The art of Kintsugi is repairing broken objects with gold to highlight the “scars” and show that when an object suffers damage, it becomes more beautiful. At Elite, we believe that we can turn that pain into purpose. We can use the pain to launch ourselves into the next stratosphere of our impact. I can […]
Happy Thanksgiving 🙂 To express my gratitude to you, my high-performance tribe, I’ve got a VERY special announcement for you today… As you know, I’ve been working on mindset for over 15 years. Earlier this year, I was asked to write a chapter for the book, Winning Mindset: Elite Strategies for Peak Performance, and I’m […]
Being courageous does not mean that you have no fear, it means that you are making a conscious decision to confront (and overcome) it. In life, fear is inevitable. It’s an emotion that, for centuries, has been essential for our survival. Our minds have been programmed to move away from things that can harm […]
Do you want to reignite your energy and brighten your mindset? I know I do – sign me up! One of the quickest ways to get there is by taking time to connect with the things that we care the most about—our passions. Now that my kids are back to school I’ve been actively focused […]
According to Microsoft, 41% of the workforce is planning on changing jobs within the next year. Harvard Business Review has the following statistics from 2021: “According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4 million Americans quit their jobs in July 2021. Resignations peaked in April and have remained abnormally high for the last several […]
When it comes to staying at your best on a consistent basis, my first talking point is that you have to be prepared for the days where you don’t feel motivated at all. A lot of people think that the best of the best have to be consistently motivated to get up and do what […]
It doesn’t feel like we’re getting that much hoped for victory day. The past few weeks I’ve struggled with feeling emotionally flat. It’s tiring to go on without any clarity about when life will return to normal (whatever that means now). Fall is also here. That usually means a fresh start but after 18 months […]
What legacy do you want to leave on the world? It’s a question that we ask the leaders that we interview on the Leadership Launchpad Project and the answers vary from being the best parent for their family to changing the world. What about both? This week’s leader, Jenna Mehnert Baker, has spent her entire […]
As many of us go back to work, and kids head back to school, it is understandable to feel a bit lost. After all, the pandemic created a laundry list of new “what” for us to manage: Home-schooling, job loss, job changes, working from home, isolation from family & friends, caring for loved ones, and […]
If you’re anything like me, growing up watching superhero movies and idolizing heroic figures like Superman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, etc. etc… I’m sure you grew up with a very clear image of what courage looked like. To me, courage meant putting yourself at risk in some way to do the right thing. What ‘putting […]
As high performers we need courage as a mental resource to act even when an outcome feels uncertain, risky or scary. Many of us struggle with overcoming self-doubt and anxiety to access courage because it isn’t easy to share the messy version of ourselves. We fear emotional exposure. It feels too vulnerable to take a […]
“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.” – Warren Bennis Who are you? What makes you uniquely special? Answering these questions is just the start of your leadership journey; a journey that may change your life like it changed mine. On this week’s Leadership Launchpad […]
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