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”You get a feeling of electricity. Sparks seem to shoot from him.” -Sportswriter Jack Zimmerman writing about Walter Payton (aka “Sweetness”), legendary Chicago Bears running back You will get nothing and go nowhere by half-assing it. Instead, as my good friend Tony Ciccone used to advise when we were kids… “Johnny….Explode into it.” Don’t playContinue reading “Explode Into It”

In addition to the both us being super famous movie stars, Matthew McConaughey and I have one other thing in common…(Okay. He’s the movie star. I was just testing to see if you’re paying attention.) We both have dads who believed in us. In his excellent and engaging book/memoir Greenlights (I highly recommend the audioContinue reading ““Don’t Half-Ass It””

Inspired by a prior post from James Clear’s weekly newsletter (terrific, by the way): A great question to ask yourself when working on habits: “What am I optimizing for?” Or put another way, “Why am I doing this?” If you can’t answer cogently, then why optimize. It’s also a great question to ask yourself repeatedlyContinue reading “Optimizing”

“No.” “Nope.” “Not interested.” “Not for me at this time.” “No, thank you.” If you’re truly passionate about something, then you won’t be able to take “No” for an answer. You’ll either (a) get them to “Yes”, (b) realize it’s not for them, (c) do it on your own. Two core principles that might helpContinue reading ““No””

coherence (noun) from the Latin word – “to stick together” Strive for coherence in your life. Values. Beliefs. Goals. Thoughts. Actions. All consistent. All aligned, Put another way…when what you feel, believe, strive for, think and do are in harmony. The way to true inner peace.

“Your current life is the result of your previous choices. If you want something different, begin to choose differently.” -Joe Tichio Belief leads to decision. Decision leads to outcome. Assuming your belief is strong, if you want a different outcome, then make a new decision.

“You have to believe in yourself, that’s the secret. Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the streets trying to find enough to eat to keep alive, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world. I had to feel that exuberance that comes from utter confidenceContinue reading “You Just Gotta Believe”

“I would turn every minute into an age, nothing would be wasted, every minute would be accounted for.” -Prince Pushkin in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, The Idiot In the above passage, the character, Prince Pushkin, faces death at the scaffold, and wonders what he’d do if he had another chance to live. It was actually inspiredContinue reading “Turn Every Minute Into An Age”

“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.” -Lloyd Dobler (played by John Cusack) in the film Say Anything “ViaContinue reading “Via Negativa”

“Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.” -Zig Ziglar “You can do anything. But not everything.” -David Allen “Think of many things; do only one.” -Portuguese proverb Unlimited potential is exciting. You’re wide open to all possibilities. You feel like you can do anything. But at some point, you have to choose aContinue reading “Unlimited Potential”