"If you want to be a doer—a person whose life is filled with meaningful experiences, diverse opportunities, and continual learning and growth—then it is essential that you not deplete your confidence and energy by overthinking your opportunities."
-- Ryan Babineaux
"Your knowledge stems from the fact that regardless of the challenges you faced in the past, they are over and done with and probably have little to no impact on you today. With this knowledge comes hope. You can now deal with a challenge today with the knowledge that in the future, you will look back at this challenge knowing you overcame it. This knowledge provides you with hope, and with hope comes joy. So, face today’s challenge knowing that this too shall pass. It might not be today or tomorrow, but soon today’s challenge will be history."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"You’ll stay motivated when you find a process you trust and commit to working that process for as little as a week. Forget how far you need to go to reach your goal; just commit to following the process for a week. By the end of that week you’ll have made a small improvement: You’ll be able to run a little farther, or lift a little more weight, or speak with greater confidence, or perform a task more effectively. Whatever goal you set, you will have moved a few steps closer to achieving that goal."
-- Jeff Haden
"Whatever you’re pursuing, study it. For me, it was the playbook. I had to study it inside and out. After practices I also studied the videos of my and other teammates’ performances. So, no matter what you’re pursuing, study it by reading books about it, watching videos about it, and joining others to discuss it. This builds up your knowledge of the sport or whatever it is you’re interested in. It builds your mental strength."
-- Matt Mayberry
“I think many people hesitate to set a goal because they think it has to be something you want to do forever. And that’s not really the way it is. Goals can be incremental, requiring just simple, small steps to move you on your way. Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you can see farther.”
-- James P. Owen
"When you have clear and challenging goals, you tend to be more focused and engaged, which leads to a greater sense of flow and enjoyment in what you’re doing."
-- Brendon Burchard
"When you take time to dwell on something, the most powerful computer in the world, your brain, will figure out a way to make it happen. If you truly desire to become a better spouse and you contemplate regularly on this, thoughts of flowers, love notes, romance, or acts of kindness will come into your mind. Then it just becomes a matter of acting on these ideas. Remind yourself daily of who or what you desire to be or have. Then do not be surprised when you find yourself accomplishing whatever it is that you have been thinking about."
-- Robert Sully Sullivan
"Like old maps and old stories, continually doing what we have always done will bring us back to old places, the places we have been before. Repeat after me: What got me here will not take me one step further. To have more or become more, I will have to do new things."
-- Dondi Scumaci
"Another way to foster innovation is to seek out skills and knowledge outside of your current range of experiences. If you are an engineer, take a class in art; if you are employed as a business analyst, try your hand as a volunteer career counselor; if you work at a computer in an office, take up carpentry. Read books and magazines on unfamiliar topics, attend conferences on subjects you know little about, and pursue classes and workshops that help you develop new physical skills."
-- Ryan Babineaux
"I know we’re discussing the mental here, but honestly, doing something physical can really pay off for your mental work. Lifting weights and cardio are two of the best methods to strengthen working memory and intelligence. The trick, however, is to keep pushing yourself, just like Neal and I pushed each other during our workouts to increase the intensity. If you work out at the level you’ve always done—like running a mile, for example—then you’ll stay where you are mentally. You have to push yourself a little past your limit to expand the mind."
-- Matt Mayberry
