• The Hidden Cost of Always Chasing the Next Goal

    What happens when your greatest strength becomes the one thing preventing you from enjoying your success? Entrepreneurs are wired differently. We set ambitious goals, push through obstacles, and accomplish things
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  • The Day 10 Client Wasn’t Delusional. He Was Early.

    Around 2011, Konstantin Tsybulko and his team had a name for a certain kind of client. The “Day 10 client.” It was the founder who looked at a project plan,
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  • Sometimes Growth Means Doing Less

    There’s a moment in my latest conversation with Gene McCarthy that stuck with me. Gene was leading the Michael Jordan Brand for Nike when he made a recommendation that sounds
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  • Your Business Can’t Outscale Your Leadership

    There comes a point in almost every growing business when working harder stops being the answer. The founder is still involved in every major decision. The team is waiting for
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  • The Biggest Decisions Don’t Always Happen in a Conference Room

    We’re conditioned to think important business decisions happen around a table. Strategy meetings. Boardrooms. Offsites. Presentations. Spreadsheets. But some of the most honest conversations I’ve ever had with entrepreneurs didn’t
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  • Sometimes the Most Productive Thing You Can Do Is Stop

    We spend a lot of time talking about discipline. Push harder. Stay consistent. Keep showing up. Do the work when you don’t feel like doing the work. I believe in
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  • The Strongest Athlete Doesn’t Always Win 

    One of the biggest misconceptions about endurance sports is that the strongest athlete always wins.  Strength matters. But over a long enough distance, strength alone is rarely enough.  The athlete who
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  • Should You Listen to the Voice Telling You to Stop? 

    During any serious endurance challenge, a voice eventually appears.  It tells you that you’ve done enough.  That stopping would be reasonable.  That continuing is too uncomfortable, too difficult, or simply not worth
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  • What Endurance Taught Me About Success

    For years, I thought of business and endurance sports as two different parts of my life.  They’re not.  The discipline that helped me build and eventually sell a company is the same discipline
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  • The Questions That Changed My Business

    Over the years, I've learned something interesting. The biggest breakthroughs in my business rarely came from finding the right answers. They came from asking better questions. As founders, we're expected
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