Ideas for the
long game.
Dispatches from the intersection of the boardroom and the starting line.
The Comeback Playbook: What Athletes Know About Starting Over
Every elite athlete has a comeback story. The injury, the plateau, the years where the fire went quiet. What separates the ones who come back stronger isn't talent. It's the playbook.
Read the perspective ↗PerformanceThe 5 AM Advantage: Why Top Executives Train Before the World Wakes Up
The CEOs who outperform their peers aren't just sharper strategists. They're moving their bodies at 5 AM while their competition sleeps.
Read the perspective ↗LeadershipWhat Hiring 1,000 Leaders Taught Me About Athletic Mindset
After two decades placing senior leaders at global firms, one pattern holds: the executives who thrive under pressure were almost always competitive athletes.
Read the perspective ↗AdventureTuckerman Ravine at Dawn: What Racing Down a Cliff Taught Me About Risk
Standing at the lip of Tuckerman's headwall, you don't think about the board meeting. You think about the line. That kind of clarity is what executives need more of.
Read the perspective ↗ResilienceThe Death Race Mindset: Surviving 60 Hours in the Vermont Mountains
I co-won the Death Race. I wasn't the fittest guy out there. I just wouldn't quit when my body was begging me to. Turns out that's the whole game.
Read the perspective ↗ReinventionHow I Gained 30 Pounds, Lost My Edge, and Found It Again
This is the post I wasn't sure I'd write. The money, the anxiety, the years where survival mode replaced performance mode. And how I'm clawing back.
Read the perspective ↗PerformanceZone 2, Zone In: The Science Behind Why the Best Leaders Train Slow to Go Fast
The research on Zone 2 training has upended endurance sports. The same principle, build the base and protect the engine, applies directly to executive performance.
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