UPWIRE®: Unlocking Your True Potential

The brain loves plans and planning.  The problem is that, while these plans may be inspiring, they never amount to much.

Exceptional leaders and teams understand how to turn exceptional plans into re…

The brain is endlessly attracted to distractions and the "next big thing." Add in the constant worry of time, and you have the perfect recipe for missing out on what matters most in our lives. 

In th…

The brain is largely confounded by time.  And as a result, our lives slip into "keeping time" rather than living life to the fullest.

In this episode of UPWIRE, we'll learn how to turn time into an a…

With the right momentum on their side, exceptional leaders and teams can accomplish "miracles".

In this episode of UPWIRE, we'll look at how to move beyond the brain's tendency to defer and delay by …

Our brains have a lightening-fast reactivity to negativity.  We're drawn to the negative and the "blame game" mostly due to the ancient wiring in our brains. 

The good news is we can quickly overcome…

Our brains are wired for distraction and not for paying attention.  Distraction is just our brains having their way with us, leading us away from achieving our goals and creating the life we want.

Th…

Think about your future.  Do you want the future you deliberately create or the one that happens to you?  Although it doesn't want to help, you need your brain's help to create your best possible fut…

The key to UPWIRING your brain is learning, especially when the learning is new, effortful and successful.  But how do we commit to practicing the right kind of learning?

In this episode of UPWIRE, I…

Every day, many thousands of new cells are created in your brain.  Some die quickly, while others contribute to better thinking, decision-making, and enabling the life you want.

In this podcast, we'l…

The brain is built with an immense untapped capacity to grow, but is hardwired to play small and clutch past habits and old routines.

In this podcast, we'll explore a range of new ways to UPWIRE thes…

The brain is capable of rising but is hard-wired to glide and fall.  Being “in the climb” requires one of the simplest yet most powerful skill sets.  

In this podcast, we'll examine how to UPWIRE you…

The brain often mistakes effort and motion for progress, tricking us into thinking we're getting somewhere.

In this 2-Minute Friday episode of UPWIRE, we'll learn how to Build More and Run Less.

By nature, the brain waits, seeking perfect in every aspect of our lives.  But no matter how skilled or diligent we get at seeking perfect, perfect never happens.

Exceptional leaders and teams know t…

Exceptional leaders and teams make it look easy to demonstrate courage.  It is not.  It is a choice to be made again and again every day from the depths of the human heart and spirit. 

How much does …

"Our patterns are our prisons." My grandfather was keenly aware of the human brain's preference to play small rather than rise to meet our expectations and true abilities.

In this podcast, we'll take…

The human brain easily notices and magnifies the smallest perceived negative, while missing genuine acts of ingenuity, kindness, and breakthroughs.

In this podcast, we'll take a look at a simple perf…

Left on its own, the brain is hard-wired to drift away from trust, preferring to focus on fear, worry, doubt and distance.

In this podcast, we'll take a look at how exceptional leaders and teams dare…

Left to its own natural instincts, the brain is blissfully unaware of its level of engagement with the world and your priorities.

Exceptional leaders and teams understand the risk of this non-peak-en…

The human brain imagines it has a magic crystal ball that can decipher people's motives and intentions and see beneath the surface of life.

But the truth about other people and life is rarely what we…