August 17th was 17 years since my motorcycle accident in 2003. They told me that I would never walk again, and the chances of me returning to work were very slim. It was a very very dark, dark time in my life.

Adversity is here to stay. Sometimes it's small, sometimes a little bigger. So how do we overcome the adversities? It's very simple.

I was speaking with my wife recently, and she made a comment about not having been on the exercise bike in the last couple of days. She’s usually an animal with it. But what she said next really stuck with me…

How coachable are you? According to Steve Siebold, amateurs or average thinking people will only be coached to the level that their egos will allow.

When I was a little boy growing up, in my family everybody had a musical instrument in their hands. So I picked up a pair of drumsticks because nobody played the drums.

We are wired as people to avoid pain. All kinds of pain. The simple physical pain we experience prevents us from doing things that are life-threatening. But more subtle kinds of pain, like emotional pain, also is something we steer clear of.

As I get started, I realize that the title of this message has multiple meanings. The first, and the core of what I want to share, is that we can separate ourselves from average people by staying focused and diligent while they whine and complain. Energy put into complaining is energy lost… so let’s make sure we catch ourselves complaining about anything.

In today’s climate, many of us are still adjusting to having more freedom than ever, working from home and having to manage our responsibilities without someone looking over our shoulders. While this seems like a refreshing change from the hovering boss, it asks much more of us than we may be used to giving.

Let’s talk about focus today, and what allows us to be efficient throughout the day. The simplest tip I can give here is to be organized and follow four simple steps.

Coach Gigs reminds us we all gotta do this one simple thing.