We have to separate the identity of the human from the spectrum level of skillset because the reality is we're all changing, all growing.

If you are going through a season where you feel like there is an extra level of stress in your life, then you should learn to be grateful for that stress because if you can frame it in the right way then that stress will be one of the greatest supplements for your growth you can find.

There is something powerful about setting your timelines correctly and appropriately. Beware of trying to speed up a process that really should take 2 years, into 2 months just because you saw someone else do it.

The ability to train ourselves to enjoy the process is something that I believe will enhance and optimize your ability to get to the prize. In the situations where the process was most painful, the prize was most enjoyable.

Catalysts will always have a mixed review. If you are a catalyst you are always going to carry with you a little bit of mixed review.

We have to be aware of our instinctive reactionary responses because it gives us insight into the areas of our life that are unhealthy.

There are things that are valuable and there are things that are priceless. You have to know the difference between things that are valuable vs what is absolutely priceless.

What are you going to be called upon to do to get the things that you want? What are the requirements, what are the sacrifices at times that are necessary to get those things. The more clarity you can build now, the less discipline you will need later.

You've got to be willing to maintain your focus through the season where it feels like nothing is moving forward. That is the number one task of the vision focused, growth-oriented performer.

The more grounded the thing needs to be, the more safe the thing needs to be, the more important it is for the thing not to fail, the more time has got to be invested into the boring foundational work. If it needs to last the long haul, then you have to rewire yourself and reframe yourself that it is worth slowing down to build it right.