Author: Mike Schott

Slow down, be with.  Easy to say, hard to do. Our attention is our most valuable asset, which is why everything in our life is fighting for it.  As a small example, think deeply about the companies, apps, and products you consume the most.  Are they also where you spend a material amount of your … Continue reading Day 168: Attention is attractive…

I was with a client this morning who is trying to break a habit of half stepping. What is half stepping? Not putting your full weight behind a deep insight and conviction for where he and his team must go. Why do humans half step? Holding tension of others is part of the answer. As … Continue reading Day 167: Pass the tension

I have a strong worldview that life should be a consistent series of short to middle term experiments with limited downside until you find your match.  Then when you have deep conviction around something that’s a match for you, model the great investors and put your money where your match is. The greatest returns in … Continue reading Day 166: Match…

Well ladies and gentlemen, it is the start of a NEW essential: Build your knowledge of self.  After reflecting on today’s writing, I can’t think of a better time to share the origin of the name Jiggles. About 5 years ago when I was starting to really eat up BTL practice, there was quite the … Continue reading Day 165: My labeling of me…

I woke up this morning in a bad place.  I was emotionally hurting and slightly depressed.  Good news is I have been here before and have built out a playbook for moments like this. It’s my top unified strategy that I come back to every day, especially days like today. Highest order first. That’s my … Continue reading Day 164: Mentally strong…

Becoming Built to Lead would be an incomplete book without at least one day reflecting on the beautiful game of golf.  A sport almost anyone can play, enjoy and learn from.  It tests you mentally and physically and builds relationships that last a lifetime. Chester and I have had an epic series of matches together … Continue reading Day 163: Golf and gratitude…

What a day.  Today was filled with many I love facing their chronic pain by actively choosing the acute variety in making progress toward a new normal. This morning, one our band mates shared some heart wrenching chronic pain he’s been facing for years. He stepped into the squared circle that is our Friday morning … Continue reading Day 162: Peace…

It’s so funny how the universe works.  I just left lunch with a rockstar client who just celebrated bringing their second child into the world one week ago today.  During our lunch together we discussed what’s most important to him as a co-owner of a rocket ship business, a family that just grew by a … Continue reading Day 161: Sweat the right stuff…