Author: Mike Schott

Am I enough? Am I good enough?  The answers that I have told myself to those two tricky questions is the script I am trying to flip.  My ego and conditioning has told me all my life that the answer to these questions are no.  It has not necessarily been a bad thing as it … Continue reading Day 178: Begin to believe…

We can all agree that everyone in our life values when we are showing up our best.  The million-dollar question in how do we consistently produce the high-quality presence that the world needs from us? Let’s start with writing out our dream state for our own presence.  For me its freedom from my mind and … Continue reading Day 177: Presence…

What is the melody line of building intuition?  Reps.  Chester outlined a Mothers reps. How did BK build his? Driving the streets, speaking with people from all walks of life, studying micro and macro trends, testing and iterating for 20 years and voila Gravity sprouts. Reps. How has Tom Brady become one of the greatest … Continue reading Day 176: Intuition…

I just finished up a nine hour offsite being with a team that’s led by a leader who embodies the definition of one who can be with and be the man.   He listens with an open mind and heart in a way I have rarely seen in rooms such as this. He empowers his … Continue reading Day 175: Be with and be the man…

Identity is one tricky beast isn’t it?   I had a powerful practice with a team this morning that is struggling with their identity as a team. They are managing through a “divorce” of a legacy product they put their whole heart behind to fully focus on a fresh bigger, bolder vision.   They identified … Continue reading Day 174: Genuine objectivity…

Truer not tougher is magic.  I believe people, including me, have struggled to hit people with hard truth in the moment because they bifurcate the decision to do so into two categories. Am I just being tough for tough sake? If so, why am I taking that path?Is the conversation tough because you truly believe … Continue reading Day 173: Truer…

It's Monday morning. A fresh week to win. Or is it? Look at your calendar for the next 7 days.  Look at everything you and others put on your plate for the week ahead. Take a minute and analyze, how many of these meetings/activities/to-do items are playing to your version of Messi’s left foot?  Are … Continue reading Day 172: Messi strong…

I remember the first time I took strengths finders and it spit out a term that resonated perfectly with how I wanted to spend my life: activator. I had never heard this term before but it now anchors my OPUS and is the strength I lean into above any other.   Activating people and ideas … Continue reading Day 171: Stronger…