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Published reflections on life, growth, perspective, and transformation.

They Have Balls There

1 min

Real friends will hold you accountable for doing what you know you should do. I was headed to the gym and talking to my friend about my plans and they didn’t...

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#discipline#growth

Cold Showers

2 min

I start with comfortably warm water. As the warm water washes over me I give thanks for how good it feels and for the mind that allows me to appreciate it.

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#discipline#mindset

It Is What It Is, or Is It?

3 min

Rod was a great boss. He played college football at Tulsa as a tight end.

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#mindset#perspective

Prove and Improve

1 min

Every idea is a guess until you prove it. So is every system.

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#frameworks#mindset

Eye, I, Aye

1 min

"Eye": How we see the world. "I": How we see ourselves.

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#mindset#perspective

Impermanence and Legacy

1 min

Everything and everyone we love will either be taken away from us someday, or we will be taken away from them.

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#legacy#perspective

Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

1 min

You can get there two ways, so It happens to everyone. You can choose to push yourself out of your comfort zone in order to reach the things you desire.

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#growth#mindset

Average, Good, Great and Evil

1 min

A framework for understanding how passion and positive focus combine to shape outcomes.

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#frameworks#mindset

What I Am Doing Now

1 min

Creating awesome digital assets and lead generation funnels at Awesome Digital Marketing Growing my startup Mastermind Manager.

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#now

The Inverted Bell Curve of Learning

1 min

The novice knows there is much to learn. The competent thinks there is little to learn.

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#frameworks#growth

Do Your Job

2 min

The New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI in record setting fashion. I've never been a Pats fan, but I have tremendous respect for them.

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#discipline#mindset#metaphor

Models, Mentors, Managers and Masterminds

4 min

The people in our lives shape who we become, therefore we should choose those people as carefully as we can.

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#masterminds#frameworks#growth

The Symphony of Life

1 min

Some people write music. Some people play an instrument.

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#metaphor#perspective

Maturity

1 min

Being mature doesn't just mean that you're grown up. Being mature is a mindset.

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#mindset#growth

Why I love going to the gym

2 min

I love going to the gym late at night. I go to 24-Hour Fitness, so I can go any time, but late at night there are no crowds and no waiting.

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#discipline#growth

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast

1 min

Last weekend I watched Alice In Wonderland in 3D, another masterpiece by Tim Burton.

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#mindset#metaphor

Where Will They Find the Time?

3 min

Directv has a new moto. "It will change your life".

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#creativity#perspective

How To Get Motivated - 5 Tips That Work

2 min

1. Focus on the benefits.

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#motivation#discipline

Perspective

2 min

I don't fly much, but when I do I prefer to sit by the window. I know many people would rather sit by the aisle because they get a little more shoulder room ...

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#perspective#mindset

The Anti Cleaners

1 min

How can it be that my children know exactly how to make the biggest mess possible at any given time?!

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#parenting#metaphor