I Am An Athlete The competitive mindset that is a separator in business & life I am an athlete. Not because I can run a sub-six-minute mile or bench press 300 pounds. Not because my vertical jump is impressive or my hand-eye coordination is elite. I'm an athlete because of what sports taught me about showing up when it's hard, processing failure in real time, and competing--always. I've gone through a few different evolutions of this athlete identity. The first came after my last high school...
8 months ago • 6 min read
The Daily Reckoning Nobody cares. Luck you. No one is watching. No one owes you anything. Honesty, nobody cares. These truths are uncomfortable bedfellows, but they're also liberating as hell. I've spent years in organizations where people talked about what they "deserved" – the promotion they were owed, the recognition they had coming, the success that was rightfully theirs. But here's what I learned in clubhouses, boardrooms, and everything in between: the scoreboard doesn't care about your...
9 months ago • 4 min read
Leadership Fitness: Why Your Brain Needs a Gym Membership The uncomfortable truth about staying sharp when no one is watching. A CEO that hasn't read a book in 5 years and spends no time on personal development. "I'm too busy running the company. Besides, I've been leading teams for fifteen years—I've got this figured out." The former professional athlete that stops working out after retirement because "I was in shape for twenty years and I'm sick of being so disciplined all the time. I've...
10 months ago • 3 min read
no one is watching We Would Have Taken This on Monday Morning A week ago today, Rory McIlroy won the Masters and completed a career Grand Slam. If you're a golf fan or follow sports at all, you've likely seen the footage of the missed putt on 18, the subsequent playoff hole, and the post-match interview. After winning, McIlroy was as emotional as I've ever seen a golfer, clearly overwhelmed by the moment. He had tried to win the Masters 16 times before coming through this year. He had been...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read