The Missing Link to Personal Mastery
Clarity precedes mastery. The more clear you can get on what you want to create in life, the more focused you will be in your daily behaviors.
OAD – Obsessive Attention to Detail
According to the definition, "Meticulosity" means "an extreme attention to detail." Now I know we should do nothing to an extreme (Chinese wisdom tells us that "the bow too tightly strung is easily broken"). But I like the idea of having a masterful devotion around the details-both while we work and while we live. I’ve […]
Why So Few People Are Iconic
Today's insight for A-Players: without relentless optimization you're on the path to irrelevance. If you’re in business, the groovy days are gone and only the fittest will survive. You absolutely need to shed excess expenses, seek out operational efficiencies and rework your shop so that you deliver astonishing value in a market where your competition […]
Shift from Superficiality to Granularity
Most people in business are very superficial. Because we live in a world where everything seems easy, everything is so accessible, so the majority of society accepts taking a light-hearted approach in business, with the products they produce, the service they deliver, with their health, with their education, and with their relationships. But the best […]
Your Phone is Costing You Your Fortune
You can play with your phone all day, or you can change the world. You don’t get to do both. I love technology. Many of my most adored clients are tech giants like Microsoft and Satyam Computers. But it must be our servant – not our master. We must apply technology to advance our […]
One Method to Fuel Your Longevity
I've been reading a fair amount of research on longevity and on the scientific quest for immortality. Here's one little-known fact that I wanted to share with you today, in the being helpful to your agelessness… Your social orbit matters. Be with people who inspire [and rejuvenate] you. Your longevity depends on it.
The Primary Relationship of Personal Heroism
Often, we are our greatest abusers. And when we increase the caring of our selves, we begin to sense the secret glory that rests at our base. And come to know all that we truly are. As you love yourself more, you’ll grow intimacy with your natural genius, discover your truest powers and honor your […]
The Mentality of Mastery
Be deep vs. be light. World-class lives in a fanatical devotion to perfection on the tiny details. At a hotel I visited, they de-seeded the lemon wedges. Dial in your craft.
1 Nightly Ritual to Stay Ultra-Inspired
Part of my passionately-held and emotionally-charged personal mission is to share the mindsets, practices and behaviors that those playing at BIW (Best in World) run so you can do your finest work and carve out a life that truly matters. In today’s episode, I want to share 1 of the rituals I’ve personally used to […]
Potential Unexpressed Turns to Pain
You are born into genius, but have you resigned yourself to mediocrity? The instant we drop our excuses is the moment we enjoy freedom from pain, because potential unexpressed and dreams left undone are what cause the regret that powers all suffering.