Whether you’re highly regarded or “Clueless Joe”, the standard doesn’t change for the performer’s mind. 

Everyone else gets to watch. You have to perform. 

What gives energy to your efforts?

Why the best performers don’t compete to prove themselves.

We have more “hustle” than ever, but less meaningful progress

We have more “connection”, but in the midst of a loneliness epidemic

We have more "achievement" but everything feels “empty”, devoid of meaning

Perhaps the beginning of transformational leadership is to develop the confidence to know who you’re not. Then you are free to move about who you truly are.

Many of us are operating from a biased paradigm that suggests we would rather be miserable than considered a quitter. 

Your commitments say more about you than your goals do.

Commit to eighty percent effort focused towards the twenty percent of the work you believe will have the most impact and don’t be surprised when you find yourself flourishing beyond your wildest dreams.

Is flourishing physically simply about body physique? How much weight you can lift? Your mile time? VO2 Max? Looking strong at the beach?  Or is it much deeper than that? Ultimately if we’re going to flourish, we’ve got to understand that to flourish physically isn’t just about vanity fitness metrics, it is to be physically rested.

You can’t fake flourishing and you certainly can’t fake your way towards it.