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Season 8

July 17, 2025

937. The 3 S's Of Decision-Making.

Send us a text Most people aren’t stuck because they made the wrong decision. They’re stuck because they never made any decision at all. In this episode, I’m breaking down how to build momentum in your life by using what I call the 3 S’s of Decision-Making: Speed. Simplicity. Sustainability. If you…
July 16, 2025

936. If You Negotiate With Yourself, You're Dead 😵

Send us a text In this episode, I'm not talking about sales tactics—I'm talking about the hardest sale you’ll ever make: to sell you on you. You’ll learn why the internal “yeah but” conversations are killing your momentum, how emotions—not facts—actually drive your decisions, and why acting before …
July 13, 2025

935. 7 Ways To Make Negotiations Easier.

Send us a text Negotiation isn’t just for sales—it’s a life skill. Whether you’re closing a deal, navigating a tough conversation, or trying to influence the outcome, with the help of Molly Fletcher, this episode gives you the seven mental fuels you need to show up strong. Learn how to reduce the m…
July 9, 2025

934. Do It Yourself Or Get Left Behind

Send us a text How do you build something massive without waiting on anyone? You do it yourself. In this episode, I break down Bernie Marcus’ billion-dollar mindset and why taking action without permission is the only way forward. Support the show 📣Who needs to hear this episode? Please share with …
July 6, 2025

933. What You Tolerate Is What You Become.

Send us a text We talk a lot about habits, but what we don’t talk about enough is tolerance—what you let slide, what you justify, what you slowly start accepting. In this episode, I explore the asymmetry of tolerance—how we unconsciously expand our tolerance for destructive behaviors, while simulta…
July 2, 2025

932. Do You Want To Be Right Or Find What's True?

Send us a text Today, I unpack a powerful idea from Ray Dalio’s Principles: “To be effective, your need to be right must not be more important than your need to find out what’s true.” How often are we more focused on proving ourselves right than actually learning something new? This episode explore…
June 30, 2025

931. Don't Believe Everything You Think — Two Barriers Blocking Your Potential

Send us a text Have you ever felt like you’re stuck but doing everything you know to do? In this episode, I crack open a powerful passage from Principles by Ray Dalio—specifically page 186—and talk about the two hidden barriers that are keeping you from realizing your full potential: your ego and y…
June 24, 2025

930. Why Don't Great Players Make Great Coaches?

Send us a text I've always wondered why some great players struggle to become great coaches—and why good (not great) players, the ones who weren’t always at the top, often turn out to be great coaches. Our personal story, our expectations, and even our success can sometimes get in the way of truly …
June 22, 2025

929. Are You Anchored In Beliefs & Stopped Believing?

Send us a text This is probably one of the most important episodes I’ve ever done. We’re talking about the difference between beliefs and believing, and how clinging to old beliefs might be the very thing holding you back from building what’s next. Beliefs can become traps. They can turn into conde…
June 18, 2025

928. How Do I Understand Truth & The Meaning Of Life?

Send us a text What if the fastest way forward… was to slow down? In this episode, I unpack a quote from Tolstoy that hooked me: “Taking slow, small steps forward without stopping is the best way if you want to understand truth and the meaning of life.” If you’ve been feeling stuck, burned out, or …
June 15, 2025

927. Plant The Seed & Don't Dig It Up.

Send us a text I was reading "Born of This Land" by Chung Ju-Yung, the founder of Hyundai, and one passage stopped me, causing me to whip out my legal pad and really think it through. “When a small idea, the size of a grain of rice, is implanted in my mind, I nurture it until it grows into a major …
June 11, 2025

926. "Hold The Pause." feat. Catherine Brown's "How Good Humans Sell."

Send us a text In this episode, I riff off Catherine Brown’s book How Good Humans Sell and connect it to a powerful point from Mike Weinberg’s conversation with Ahsan Wardak: most salespeople aren’t actually selling—they’re presenting. What separates the pros from the pack? The pause. Pauses aren’t…
June 8, 2025

925. Are You Selling or Just Presenting?

Send us a text Most salespeople aren’t actually selling—they’re presenting. And there’s a big difference. In this episode, I break down a powerful conversation between Mike Weinberg and Ahsan Wardak about why salespeople default to pitching features and benefits instead of solving real problems. We…
June 5, 2025

924. Things follow thoughts.

Send us a text What if the real reason you're stuck isn’t because life is hard, but because you’re reacting to it instead of leading it? In this episode, I break down a powerful line from James Allen’s Book of Meditations: “Things follow thoughts. Alter your thoughts, and things will receive a new …
June 4, 2025

923. Don't be you today.

Send us a text I just finished Andrea Waltz and Richard Fenton's new book, "Go For No (the sequel)." Cassidy, who is fresh out of college, goes to work with her dad selling, and wasn't prepared for the amount of rejection she was facing. Full of doubt, she told her dad, "I don't think I can do this…
June 2, 2025

922. Separation is good. Distance is bad.

Send us a text Recently, I took a week off. I didn't write, read, or work out. The first few days felt good, but the good vibes quickly tarnished. I began to feel purposeless, hopeless, and dark. That is when I realized that separation is a good thing, but too much distance from the things that you…
June 1, 2025

921. If You Are Not Happy With Your Life, You Can Change It In 2 Ways...

Send us a text John Ruskin wrote, "If you are not happy with your life, you can change it in two ways: change the conditions in which you live or (I say, and.) change your inner spiritual state. The first you cannot always change, but the second one you can." Happiness is a direction, NOT a destina…
May 28, 2025

920. Why You Need (Productive) Tension In Your Life.

Send us a text Let's get it. Today, I unpack the hidden value of productive tension—why it’s not something to avoid but something to embrace if you want real growth. After taking a short break and feeling an unexpected sense of emptiness, I realized that peace isn’t always the absence of tension… I…
May 25, 2025

919. Patience Is The Long Game That Pays Off (Literally)

Send us a text We all say we want success, growth, and impact, but very few of us are willing to wait for them. In this episode, I unpack a short but powerful chapter from Gary Vaynerchuk’s book 12 1/2—the chapter on patience. It’s only four pages long, but it hits like a sledgehammer. Because pati…
May 17, 2025

918. Same Shift, Different Day.

Send us a text Have you ever asked someone how they are doing and they respond by saying, "Same shit, different day." You might feel like you're working the same job, walking into the same rooms, dealing with the same people and problems. But what if you started to see new opportunities within thos…
May 13, 2025

917. Be Better On The 10th Day - feat Cameron Hanes "Undeniable"

Send us a text How many times have you quit 3 days into something new? How many times have you broken your 7 day streak and said screw it! How far did you get into your 90-day commitment? Yep, me too. Foresight is forever. Hindsight is laced with regret. How about 10 days? You can do anything for 1…
May 12, 2025

916: The ONE Question That Will Make Your Future Easier.

Send us a text Today, I am rocking out of Shane Parrish's Book, "Clear Thinking." (We all need clearer thinking :) He made a statement that set the course for this episode, "There's ALWAYS something you can do TODAY to make your future easier." What can you do? Click play to learn how. Let's get it…
May 5, 2025

915. The Hidden Risk of Being Too Efficient

Send us a text Have you ever stop to think that maybe you’re too efficient? That the very thing you’ve perfected is now holding you back? In this episode, I explain the difference between efficiency and adaptability and why y...
April 30, 2025

914. Are Your Story-telling Or Story-selling?

Send us a text Today, I am rocking out of Bryan Eisenberg's new book, "I Think I Swallowed An Elephant," and it is about storytelling vs. story-selling. We are wired to tell stories. The question is, what kind of story are yo...