Shark Theory

I was recently asked "what are the top 5 things people should think about when starting a business?" I thought about it for a while and decided to answer it on today's episode.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Crossing the T's and Dotting the I's of the Money
2. How far you should forecast and plan
3. Responsibility and Accountability
4. The End Game
5. The most important rule

During my trail runs I see squirrels feverishly working on collecting nuts for the winter and minding their own business. I thought to myself, what if we had the focus and confidence of squirrels?

In this episode, we'll cover:

1. Anticipating Change
2. Storing up new Skills
3. How to develop Confidence
4. The beauty of believing in yourself

Do you ever find yourself in a disagreement and then ask yourself, "does this really even matter?" If not, you're missing out on the peace and joy that comes from staying focused on what matters and ignoring what doesn't.

In this episode, we'll cover:

1. Deciding What matters
2. The litmus test you should develop
3. distancing ourselves from the irrelevant
4. filling the void

I set a personal record in the 10k (6.2 mile) run yesterday and no one was around to witness it....that's why it excited me. True joy is when you only need your own applause to be happy.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Planting Seeds
2. Treating Goals like Game Day
3. Immersing yourself in victory
4. Running Your Race

Have you ever chased silence? If so, you understand how powerful it is. If not, you're missing out on the source of your greatest ideas and problem solving abilities.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Why you must search for silence
2. Experience to Enjoy
3. Removing Noise From your Life
4. The definition of True Peace

Today is a big day for our country, Voting Day.... the day that has been divisive as people hold on to their beliefs and elect the candidate they believe is in alignment. But do you ever vote for yourself? You have two candidates, the you of the past and the you of what the future could bring. Which will you elect?

1. Weighing your Options
2. How to slant your views like the news
3. The importance of a Decision
4. Electing Yourself

Yesterday While bowling for the first time in years, I picked up on the fact that the strategy in bowling mirrors the strategy for success in life.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Why The Results May Vary
2. Finding the approach that works for you
3. The Grooves of Success
4. Focus on the Pin in front of you
5. The Scoreboard Lies

I'm fascinated by Super Hero origin stories. The hero finds his powers, learns how to harness them and then must face a super opponent. We too, have the ability to unleash the super hero inside of us.

In this episode, we'll discuss:

1. Becoming the hero in your own story
2. Finding your super power
3. How to activate and harness your power
4. The importance of adversity

I like to keep a clean car and was asked lately why I wash it even in the rain. My answer, "I don't let what's happening outside affect how I feel inside." In today's episode we discuss keeping a positive attitude during the storms of life.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Storing Happiness and Hope
• How to be happy alone
• how to wait out the storms of life
• Circumstance versus Certainty

Recently, my mom was gardening and pruning a sunflower and attempted to pull what looked like weeds. What she found was that peanuts had been growing underneath in a place they shouldn't be able to grow.... we too can find opportunity, even when others say it's impossible.

In this episode, Baylor discusses:

1. How to identify opportunity
2. How to water someone else's garden
3. Why focusing on yourself helps others
4. The purpose of patience