One of the greatest limiting factors to doing all of the things we want to do is our personal capacity. No one is immune to this. We are all constrained by the same factors of time, energy, and focus. This is why it’s so important for us to have our priorities straight, so that we don’t neglect the things that are most important to us because we’ve run out of capacity.

How do you know when you’re at capacity? It’s when the idea of taking anything else on seems overwhelming or impossible. When you already have so much that you’re juggling, and things are starting to slip through the cracks because you can’t manage all of your current commitments. Living at capacity or beyond is stressful because you fail to do things with the same amount of quality as you’d like to, and you see the consequences of it.

However, while we do each have a personal capacity, that's not to say we can’t change the extent of it. We absolutely can manage all of our current commitments by doing the same things in less time, with less energy, and with less distraction.

How? 

Efficiency and leverage.

When you do things more efficiently it means you’re putting in less resources to achieve the same output. Every time you get more efficient you accumulate leverage, allowing you to do more with less.

One of the easiest ways to create leverage and efficiencies is by building systems. A system is a routine way of doing things to create a very specific outcome. So if you want to create a better outcome with less effort, a system can help you to achieve that.

Examples include: Systems for decision making so that you can say ‘no’ to things that stretch you too far. Systems of prioritization so that you can manage your time as effectively as possible. Systems of self-care habits so that you can be consistent in doing the things that put you in a peak state. 

In fact, I’d argue that when we’re at capacity it’s just an indicator that we’ve reached the limit of our current systems. Everything in our life runs on systems whether you know what they are or not, and when you upgrade your systems, you upgrade your capacity and start to do more with less.

There’s one, most fundamental system to your self-improvement that you didn’t realize was at capacity, and it’s likely keeping you at a plateau of getting the same results no matter what you try. It could explain why you’re not as consistent with your exercise as you’d like to be, getting more distracted on social media than you’d like to admit, and not having the depth of conversations and connection with others that you desire.

And you can upgrade that system, in just 21 days, by installing the Super Habits System. Click here to learn what the super habits are and master them in just 3 weeks!

I was speaking to a friend of mine, David Williamson, a wonderful southern gentleman who let me in on some regional vernacular. In the South when someone is about to do something, they say they’re “fixin’ to”. For example “I’m fixin’ to go to the grocery store, do you need anything?” or “I don’t have time to talk, I’m fixin’ to leave for work.”

It’s a funny expression and when you take a big personal development step back from it, there’s something we can all learn from it.

How often do we find ourselves saying that we’re “fixin’ to” change different areas of our life? I’m fixin’ to start waking up earlier in the morning and getting a workout in. I’m fixin’ to make my relationships a priority once work dies down. I’m fixin’ to start reading more but right now I’m just so tired at the end of the day.

A form of self-sabotage is procrastination. We literally are being held back from the lives we want to have because we’re delaying ourselves from doing the things we need to do to advance. We’re fixin’ to step up to the next level but our excuses and rationalizations are getting in the way.

There’s a seduction to it too. When we’re fixin’ to, it means that we genuinely believe we’re on the verge of doing it. We want to, we’re about to, we’re fully aware that we’re not doing it yet but we’re not concerned by it because we believe things are very soon going to change.

But as long as you’re “fixin’ to” do something, it means it hasn’t been done yet, and it keeps getting pushed off to tomorrow, next week, next month, or never. And we don’t necessarily see in the moment today how far things can get postponed, and the implications of what that means for our lives.

So let’s fix this “fixin’ to” mindset with imperfect action.

What can you do today to start carving out that new, elevated normal for yourself? Sure you want to start going to the gym multiple times a week - Can you put your first time going on your schedule right now and tell someone that’s what you're doing? You want to start putting more into your relationships, is there a single, small act of kindness or thoughtfulness you can do today that kicks off more to come?

When you do that, you shift the intention to change into real tangible action, and that’s when your life improves in real and tangible ways.

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When I read the book “The One Thing” by Gary Keller and heard about how dominoes work, it absolutely blew me away. Something that many people do for fun is line up a bunch of dominoes, knock over the first one, and watch the momentum build as the energy passes from one domino to the next. It’s a great lesson to see how just one action can lead to a cascade of results.

But in the example I’m referencing, it goes another level. Not only do dominoes cascade, but their energy has the potential to multiply. When knocked over and spaced properly, any given domino has the ability to knock over another domino that is 1.5x its size. This means that a standard two inch tall domino can knock over a 3 inch tall domino.

Now this is where the magic happens. Given this ratio of one domino knocking over the next domino that is 1.5x its size, the 8th domino in the chain is 3 feet tall, the 18th domino is the size of the leaning tower of Pisa, the 23rd domino is the size of the Eiffel Tower, the 31st domino is taller than Mount Everest, and the 57th domino is almost as tall as the distance to the moon.

