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My melody line from some time with fellow builders this morning: Build a deeper worldview before you need it. Shallow works when it's 70 and sunny. Storms will come, however, so prepare now. If you want to be better prepared for deeper waters, read and apply this writing from an OG builder: https://builttolead.com/2013/02/20/the-security-of-deeper-waters/

Today our last exercise was to complete 66 burpees in a little over 7 minutes. I was torched. Offered Peej to count (he’s 49) and we would do his age instead of mine. Knock seventeen off, you know. Thirty burps in, Blondie announces we’re doing all 66. Had shoot in his eyes. So. We. Did. … Continue reading Together…

Leaders are not graded on how much they know. Leaders are remembered for how much their teams learn. Teach. Teach. Teach. Make it sticky. Keep it stupid simple. Humans have a hard time hearing. Remember, you're gonna grow tired of repeating the dream well before they catch it. Be a broken, damn record. Focus here, … Continue reading Teach…

The root word for intuition is a Latin word, intuitio or intueri, meaning “to look at.” Vision, in other words. Intuition and vision are etymologically linked. Most leaders rely on their intuition when it comes to the next step in their vision, when they're deciding where to go next. Many leaders, when asked to describe … Continue reading Intuition

Client practice this week. Dude told me he hoped he could make x, y, and z happen. Stopped him immediately. With that mindset it's never gonna happen, I told him. Asked him if he knew who Kit Carson was. He did not. Told him Kit's story. Thought and action were one and the same to … Continue reading Hope so…

Writing is a skill, just like any other. There are different ways to hone that skill and different ways to use the tool of writing. One of my clients is learning to write in a whole new way -  he's learning to write purely for himself. Not for how it'll be perceived, or what he's … Continue reading Writing

Yesterday, Littlest, Slo, and Jmo joined Peej, Blondie, and me for some core work in the early morning. It was solid work. 9:09 Peej, Blondie, and I departed for a 27 mile ride in 35 degree sunshine. Was epic. First ride of the year. Peej is 49 and a stud cyclist. He pulled Blondie and … Continue reading Make it a great ride…

These are the defining attributes of PA (productive action).  Trying to be more vocal on the field aint it.  Trying to lose weight? Nope. That aint it.  7 lbs lighter in four weeks? Good start. Break it down. Down two pounds this week. Down another two next week. Down two more the week after and … Continue reading Specific, concrete, and actionable…