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 →
Embrace the work
The hard work will come. It doesn't care when, where, or how. It doesn't care how you feel or what is happening in your life currently. It will come. Some of the hard work will be of your choosing; parenthood, discipline, career, sports, challenging oneself etc. Most of it will be involuntary. The more voluntary... Continue Reading →
Everything you’ve got
Every so often you need to pick something and give it absolutely everything you've got. Nothing left in the tank type stuff. Lion Mind stuff. Growth comes quickly from these transformational experiences.
Expectation can be a curse
It takes you out the moment and cheapens it by ceasing presence. You can fall in to the trap by expecting a result from your effort, when all you are entitled to is your effort. The rest isn't up to you.
Waste
It's not so much that life is short, but that we waste most of it if we aren't careful. Moments are what life is about and there are no ordinary ones. Pay close attention to as many of them as possible.
Build or destroy
Culture is built by givers and destroyed by takers. You choose.
Build it
If you are aware enough to notice that which needs to be built, then build it.
Meditations on façade and comparison
A peek behind the curtains of anyone's life would reveal a truth that most wouldn't care to admit; that pretty much no one has it all figured out. We, as humans, have a comparison problem. We are bombarded with comparisons from the minute we wake up to the minute we fall back into our regularly... Continue Reading →
Be Farm Strong
Wake up every day with discipline to do the work that needs doing. The work that most people won't do, or understand. The work that has to be done whether you want to do it or not. The work that makes a difference. The work that nourishes the world. Farm strong isn't about being a... Continue Reading →
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