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The cornerstone of being your most effective and productive leader is your physical energy and confidence. In this episode I go over the baselines I work with every client on to build their physique, health, and nutrition in order to maximize their effectiveness. We all love advanced plans, but if these basics aren't squared away, those plans will lose effectiveness.

Feeling overwhelmed makes it hard to dig down and accomplish the things we want to in life. We constantly feel like we're on our heels or treading water. On the other hand, overcoming that overwhelm frees up resources and gives us the opportunity to do MORE. In this episode I dig into the step-by-step of how I handle overwhelm with clients, including my TTT Exercise.

Episode 100! I take a look back at my "Three Trips to the Well of Knowledge" throughout the years as well as why I closed my gym and where the future is going.

Most of us grew up on teams - Football, Basketball, Debate, or whatever. We're a tribal species. Yet, in our modern society we often don't have strong teams. Achieving success without a strong team is much harder - but building one doesn't happen by chance. Here's three tips to get your team going behind you.

The ultimate in leadership is self-leadership. Everyone is a leader, at least of themselves, and if you don't lead yourself well then you'll struggle to lead others. In this episode I go through three keys to understanding self-leadership.

I recently hit the 1000 day mark in my outdoor exercise - Rain or shine, snow or clear.

Along the way I've learned more than a few practical lessons, particularly around habit building and how mastering habits can create more freedom and success in your fitness, nutrition, and everyday life.

Goals are common, and methods of achieving them are a dime a dozen, as well. So why don't people succeed in following through with what they set out to do? Often it's their own brain that sells them out. Here I outline a four-step process that I use with my clients (and myself) to break down a goal, get your brain on board, make sure it's heading in the right direction, and help insulate you from Shiny Object Syndrome. Give it a listen and get your achievement on point!

Every year, around now, people make New Year's Resolutions... Or they revel in moral superiority because they don't.

Either way, change doesn't happen.

So why not? Why is change so hard? Lots of reasons, but there's one big, sneaky reason that I bet you haven't thought of... Your goal isn't really your goal.

What?

When you search out the latest tool, trick, gadget, or method to achieve your goal and still miss it, chances are you actually DID achieve something but not what you were going for. Listen and find out what I mean, and give yourself an instant boost in your chance of success.

I have so many conversations with people who start plans with the best of intentions. They follow the plan, they do well, and then something happens. They fall off. Something derails them. Eventually they find another plan or guru and repeat the process. Why does this happen? In the moment, it can be a lot of things. However, at its core... it's all about self-leadership. Here's why.

We know that for longterm change, behaviors have to change. What does that mean, though? What if there was a formula to break that process down into parts, pinpoint exactly where it might need some help, and even to help troubleshoot it if things aren't going as well as you hoped? There is, and I get into it here.

It seems that so many of us forget that, when it comes to goals, setting them is only the first step. You've got to achieve them next! Of course, that can be a lot harder. It's not just because goals are hard. There's some real brain principles involved here that often stand in your way. Here's three quick tips that I use with my clients, including a couple you don't hear talked about much, to short-circuit those brain roadblocks and get you actually achieving what you set out to do.

What to do when you are behind in a goal? I was on a long ruck this weekend and thinking about what to do if I ended up being behind in my goal. If you're like me, then your tendency is to start to rush, skip steps, and often end up failing because of it. Instead, here is a simple system you can use to stay out of the mental and emotional trap of getting behind and becoming worse off.

We've all seen the cartoon of the man riding the donkey with a carrot held out in front of it to entice it forward. We've also all seen someone pushing a donkey or horse to action with at stick. When it comes to both finding a purpose AND getting there, it's important to have the carrot, the stick, AND the donkey.

What is the NUMBER ONE quality you can develop for success - be it fitness, nutrition, business, relationships, or whatever? In this podcast I'm going to dig into the "keystone" quality that goes BEYOND "Discipline Equals Freedom" (all respect to Jocko) and what you really need to cultivate for success when you're on your own two feet.

Living a friction-free life? Is it possible? I don't know. The idea of it is a concept that I teach my clients to help us find and eliminate "friction points" that KEEP us from the flow, ease, and focus of living our fittest, strongest, healthiest, and best lives.

How do you keep from staring at the abyss between you and a new, big goal and quitting... when your brain is DESIGNED to do just that? By future-pacing. This isn't daydreaming, though. There's more to it than that. Here's a "Movie-style" trick to keep you on target, teach your brain to focus on what WILL work versus what won't, and to help you overcome that freeze response.

What are the three states that you'll often go through before you hit success? Remember that your body views all stress as a form of threat. Then remember that your body handles threat in three ways: Flight Freeze Fight We want to get to "Fight" as fast as possible, because it's the only way you're going to win. But the other two options are really tempting, and your body has distinct mindset challenges that get in the way. Why do you sandbag? Why do some situations make you (or others) super angry, when there's been no real affront? What about the "Choke Artist"? Why do those people choke under pressure? Because they are stuck in one of these three mindsets. Here's how to recognize them and break through so you can put your energy into succeeding.