One quick thought, and then I have a favor to ask.

I’ve taught behavior skills for 20 years. Every industry. Every role. Board rooms to locker rooms.

Life requires a wide range of skills. Some are more obvious, some less.

You don’t need to come from a special place to do special things. You don’t need special genes, amazing beginnings, or ideal circumstances. You don’t need rare talents or innate abilities.

While I was in college playing football, I had a vision for my career. I recognized that athletes get trained physically 100:1 compared to how they get trained behaviorally. I also recognized that no profession gets less direct coaching than coaches. I was going to teach behavior skills to athletes...

You go to sleep and wake up in a bed you chose for comfort. You live in a home you chose and organized for convenience. You use technology all day long, digital and mechanical, to make your life easier.

I don’t know if anyone has ever told you this, but the best version of you does not experience less challenges. You actually take on more.

Imagine waking up tomorrow and choosing to be your most intentional self, from your first decision of the day to your last.

You can’t remove pain from life. You can’t regulate fear, failure, and discomfort out of the human experience. They are the human experience.