Shark Theory

My good friend Alison Bradley sent me a screenshot of an old quote I posted years ago that said, "I'm thankful for my problems." I pondered all day if I still felt that way and how can we all look at our problems differently.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Taking inventory of our problems
2. Problems in a new light
3. Finding the root cause
4. How to be thankful for your problems

For the 8 months I've been golfing, I have a problem with my driver where I always slice it to the right. I've tried every swing change, shaft change, tee height change, golf ball change and every other thing I can think of to fix it...except one thing. That small tweak changed everything.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Why you don't have to overhaul everything
2. Assessing the overlooked aspects of your problem
3. The Daily Action Item

I had someone recently informed me that they didn't know I was a "real author." Rather than defend myself or take it as a diss, I realized that person viewed my life through a fogged lens and it had nothing to do with me.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Identifying the lens you view the world through
2. Cleaning Your Own Lens
3. A place of Understanding

Anytime I go to a Mexican restaurant for the first time, I always order the burrito. It's my litmus test of how good the establishment is. Last night's restaurant, DIDN'T HAVE A BURRITO! Or did they?

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Accept the fact that it's going to take longer
2. Figure out your next step
3. Why you must keep running your race

My Buddy Kyle has won several Emmy Awards, SEVERAL. We caught up the other day and I was asking him how many he had won, he said too many but then told me...it didn't matter. Our conversation on what really matters in life has been on my mind and today we discuss those lessons.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Knowing what Matters to You
2. How to avoid the "societal success" trap
3. Reframing what matters
4. How to focus on what matters

While watching Baylor University destroy a higher ranked, Oklahoma University, team this weekend in football, I contemplated it why they called it an upset or why Baylor was considered, "The under dog." Today we discuss the myth of the underdog.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Why Odds don't matter
2. How to block out the noise and why you have to
3. Focusing on You
4. True Commitment

In his legendary career, Michael Jordan only hit 9 game winning buzzer beater shots. Though we applaud late game heroics, home runs and 11th hour miracles, its the base hits that help us win in life.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

• Why you shouldn't focus on the big play
• Making the most consistent play
• The 212th degree

Today's a monumental day for the podcast as I reach my 500th episode. As with anything, it's important to reflect and today I reflect on the top lessons I've learned from recording the last 500 episodes.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. How to accurately reflect
2. Becoming known for what you do repeatedly
3. Training your brain to think differently
4. Ego pressure vs self pressure
5. Enjoy it all

Before Church the other day at the coffee bar, I asked the barista why they even made decaf coffee? As I looked at the long line of people getting every flavor of coffee imaginable, I thought about how flavor dilutes effectiveness...in coffee and in life.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Stripping the calories from life
2. Effective, not glamorous
3. Creating an aroma

After a workout with my brother yesterday, we were talking about corporate culture and he said the quote, "On the path to excellence, there are many casualties." We discuss excellence today.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Why the Toll is High on the Road to Greatness
2. Ego Sacrifices vs Self Sacrifices
3. The goal of it all