’ve recently been re-reading Jocko Willinks book “Leadership Strategy & Tactics” and was reminded of some combat leadership takeaways which applies to you, our team, company and mission. Please read 2x times over! Cover and move. This principle applies to teamwork. Ultimately no one can do everything alone. A team works together towards a common…
read moreMonday Mindset – Hitler & JFK
Happy Monday!! I received the below message recently from my business partner, and founder of Fit Body, Bedros Keuilian. And with all the craziness continuing in the world, it made me stop and think. Since I got the value I wanted to share it with you in hopes it will do the same…
read moreMonday Mindset – Never Give In
Happy Mindset Monday! As the conflict in Ukraine with Russia continues to develop on the world stage.. I couldn’t help but take a step back and look at some history on the continent. I am a big fan of Winston Churchill who is typically remembered very fondly in the present day. However, in his day……
read moreMonday Mindset – A Warrior in a Garden 🤺
Happy Mindset Monday! I had a different message lined up today. But with attacks by Russia against Ukraine taking the main stage on the globe, I wanted to share some ideally inspirational thoughts through the tragedy. 🇷🇺🇺🇦 I would imagine just like me, you have a hard time watching this play out especially as it…
read more7 Steps to a Crucial Conversation
We hired an HR and leadership consultant Anne Laguzza to speak to our Fit Body Elite Mastermind group a few weeks ago. There were many take-aways but her talk on “Crucial Conversations” was especially valuable. What are Crucial Conversations you might ask? There are tough conversations you don’t want to have. But ones that are…
read moreMonday Mindset – People are hard to hate close up..
Happy Mindset Monday! Last week I was interviewing my friend Drew Manning on a podcast who is a world renown-celebrity trainer and an overall great person. 🎙️ During the conversation, he told me of a story where he criticized someone in his early days just upon entering the fitness industry. Although at the time, he…
read moreDysfunction #5: Inattention to Results
Today we go through the grand finale which ties together our previous 4 leadership lessons.. The 5th dysfunction, inattention to results, is the ultimate dysfunction of a team and refers to the tendency of team members to care about something other than the collective goal or mission of the group. As results need to be…
read moreMonday Mindset – You are family & yes it’s a thing..
Happy Valentine’s Day as love is in the air! ❤️ Aside from Super Bowl weekend when our hometown LA Rams were victorious.. On Saturday we celebrated our 8-year anniversary for our Mission Viejo location that my sister Emma and I launched in early 2014. WOW! Time moves! 💯 It was a great time as the…
read moreDysfunction #4: Lack of Accountability
We learned in our previous weeks that in order to lead any team, you need trust which fosters healthy conflict, healthy conflict in turn fosters commitment, and commitment fosters accountability But what if you have a break in the chain of being able to hold each other accountable?! Sady, this becomes insurmountable for any team.…
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