To the athlete, practice isn’t something you do before you go to work. To the athlete, practice is the work. And work is practice.

And at any moment we get to choose which one we want to be coming from.

you have a choice: do you want to change how you relate to whatever is de-energizing you or do you want to change your proximity to whatever is de-energizing you?

Like a horse at the Kentucky Derby, leaders put “blinders” on so they can focus on what’s most important to them and shut out everything else so that they don’t get distracted from the goals and dreams they long to accomplish.

This introduces a distinction in our work that we call “for versus from.” You see, too many times in our meetings and relationships we think about what we want from people.

→ “Blind spots only matter if they keep you from accomplishing your vision.”

“blind spots.” Everyone has them. No one can see all the data needed to make the correct decision every time. “Even our best decisions are always made with incomplete information.” David Brown understands better than most what it means to have blind spots. When he laces up his shoes and places his feet in the running blocks, the most important

In sum, the prisoner works because they’re forced to.

What gets rewarded and valued around here? (Really.)