Mindset Monday

Failure is only as real as you make it. That’s not some corny line; it’s a fact. You can choose to see failure or choose to see feedback. When you choose feedback, failure isn’t even an option.

Do you ever just have crappy days? If you do, I bet it comes back to one of five things that you either skipped or didn’t get enough of. I call these my MEDSS. We all need to take them, because when you get the right dose, every day is a great one.

We all fall down sometimes, get into a mood or a creative drought. When things start to slow down, what is the fuel that gets you fired back up?

Most of the time, questions are just questions. You ask them when you want answers. But sometimes the way you choose to ask yourself a question is the answer itself. Could changing the tone of your questions change your life? It’s up to you.

What good has fear ever brought into your life? Fear holds us back from doing the things we love, the things we were born to do. Whenever I face a potentially frightening situation, I ask myself three questions. You should too.

Where does certainty come from? It’s not from the road you haven’t yet traveled. Certainty comes from where you’ve been and how you’re thinking, right now. You’re stronger than you were, because at some point you decided to embrace the…

What are the most important things that you can do to create your own success? I used to ask my mentors this question over and over again, and the answer was always the same. And guess what? It works.

It’s still the beginning of Q2, still the time to look back at your Q1 and make strategies. If you keep doing the same thing over and over again, you’re going to keep getting the same results. So, take a look at your playbook. What does your…

True leaders don’t just happen. Being a leader comes from your character, your personal psychology, the rules you live your life by. It starts in your mind and translates to the world. I’ll tell you my rules, but one size doesn’t fit all. I…