Retired navy seal commander Jocko Willink has one word to sum up all things… Good Good is the only answer to all that happens to us. It is the only way to respond…. For him and his team good means – You accomplished the mission – good we can celebrate and plan the next one. You missed a target – good, now you know what skillsets you need to work on. You failed – good, you learned. We need to look at the ‘good’ too. Got the deal - good now focus on being your best for the client Over slept - good now you can create a system to not let that happen again Lost a client - good now you can focus on the skills and lessons to get stronger for the next one ( and there will always be a next one) Hit

For many of us, our goal for each week, each day is to be our best. So I have a question for you…. Who are you when you are at your BEST? Are you: Energized Purposeful Inspiring Authentic Pro-Active Kind Funny…. This week take inventory and time to really define who the best version of you is. Write it down and look at it every morning before you start your day, and ask yourself – ‘Am I prepared to be this person today?” If your goal is truly to be your best, you better know, and more importantly commit, to being that person each and every day. This week – be your best you!

I read a quote this weekend : “if your ship isn’t coming in swim out to it” I love it! So often we dream about the life and success we want .... and then we wait. We wait for the right time, people to help us or perhaps the clients to come around. Sometimes they do... by most often that right time or moment is something we need to go and grab. Being patient is important - we want to prepare so we are ready. However we don't want to be too patient that we don't take chances and miss an opportunity. Making things happen is not about being aggressive, but more about being open to opportunity. There are wonderful things out there for us - and sometimes they are right in front of us. We just hav

Some believe that to fail is bad, shameful and should be avoided at all cost. Well I disagree. Here are a few examples of failures that made good to keep you inspired to keep failing and never quit. 1. J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter novels was waitressing and on public assistance when she was writing the first installment of what would become one of the best selling series in history. The book was rejected by a dozen publishers. The only reason it got published at all was because the CEO's eight year old daughter begged him to publish it. “Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.” - J.K. Rowling Now, if that isn't a great Zen line, I don't know what is!

Arnold Schwarzenegger is seen by most as quite an accomplished man. Coming from Austria at a young age with nothing and turning himself into a household name, marrying a Kennedy and becoming governor of California – he embodies the ideals of success and determination. Many would call him a ‘self-made man’ – he came from nothing and became something pretty big. However if you ask him, he says just the opposite. Arnold does not see himself as a self-made man because he isn’t – none of us are. He became the person he is today by the help, support and love of his family, mentors, and coaches; people who saw his passion and believed in him. He is who he is because of the people around him. As