The more extraordinary skill isn't in making something great out of the best resources available, it's making something good out of the worst.
Genuine impact
Just genuinely impact whatever room you find yourself in each day. Focus small, be genuine and give your best. That's the best way to progress. That's how you change the world.
Candle
Never let how you treat people correlate with how much you like them, that says a whole lot more about you than it does about the other party. "A candle loses nothing by lighting another." - Scott McGee Just be a candle.
Show them
The best thing we can do is to lead by example. Not to harp or lecture or judge. Just act. Act in the way that we believe is right. Show them our strengths and weaknesses; our fears and vulnerabilties. Show them how we overcome and move forward. Show them how we don't sometimes. Show them... Continue Reading →
Individual Sacrifice
Communities don't function without individual sacrifice. It doesn't matter what that sentence gets related to, it's true. If you don't sacrifice for your community, then you are hoping someone else will. Luckily, for the most part, we still live in a society where there are more people willing to sacrifice than not. If that scale... Continue Reading →
Plant a tree
Playing the long game is less about just aiming for something in the future and more about focusing small and making the right decisions over and over again for a long period of time. You have to know who you are and what you stand for so that you can act on that every day.... Continue Reading →
Wild or die: an ode to the wilderness
The world can be suffocating, but the wild can grant breath. Give me wilderness, or give me death.
Service
To be of service is the ultimate version of being human. Service to ourselves, Our friends and family, Our team mates, Our community. It doesn't have to be big, just serve where you can, when you can.
Don’t procrastinate
Procrastination is one of the biggest killers of growth. As I look back through some of my old journals today, my procrastination sticks out as one of my biggest blocks to success. When you feel stuck, act. Just one little action can start the climb up the mountain. It flat out can not be climbed... Continue Reading →
Team mate
There is usually two different types of team mates: Those that try to impact the win, create culture, bring people up, lead by example, and give more than they take every day. And there's those that sit back and hope someone else does all of the above. You will spend time in your life as... Continue Reading →
