Velocitycast

Some of the household names in sports have achieved success by creating unbreakable contracts with themselves.

Creating a practice of setting rules, and following through, will allow you to make immen…

Life has natural ebbs and flows that we must learn to embrace. I am someone who is chronically impatient, wanting things to happen on my own terms.

Regardless of our desires, some things take time des…

I am guilty of trying to be the best at every activity I start, and then often trying to monetize any activity I'm good at. Internet influencers and entrepreneurs will tell you to have multiple side …

With sensationalist news headlines, it's easy to feel like the world is going to hell in a hand basket. Everything seems grim. Division is at an all-time high, everyone is arguing, and no one seems h…

Environment is everything.

If you have audacious goals, you need to put yourself in communities that support those goals. A positive environment can propel you forward faster than you'd believe.

A nega…

When I find myself in a rut (which happens often), the best thing I can often do is take some small action to build momentum in a positive direction.

While I typically encourage people to start work o…

Starting over can be scary, but I've personally been at the crossroads several times in my career. In this episode, I share 3 key points to improve your likelihood of success when making the transiti…

Many people view the world as zero-sum: the success of others takes away from their ability to be successful. This week, I want to tell you that this is absolutely not true. In fact, maintaining this…

The formula for getting ahead in your career is actually quite simple. If you can be:

- reliable
- pleasant to work with

then you will be given far more opportunities than your peers who are difficult, …

We all know the people in our lives who constantly complain about, well, everything. Opportunities tend to pass these people by because no one wants to be surrounded by that type of negative energy.

T…

This week we discuss a technique created by Dr. Phil Stutz for dealing with situations and people that annoy, anger, or otherwise negatively influence us.

We've all been in a situation where that one …

This week is an introduction to winning teams: how to build them, how to support them, and what goes into maintaining them.

People respond to incentives, and you must make sure that everyone on your t…

I recently tried to launch a startup and, after close to 2 years of work from planning, to hiring, to building, etc. had to shut things down.

While this failure stung, it taught me many lessons about …

Taking time to define the character traits and values that are important to you is a helpful exercise. We often go through life with no clear sense of who we want to be, despite often knowing what we…

Energy is a tangible component of how we feel on a daily basis and how we interact with those around us. This week we discuss the importance of surrounding ourselves with people who give off the righ…

As Sahil Bloom says, we can increase our luck by increasing our "luck surface area" -- this means giving ourselves access to more opportunities based on where we live, who we know, and how prepared w…

Every decision we make costs us a different decision that we could be making. Thinking of things in terms of opportunity cost can be helpful for acting in alignment with our values and our goals.

Matt…

When I was younger, I thought being tough was about physical toughness, violence, and conflict. As I grew older, I realized that I was deficient in emotional intelligence.

After spending time working …

Life is composed of so many small moments that we often miss. If you think back to your greatest memories with those in your life, it's probably the small, seemingly insignificant details that you re…

No one cares about you or what you're doing. I don't say this to be harsh. I say this to inspire you...

...to walk your authentic path, to pursue what interests you, to be unapologetically you.

We ofte…