Now why does this matter?

It’s because we have the same outsized potential in our lives and growth, and it requires a few of the same criteria. 

First, we need to have a good plan so that our effort produces a specific result. We also need to know where to start, what is the first domino that we have the ability to knock down right now. 

And then we need consistency. It’s not the 2nd, 3rd, or even 10th domino that creates the outstanding, unbelievably massive result in your life. You need to keep at it consistently so that you get to the oversized results you are looking for.

This is the compound effect in action. It’s “the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices”. The power we need to achieve whatever we want is already within us. Our task is to figure out what those choices are for us and commit ourselves to them relentlessly.

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For years I was telling myself that I was challenging myself when looking back at it, I actually wasn’t. I was doing all of the things I thought I should do to realize my dreams and ambitions - reading books, listening to podcasts, seeking new perspectives - but all I was doing was going through the motions on a daily basis and complaining that things weren’t changing in my life.

I don’t look back at that version of myself with regret or embarrassment, I was doing my best with the level of knowledge I had at the time. But if I’m being honest with myself, I do envy how much further along I’d be in my growth journey had I known this sooner.

And here it is…

If we don’t take control of our minds, they are designed to hold us back. This is important to understand because this is the unconscious force that most prevents us from making progress in our lives. But when you are aware of this unconscious bias, you free yourself from its power over you.

Maybe you’ve heard this before - You can’t improve what you don’t measure. What people don’t realize about this is that we always have a measurement system working at all times. The measuring system that you’ve been using, without your awareness, are the experiences and beliefs of your unconscious mind. It’s through these beliefs and mental models that you evaluate your daily performance through.

But if our goal is to reach our potential, this measuring system sets us up to fall short. Yet it’s the default setting and that’s why so many people feel like they’re not getting the results they deserve and becoming the person they know they can be. 

Our unconscious mind keeps us in our comfort zone and causes us to negotiate with ourselves, make excuses, or break commitments that are different from how things currently are. In other words this is our current self sabotaging the potential of our future self.

In my case, my unconscious mind was convincing me that I was challenging myself with the things I was doing and trying. But that was just a rationalization from the previous belief system protecting me from actually challenging myself with new and bolder actions.

But we are not forever held back by this. The one thing that defeats the unconscious pattern is using the conscious mind and the intentional choices we have the power to make in every moment of every day.

Here’s the actionable piece. Instead of letting your unconscious mind be the measuring stick of your progress, you can implement an intentional, hyper-aware measuring system that gives you the truth of the things your mind has been refusing to see. 

If you’re ready to upgrade your life operating system so that you can supercharge your growth, it takes only 21 days to completely revamp your trajectory and put yourself on the path to being truly successful.

How? Work with me step-by-step to install the Super Habits System. All I want is to help you avoid the mistakes I’ve made so that you can really see what you’re capable of!

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I did a meditation on the Heroic app this past weekend that created a really interesting experience that I wanted to share with you. I was prompted to embody gratitude as fully as I could, to really feel it in every cell of my body. And then with that sensation in mind, I was told to feel that the gratitude of the world was pouring into me.

My mind began to visualize that everything around me was infusing me with gratitude. The light in the room was giving me gratitude. The chirp of the crows was sending me gratitude. The feeling of the couch and floor under me was all supporting me with gratitude. 

You know the comforting feeling of submerging yourself in a warm bath, relieving tension in every muscle? That’s what I was experiencing but instead of feeling the sensation of warmth I was feeling the sensation of gratitude.

The science of gratitude is compelling. Through studies it is proven to be correlated with psychological and physical health benefits, it can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and improve your sense of connection to others. When done consistently, gratitude can become the lens that you see the world through.

Gratitude is a super habit. There are fewer things that will more simply and radically change your life than reflecting on 3 things you’re genuinely grateful for on a daily basis.

And the beautiful thing is, gratitude immediately makes you feel differently. Unlike how consistent exercise and healthy diet take some time to lose weight, practicing gratitude shifts your physiological state in the moment. This makes it an easier habit to incorporate because it offers an immediate reward, which is one of the criteria for habit formation according to James Clear’s “Atomic Habits”.

This is one of the 3 Super Habits you implement into your daily life as part of the Super Habits System. The other two are exercise to improve your daily energy levels and organized scheduling to revolutionize your daily productivity. 

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A notable figure in the personal development space who keeps popping up, that I can’t ignore, is John Maxwell. Recently I heard a quote of his that really stood out to me and deserves to be broken down. The quote is “Discipline is the bridge between goals and achievements.”

As someone on their personal development journey, you probably know all about goal setting. You want to set SMART Goals that are specific and measurable, you want to put a deadline on them, and you’re 42% more likely to achieve them if they’re written down....

