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Passion: Articles that deal with the inner drive that we all need to want to MOVE from where we currently are to where we dream to be.
Preparation: These posts reference articles, books, documentaries, speakers, quotes, and other inspirational and formative ideas that I have found that helped me and the people around me.
Practice: Articles in this category have a heavy sports and performance training lean.
Performance: These articles focus on how you go about your work. From networking to communications to finding a better way to do what you do.
Perseverance: Articles in this category speak to the mechanics that we go through both mentally and physically to stay on track and not get STUCK.
Stop Looking for the Best Job Ever. Build It.
Everyone wants the “best job ever.”
Very few are willing to build one.
Most people chase positions, titles, or environments they believe will finally make their work feel meaningful. When it does not happen fast enough, they grow bitter. When it gets hard, they look for exits. When someone else advances ahead of them, they call it unfair. What they rarely consider is this: the best jobs are not found. They are constructed—slowly, deliberately, and often quietly.
The difference between people who end up fulfilled and those who cycle through disappointment is not talent or intelligence. It is how they approach the work in front of them while they are waiting for the work they want.
Progress does not arrive in big leaps. It shows up through small improvements stacked relentlessly over time. The reality most people refuse to face is that the path they are on today determines where they will be four years from now—whether they like it or not. Those four years are going to pass anyway. The only question is who moves forward while they complain.
This pattern has repeated itself everywhere I have worked. Someone wants to skip steps. They expect acceleration without accumulation. When it does not happen, they quit. Then they try again somewhere else. Then again. Four years later, twenty people who stayed the course are now ahead of them, and the person who once thought they were special is standing in line behind people they never imagined they would have to chase.
That is not bad luck. That is math.
Lead With Enthusiasm and Success Will Follow
In leadership, where vision and strategy often take center stage, one crucial element frequently goes unnoticed—the Gift of Enthusiasm. This powerful trait can transform not only the leader but also the entire team, igniting a fire that propels individuals toward shared goals.