Posts Tagged ‘The Limitless Life’
Seek the Mission First: The Miracle on the Hudson Survivor’s Case for Purpose Over Profit
I did not choose my mission. It chose me, on a river, on a Thursday afternoon in January, when I was the last passenger off US Airways Flight 1549. I had spent years building a career in enterprise sales leadership, and none of it prepared me for what I learned standing in that aisle. Five…
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Why Delayed Gratification Builds Leaders Who Perform Under Pressure
I want to tell you something that took me most of my life to fully understand. Every result worth having made me wait for it. Not because the universe was being cruel. Because the waiting was the preparation. Because the season between the intention and the outcome was where the character was being built that…
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What Would You Do in a Crisis? The Leadership Lessons That Prepared Me for the Miracle on the Hudson
What Would I Do? That is the question. Not the one people ask me most often. Not the logistical questions about the water temperature or how long the aircraft was in the air or what it felt like when the engines went silent over New York City. The question people ask themselves when they hear…
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Learn to Love doing the Boring Things- the Flight Plan
Last week, I did something I hadn’t done in more than 30 years: I dedicated an entire day, no social media and email, to mapping out my “flight plan” for 2025, one that will significantly impact many people and help me move toward a 10x expansion of my business. I spent that day immersed in…
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How to Get Your Seat At The Table
When the pandemic hit, almost four years ago, I was at College Station speaking in Texas. The next day, the United States was in lockdown. The speaking industry suddenly went to nothing. There were no speaking engagements and no events. Revenue dried up in an instant. I went from making five figures for speaking on…
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The Mindset of You Can Be More
Many influential people have come into my life and brought me into their circles to mentor me. People often ask me how I have had these opportunities to be around these fantastic individuals. It comes down to one basic principle. Proximity is power. Recently, someone asked me if there was one message that resonated with…
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How One Degree can change your Date with Destiny
As I approached the podium to make my final remarks at our 15th-anniversary celebration, recognizing our first responder, healthcare, military, and Red Cross heroes of the Miracle on the Hudson, I suddenly became very emotional. I had prepared remarks ready to go, but at the last moment, I made an “executive decision” and changed them…
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