My life is about equipping people with tools to help them and others Find Their Winning Edge. One of those tools is to embrace the mindset to Be Your Best! Not THE best, but YOUR best. This is a critical distinction, as, by definition, only a small number can actually be THE best at anything. If we hold this up as our standard, then its achievability makes it uninspiring, even deflating. But anyone can be THEIR best.  There are three elements that inform this mindset: 1) Purpose drives our energy 2) Be relentless 3) Compete against yourself

My mission is to inspire you to Find Your Winning Edge in becoming an Inspirational Leader! Module 10 of our inspirational leadership workshop, Take Another Step System, we discuss 4 mindsets that can and will help you Find Your Winning Edge! I’m going to share with you four critical mindset mantras to help you Find Your Winning Edge. These mindsets are best exemplified in common phrases you’ve probably heard before, but I want you to read further and consider how these can impact you and others around you. They will create an EDGE for you, your family, your community, and team! In the upcoming weeks and we will be discussing each of the following: Be Your Best Seize the Day Make a Play Be a Champion Here’s a quick summary:

A Thanksgiving mindset will increase your performance! This Thursday what are you going to give thanks for? Will you have a grateful heart for all the good things that exist in your life? In 2012, I traveled approximately 130,000 miles. I was away all week from my wife and kids. My boys went through their senior years with me on the road. I was trying to make plays in my career, while also trying to stay connected with my boys and their big senior events, but I felt like I was missing out. Did I make it to all of them? No, but I did make it to most of them! That year on the many nights away from home I would stand up and thank God for all the blessings that I had in my life. I did this simple thing as part of my routine for over a year. NIKE’s slogan says, Just do it. So, I did it! I am so glad I did because now my ability to manage stress has become easier. My stress management is not easy, just easier. The outcome was an attitude of gratitude for my family and what I have. I’m grateful that was the turning point that shifted my mindset to gratefulness and I’ve never looked back. The Greater Good Science Center has research showing that gratitude is good for a person’s body, mind, and relationships. I understand being grateful in the midst of a problem, failure, abuse, or a pandemic is tough. In order to FIND YOUR WINNING EDGE, gratitude is something you should try because the rewards are two-fold.