[MONDAY MINDSET]: Look Up… (NASA Artemis II)
Happy Monday Mindset! Over the past week, the NASA Artemis II crew gave us a powerful reminder of what it means to be human. A few quick facts: The 4 astronauts traveled the farthest distance away from Earth in human history The mission focused on the Moon’s south pole, one of the least explored regions […]
[Monday Mindset]: A Reminder We All Carry Something
Happy Monday Mindset! You may have seen it… Tiger Woods is back in the headlines again. Another setback. Another wave of commentary. This is a man who has won 15 major championships, built a billion-dollar empire, and redefined the game of golf. And yet… He is still human. In recent years alone, he has battled […]
[Monday Mindset]: Proximity Is Power
Happy Monday Mindset! This past weekend, I was in San Diego, California, delivering a keynote for my good friend Zander Fryer and his community of high-performing coaches. And I will tell you this… What he is building is special. A room full of driven, growth-minded leaders, committed to getting better daily. That is not normal. […]
[Monday Mindset]: A Lesson on Resilience from a Legend
Happy Monday Mindset! This weekend, I found myself reflecting on the life of Chuck Norris. An icon. A cultural force. A man who represented strength, discipline, and resilience. I was first introduced to him sitting next to my grandma Josie in the 90’s, watching Walker, Texas Ranger on repeat. Then, later, seeing him alongside Bruce […]
[Monday Mindset]: Guard Your Most Valuable Asset
Happy Monday Mindset! My mom, Donna, just wrapped up her annual visit to California. Over the past 2 months, we shared many simple moments that meant the world to me. Evening dinners. A few weekend trips. Good conversations and plenty of laughs. On Wednesday, she headed back to Michigan for the rest of the year […]
[Monday Mindset]: Pancakes and Perspective 🥞
Happy Monday Mindset! This weekend offered a simple but powerful reminder about mindset. Tatiana had a friend, Leticia, visiting from Brazil. The interesting part is that we first met about 15 years ago when I had just moved there. At the time, Leticia did not speak English, and I did not speak Portuguese, so our […]
[Monday Mindset] Razor Thin
Happy Monday Mindset! This past weekend in Fort Lauderdale, after wrapping our first Mastermind of the year, I had dinner with my friend Jack, owner of TRX. He brought along a former NASA astronaut, Susan Kilrain. In 1997, she spent three weeks in space. Twice. Think about the discipline, the preparation, the simulations. Years of […]
[Monday Mindset] Resilience Isn’t Built in Comfort
Happy Monday Mindset! I was 11 in the backseat of my mom’s car when she said, “Boys, don’t ask for anything. There’s no extra money.” No speech. Just reality. In that moment, I had a choice: become another weight she carried… or step up. At 12, I started my career as a soccer referee. Not […]
[Monday Mindset] Love, Loss, and Leadership
Happy Monday Mindset, Fresh off Valentine’s Day, Tatiana and I celebrated 16 years together. Sixteen years of highs. Sixteen years of friction. Sixteen years of growth. And somewhere between dinner and reflection, we had a sobering realization: No matter how great the love is… one day, one of us will spend Valentine’s alone. Not morbid. […]
[Monday Mindset]: The Arena is Calling: Are You Still In the Fight?
Happy Monday Mindset! I opened my journal this morning and saw a quote I’d written months ago. One I’ve read a dozen times. But today? It hit different. Theodore Roosevelt wrote: “It is not the critic who counts… The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena… who strives valiantly… who errs, […]