Division Problem
There is a lot that divides us as Americans.
But one thing unites us more than anything.
The National Anthem.
There is a lot that divides us as Americans.
But one thing unites us more than anything.
The National Anthem.
I am widely considered one of the best rowers at our CrossFit gym.
Maybe it’s the tall frame, a “gear” I could turn on when needed, who knows.
This. Was. Epic!
I completed my first Spartan race last month and it was one of the coolest experiences ever.
Who are the most insanely legit Bada$$ humans in your life?
It’s hard to argue that Chau Mui isn’t one of those in mine.
This year is all about meeting people in real life. “IRL”, as the kids say.
I’ve met so many amazing humans virtually in recent years but my in-person connections were stagnant.
I missed that energy.
I needed to feel it again.
How did a PGA Golf Professional become a Top-performing Sales professional?
→ Help.
I didn’t know it while going through it but humility was my ally. I didn’t know what I didn’t know and was open to learning.
I got laid off.
→ But it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
In 2014, after about 8 months into my first full-time sales role, the company was sold and they decided to close the Raleigh office.
It was the first time I experienced the “gut punch” that comes with being told you are no longer needed.
Larry Hynes single-handedly changed the course of my life.
As a young lad with zero confidence, he pulled me aside one day while leaving public speaking class and said, “Brian, you have great pitch and tone, you should be on the radio someday.”
A “nudge” might be all we need to help push the boulder in our way to the side.
That happened to me during a CrossFit workout recently.
I had taken off several days and could feel that I hadn’t fully gotten my endurance back. This workout was exhausting for me.
With the time cap a few minutes away, I didn’t think I’d finish. I had hit a mental blockade and resigned myself to the fact that it was okay to slow down and coast into the finish.
And then one of my fellow peers stepped in who had already finished.
You won’t become great by learning a skill.
You become great by building an ecosystem that supports that skill.
It can apply to all facets of life.
Just because we’re different doesn’t mean we’re wrong.
Chances are as we are trying to live our best life we’ll be exploring new ideas and it may waiver from what we’re known for.
Keep going.
Surround ourselves with people who when we look in their eyes there is a fire that projects back into our soul.
It may sound hokey but we’ve all experienced it at some point in our lives. There is this energy, this aura, this force that surrounds them. We know it’s different than most people we encounter.
We bring people into our lives for various reasons. As time passes and growth happens there may be people that end up not being appropriate to share our time with anymore.
This month I would be celebrating my 10 year wedding anniversary.
But we didn’t make it much past year 7.
In a strange way, I still celebrate on that day and spend time thinking about the past.