It’s an ongoing battle—pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. It’s too easy to play it safe. In your comfort zone, you’re protected, you probably won’t fail and you definitely won’t embarrass yourself. But you probably won’t achieve greatness, either. Dawn and I discussed a few weeks ago that a lot of coaches, speakers and […]

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In Part 1 of this video, I told you that Brendon Burchard inspired me to write There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game. Why did he inspire me? Because Brendon and I have a little competition thing going on—and that’s a GOOD thing. It’s a healthy competition. We push each other to be better, and […]

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Your peer group is everything. When you’re competing shoulder-to-shoulder with other Players, it naturally raises the level of your game. In my very first NFL game, I had to guard a guy who had just won an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100m relay. In other words, he was one of the four fastest men […]

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Every year for Christmas, my dad gave my brother Tony and me a brand new football. We would throw and catch that ball 1,000 times every day for the entire year. Dad had one rule: “Don’t let the ball touch the ground.” It wasn’t a threat, it was a life lesson. That’s because Dad was […]

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How do you achieve your REALLY BIG dreams? I’m talking the “top draft pick in the NFL” dreams. The “I want to dance like Mikhail Baryshnikov,” the “share the stage with Yo-Yo Ma,” the “top consultant who’s in such high demand that people fly you around the world for a single keynote” dreams. You know—the […]

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Life gets in the way of our dreams. Beyond your basic distractions, you’ve got vacations, family emergencies, unexpected deadlines and more. Sometimes, life just happens. The truth is, once you commit to your dream, you’re going to be off course 99% of the time. Sounds outrageous, I know. But your job isn’t to be on […]

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You will succeed or fail based on the stories you tell. (If you’re not convinced, watch the video, and I’ll explain why.) Now, when it comes to crafting YOUR story, there’s one person who’s absolutely critical to the process. That person will be the single greatest influence on the story you’re going to share with […]

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I’ve never been one to sugarcoat things, so let’s talk turkey: Your journey to becoming the Best is going to be tough. There’s going to be some pain. There’s going to be regret. There are going to be a heap of challenges. So what does it take to keep moving forward, even when you’re smaller […]

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Do you ever feel intimidated? If you’re working in a field where the competition is tough, every day can feel like a challenge. Some days, you might even want to give up. When I decided I wanted to be the best stage performer in the world after my NFL-career-ending knee injury, I had some serious […]

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