This is all great and useful information that but there’s one major problem: There’s a difference between goal setting and goal achieving.

Having a clear, well-thought out, structured goal is not enough to actually achieve it. What is?

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and achievements.”

Goals act as environments that provide specific guidance for your behavior. Goals don’t actually do the work, they provide a filter that helps you to follow through on the right things you need to do to get the results you desire.

Taking consistent, disciplined action toward your goals is the engine that actually creates change in your life. 

Here’s an example: I set a goal to get 10 gyms, that I had no previous relationship with, registered for a nonprofit project I’m working on. This goal helped me to see the specific actions I needed to take to hit that goal, which was cold calling. 

Knowing that I need to make calls is one thing, and doing it is another. That’s the point here. That’s the bridge. The discipline to do what you say you’re going to do will put you on the path to achieving the result. So I committed to cold calling 50 gyms in a week and guess what? I didn’t only hit my goal, I beat it.

If you want to do less goal-setting and more goal achieving, so that you actually start losing weight... Or getting better results at work... Or get consistent with your self-care routines... I can walk you through a 21 day process to make you more self-disciplined than ever so that you’re consistent on the things that matter, even when you don’t feel like it. Everything you need to know can be found when you check out the Super Habits System Bootcamp.

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One of the biggest things holding us back from pursuing our fullest potential is guilt. It could be guilt about how you received an advantage over someone else that you feel was undeserved. It could be guilt about taking time for yourself and feeling like it comes at the expense of the well-being of your loved ones. It could be guilt about having things that other people can’t afford but would kill for, and you’re taking it for granted. 

But what if I told you that guilt is actually only a recent concept, and we’ve chosen to allow it into our lives?

In Tibetan, the language they speak in Tibet which has strong roots in Buddhist culture, they don’t have a word for “guilt”. It’s not something they’ve allowed to exist in their lives. Instead, the closest word they have roughly translates to “intelligent regret with a decision to do things differently in the future”.

You hear all the time that the words you use are powerful. If every time we felt ‘guilt’ we instead chose to see it as being aware of our shortcomings and the impacts of them, with an intention to learn from it so it doesn’t happen quite the same again, what would happen?

It would completely change your relationship with the things you feel guilty about.

I share that to highlight another example of how the meaning in our life is determined by the story we tell. And if you’re looking to overcome the guilt you feel in your life, that’s exactly what you need to do.

Instead of feeling guilty about an advantage you received that was undeserved, see it as a raised platform you get to use to support other people with.

Instead of feeling guilty about prioritizing your own self-care, see it as an investment that allows you to do more and be better and be more helpful to those who you feel like are impacted by the personal time you’re be spending.

Instead of having guilt that you can access things other people can’t access, trust your intentions that goodness flows through you and multiplies into the world rather than being consumed by you.

Guilt is energetically demanding and intense. It keeps you from being in a place where you can contribute to the better solution you feel like you’re taking away from. So reframe your guilt with a new story and feel yourself freed from its grip on you.

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If you feel like you’re leaving potential on the table and not achieving the levels of personal health, success, productivity, and contribution you’re capable of… And you know that more focus and structure is your ticket to reaching your goals… Then this is for you! 

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Many people who grew up with competitive sports in their background have a belief that success is about winning. That’s how things were measured, there’s one champion, only one team wins a game, and it misrepresents how we should approach our self-growth.

Let’s take Michael Jordan, considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time and one of the most dominant players in any sport. If you’ve ever studied his mindset you’d find an interesting nuance. While he will do everything in his power to outwork you, outsmart you, and out play you, he also knows his own limitations. Jordan is a fierce competitor and his driving force was to be the best in the league, even the best ever, and even with that extreme level of ambition he harnessed it in the right ways.

He realized that no matter what you’re trying to achieve, the way to become the best is you must become your best.

Now all of us don’t have the same level of determination in our lives, and I’m not saying we need to. Michael Jordan would tell you how much he had to sacrifice to achieve the greatness that he did, and for many of us our best, most enjoyable lives are more multi-dimensional.

No matter the field of competition, we all can pursue being our very best. Whether that be as a parent and co-worker, entrepreneur and nonprofit leader, or student with big dreams, it’s within our power to give everything we have to the life we have in front of us.

Why does that matter? Because it causes you to care more. It gives you more meaning in what you do, which connects you to a deeper sense of purpose and makes you feel more fulfilled.

Many people are afraid to be seen trying their very best because they fear it won’t be good enough. They’d rather wonder what their best is rather than put it all out there. That was me for many years… But the only way you can truly be your best is to have the courage to show up.

And if that ends up making you the best there is, fantastic!

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