We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training. – Archilocus This is why we train, prepare and maintain our base.  Our ability to prevail does not depend on superpowers, it comes from the behaviors and habits that help us when faced with critical situations. Whether we…

We move forward within chaos.  We tear down the old while building the new, and must learn to survive the dust and debris created in the process.  We move through fits and pauses, and get frustrated when we hit plateaus, however temporary.  Growth often looks like confusion before it looks like clarity, and we prefer…

Your inner power begins with a made bed. It’s not about the bed, it’s the discipline of making it.   Making it yourself, every day. You, taking the initiative, however small, builds the mindset for larger achievement. No shortcuts, no delegation — you made the bed, you own the day.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration. – James Allen The circumstances, relationships, and opportunities you experience flow directly from the thoughts you’ve nurtured and the desires you’ve invested in over time.  They are the currency of your desires. If you want more, or perhaps better, it…

Ernest Hemingway’s early drafts of what became acclaimed works began with a simple pen and tablet; often sitting in a café or in a small apartment.  The studio came much later.  Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address on stationery he borrowed while traveling. We fear we are not ready, when in fact full readiness is…

Difficulty isn’t in the way, it is the way. We adapt to challenges.   Otherwise, we don’t adapt, we fail to evolve.  We miss the opportunities hidden within difficulty, and smother under a blanket of safety. Avoiding difficulty is not finding safety, it is nurturing self-limitation.