The Growth Note | Leaders Are ReadersRead it. Feel it. Do something with it.────────────Hey you,Some stories don’t just inspire — they convict. They remind us of the gap between where we are and what we could become.This one is about Ben Carson.Ben C...

The Growth Note | Storytelling is the Shortcut to TrustRead it. Feel it. Do something with it.────────────Hey you,This week was awesome!I had the honor of MCing and speaking at the BNI Tampa Annual Summit 2025, standing in front of more than&nbs...

────────────The Growth Note | Personality Always WinsRead it. Feel it. Do something with it.────────────Hey you,This past weekend my family and my buddy Seth went on a Royal Caribbean Cruise. One afternoon out at sea, we were on the pool deck when th...

The Growth Note | High Agency ThinkingRead it. Feel it. Do something with it.────────────Hey you,History is full of experts who said, “That can’t be done.”And it’s also full of people who ignored them.Take the Wright Brothers.They weren’t trained eng...

The Growth Note | Becoming ReferableRead it. Feel it. Do something with it.────────────Hey you,Here’s the thing: most people don’t struggle to do great work — they struggle to get others to talk about their work clearly.Think about referrals. You’ve...

────────────The Growth Note | The Invisible BarrierRead it. Feel it. Do something with it.────────────Hey you,George Bernard Shaw once said:“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”That illusion is everywh...

Hey you,Last week in Orlando, I had the chance to meet Dr. Benjamin Hardy in person at a large youth event for my church. , let's just say it was a dream come true!If you’ve read any of his books, more specifically his newest boot: The Science o...

Hey you,Last Friday, my buddy Seth tried to talk me into doing a triathlon.He said "are you in or are you out?" I said "When is it?"He said "next month"I had excuses. It'll be too hard. I wont have enough time to train.I wasn't confident in my abilit...

Hey you,If you’ve ever felt like you were finally getting it, only to crash headfirst into “Wait… maybe I know nothing”…You’re not broken. You’re just learning., there’s a name for that moment.It's called the Valley of DespairAnd the good news is, it...

Hey you,This past week, I unplugged.I was at Lake Powell—hiking red rock canyons, swimming in still water, stargazing under skies that don’t compete for attention.More importantly… I was with my whole family.Cousins. Aunts. Uncles. Laughter. Late-nig...