Don’t rally around being busy; rally around doing what is most important in the present.

“Instead of trying to accomplish it all – and all at once – and flaring out, the Essentialist starts small and celebrates progress.”

-Greg McKeown, Essentialism

"Essentialists accept the reality that we can never fully anticipate or prepare for every scenario or eventuality; the future is simply too unpredictable."

-Greg McKeown, Essentialism

If we carry that same level of discernment into our professional lives, we will experience how less (but more thinking) is one of the most important things we could do as a leader.

We talk about leadership as a responsibility to grow the lives of other people; it is furthermore your responsibility to grow the business. And if you are not motivated enough to do that, you need to move yourself out of the leadership role and put someone in that position who is willing and able to do that.

3 ways to exercise self-control during chaos

Three different types of work days you need to build into your weekly schedule.

A challenge could be an opportunity that forces you to reset, or to change directions, or to ante-up and go “all in.”

But the reality of it is that when someone achieves mastery, they are living out their life’s purpose and are doing the work God has given them the unique gifts to do.

You can’t just use your time more wisely to produce 10x more productivity. You actually have to stop doing what you are doing today and do something new to reach that level of achievement.

What are the three or four values that drive your organization? Be super clear to your team about those core values. Make them memorable. Talk about them all the time. Let those be your guiding values to propel your culture to the next level.

Most of us often do not make the decision of what we are going to focus on consciously. And yet, what we choose to focus on is the most important decision we can make!

"No Feedback = No Productivity"

Don’t grip life too tight. You’ll get whiplash if you live life that way. Hold life with an open hand and seek to enjoy the moment you are in.

Important work goes first.

The one real hurdle to scaling your company and growing rich is TIME, and that how you use your free time will make or break your success.

It is important to be thoughtful about how you will position your future self financially.

Resistance is real.

How can we overcome it with goal planning and affirmations?

Acting like a pro can be whittled down to three key things: excellence, removing personal feelings, and sheer relentlessness.