EVERY DAY COUNTS
No fluff. No rah-rah. Just tactical, real-world strategies to help you compete today - at work, at home, in life. Because life’s too short to drift through it.
Almost Halfway Through the Year.
EVERY DAY COUNTS. Compete to win yours. Hey Reader, Let me ask you something that most people avoid answering honestly: Does what you’re doing today actually move you closer to the person you say you want to become? Think about it - not the version of yourself you talk about in January when you’re feeling inspired, but the real future version you want to live out five years from now. Because here’s the truth most people don’t want to admit: We don’t decide our future in one big moment. We...
The science behind why public practice accelerates mastery
EVERY DAY COUNTS. Compete to win yours. Let's get something straight: The skills you need to master for breakthrough success can't be perfected in private. Speaking. Leading. Selling. Creating. Teaching. These high-leverage skills require an audience to truly develop. And that's precisely why most people never master them. The Courage Gap I'll never forget standing on stage in 2017, heart pounding like it was trying to escape my chest. After years of selling apparel from the trunk of my car,...
Why You Feel Empty After Achieving Your Goals
EVERY DAY COUNTS. Compete to win yours. Ever feel like you're crushing goals but still empty inside? There's a reason for that. I spent my 20s chasing all the wrong things for all the wrong reasons. After grad school and quitting the dream of becoming a sports agent I had been chasing, I dove into consulting with one focus: how much money could I make? Big salary. Flashy lifestyle. Being seen as "the guy who made it." I chased external validation like it was oxygen - bar scene, women, status...
When "Being Realistic" Is Actually Self-Sabotage
EVERY DAY COUNTS. Compete to win yours. Earlier this year, I found myself staring at my training calendar for a Hyrox race in Vegas. My schedule was a mess of missed workouts, travel conflicts, and competing priorities. The voice in my head was crystal clear: "Why even bother showing up? You're not going to place well anyway." Sound familiar? That voice isn't just talking to me about fitness competitions. It's the same one that whispers when you consider: Starting that podcast ("There are...
The Winner's Secret: Why Smart Failures Beat Blind Hustle
EVERY DAY COUNTS. Compete to win yours. Ever wonder what separates champions from everyone else? It's not that they don't fail. It's what they do in the moments right after. I stood frozen on stage, sweat beading on my forehead, as 300 college athletes stared back at me in awkward silence. I had just bombed. Hard. First year as a keynote speaker, and I'd decided to "wing" a story I thought would land perfectly. It didn't. The audience called me out, and in that moment, I wanted to crawl into...
The Uncomfortable Truth About Your Performance Ceiling
EVERY DAY COUNTS. Compete to win yours. Let's talk about what just happened this weekend. (And no, we're not talking about that one quarterback's fall to the fifth round. The NFL Draft is a master class in brutal honesty. Every prospect gets dissected. Every weakness exposed. Every blind spot highlighted. For some, it's career-ending. For others, it's the foundation of greatness. The difference? How they respond to feedback about their blind spots. The Blind Spot That Makes the Difference 👀...
The $50,000 Mistake That Almost Killed My Business
COMPETE EVERY DAY BECAUSE EVERY DAY COUNTS. It was 2013, and I was staring at a bank account that didn't add up. Bills were due. Products needed to be ordered. And the checking account was almost empty. How the heck did I get here? Two years earlier, I'd launched Compete Every Day with big dreams and bigger ambitions. I wanted to build a brand that inspired people to be their best selves. But somewhere along the way, I started playing the wrong game. Instead of focusing on sustainable growth,...
"Never Quit After a Bad Day" - The Advice That Changed Everything
EVERY DAY COUNTS. Compete to win yours. I wanted to quit baseball when I was ten years old. Not just quit — I wanted OUT. I hated standing in the batter's box. I'd have traded every practice and game for video games or riding four-wheelers in a heartbeat. The problem wasn't that I wanted to quit baseball. The problem was when I decided this. The new season had barely started. New glove. New team. Didn't matter — I wanted gone. Fortunately (though I sure didn't think so then), my dad had other...
The Invisible Game You're Losing Daily
EVERY DAY COUNTS Compete to win yours. Ever wonder why you're working relentlessly but still falling behind? Here's the brutal truth: You might be playing the wrong game entirely. A decade ago, I was training with a friend at the gym—a former NFL defensive lineman preparing for the CrossFit Games. This guy was a beast - strong, athletic, and fiercely competitive. He needed training partners to push him, so our coach set up a workout for us. What my friend didn't know? I was doing 5-10 fewer...
Why Practicing Feels Productive—But Isn’t Always
BE AN IMPACTFUL LEADER Hey Reader, Let’s get real: You don’t get better by practicing. You get better by performing. I learned that the hard way—with golf. Back in high school, I played casually with my dad and friends. Then college hit, and I walked away from it. Years passed. But during the pandemic, I had the honor of running my Focus of a Champion workshop for FootJoy/Titleist Golf’s entire sales team. Eight sessions later, I was fired up—and honestly, a little embarrassed I wasn’t even...
No fluff. No rah-rah. Just tactical, real-world strategies to help you compete today - at work, at home, in life. Because life’s too short to drift through it.