Velocitycast

Final episode of the podcast - thank you so much to everyone who has tuned in and listened over the last 77 weeks.

As I pivot my newsletter to a different subject matter, and as I enter the next seaso…

On the path to accomplishing great things, it's easy to lose sight of everything going well in our life right now. We must learn to be satisfied and grateful without becoming complacent. This fine li…

New research has shown that there is a region in the brain called the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC) which is grown specifically by choosing to do things that we don't want to do. While there ha…

There are countless situations in life where we face a crossroads: we put in the little extra effort to do our best, or we accept the effort we've put in already and move on.

In this episode, we discu…

Reputations take years to build and moments to tarnish. A bad first impression can lead to a negative reputation following you around, even if your interactions with everyone else is positive.

Navigat…

Being intentional about how we spend our time allows us to gain more control over our most previous resource. If we fail to do this, we can find ourselves spinning our wheels in life and moving in a …

If you want to truly be the best at something, if you want to reach the top percentile in any field, you must be willing to make great sacrifices and ignore all other distractions. Thinking you can a…

The concept of a "tribe of mentors" has been discussed by several people, including Tim Ferris who wrote a book of the same name. Traditional mentorship works well for those fortunate enough to estab…

Work, life balance is discussed often now, especially in the wake of the pandemic. Balance is important, and we can't burn the candle at both ends over long periods of time expecting a positive resul…

Explorers of old used to gather crews and garner support from financial backers with a very loose promise of success. The journeys commenced without a specific destination in mind. If you were to get…

Our mental state, and our subconscious thoughts, influence our physical reality more than we may realize. The stories we tell ourselves and the thoughts we have influence our life experiences, for be…

I recently had the pleasure of taking a trip to visit my best friend and his family on the west coast. I had been planning to visit him out there since he moved but, as often happens, life got in the…

Oftentimes when we are pursuing a goal or achievement it seems as if that goal keeps getting further and further away. It can be frustrating to put all our efforts into something, only to see that go…

Just like the assumptions we discussed last week, our background and our experiences shape what we believe we are capable of in the future. We often put ourselves in a box and limit our achievement w…

The way we view the world is influenced by our background, our journey, our experiences, and the people we interact with regularly. It's easy to lose sight of the fact that our opinions and perspecti…

I believe that adaptability is one of the most useful skills we can cultivate and develop as human beings. No matter how much we prepare and plan, life has too many variables for things to go our way…

We've now talked about how to start your 2024 off right when it comes to goals and habits, but one other simple practice has helped me drastically. In our work spaces and our homes, we naturally accu…

As we embark on the new year, there are three practices that will aid you in achieving your goals and resolutions. Each of these is something I've incorporated in my own life and in my clients' lives…

I used to (and sometimes still do) get incredibly frustrated by people who just mail it in on a daily basis in life. The people who show up to work mad at the world, not put together, who couldn't ca…

I recently shared a story in my newsletter about an interaction I had with one of my closest friends in college. I asked him how his day was going and his response floored me:

"I only have good days a…