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Good morning all and happy Monday!  I am sorry to start the morning by cursing at you, but I wanted to go a little out of the box today.  This quote is from Dutch adventurer, scientist, endurance athlete and contrarian Wim Hof.  Wim’s nickname is “the iceman,” because many of his feats revolve around coldContinue reading “Breathe!”

Happy Memorial Day Monday!  I hope you are having a great holiday weekend.  Today’s quote is a simple yet powerful thought from Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.  The idea is pretty clear: if you want to create or do anything interesting, new, or out of the box, you need to prepare yourself to face criticsContinue reading “Go Make A Ruckus”

Hi everybody, Happy Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend.  While I was away, I managed to find  time to read a really interesting book.  Nothing like a 6 hour flight to Los Angeles to provide for a little reading time!  The book was called The One Thing – The Surprisingly Simple Truth BehindContinue reading “The Most Important Thing”

Today’s quote comes from recent NY Yankee history.  As the story goes, 37-year-old Yankee legend Don Mattingly was finishing a workout with a first year rookie you might have heard of: Derek Jeter.  They finished their workout in the farthest practice field in the late afternoon.  There were no fans or teammates within site, andContinue reading “Run It In”

Happy Monday!  What better way to start the week than with some words of wisdom on confidence from Joe Namath.   Confidence is truly the secret ingredient that allows great things to happen.  Without confidence and belief in yourself there is really no way to achieve your goals in business or in life. As leaders, confidenceContinue reading “Confidence”

Get Started!  It’s pretty obvious, but without action there is no achievement.  If you want something to happen, you have to put in the work to make it happen.  The problem is, it’s often really hard to get started.  It is super easy to convince ourselves that a task is too hard or too dauntingContinue reading “Chip Away”

Good morning everyone, Happy Monday!  This week, I wanted to talk about the value of asking questions.  Asking good questions is a hugely important skill for a leader.  The job of being a leader involves making a lot of decisions. Asking questions will allow an effective leader to come up with good answers to theContinue reading “Ask Questions”

This week’s Monday motivation comes from Gabby Reece.  “Go First.”  Not much of a quote, but a pretty cool concept.  If you don’t know who Gabby Reece is, you should.  She is former professional beach volleyball player, model & TV personality.  She is married to legendary big wave surfer Laird Hamilton.  Together, they are 2Continue reading ““Go First” -Gabby Reece”