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The Success Mechanism Inside Top Leaders
Executive coaching in St Louis reveals this truth: there’s a hidden force inside every leader. I call it the Success Mechanism. You can also call it intuition, inner wisdom, soul, or simply—the part of you that knows. When leaders tap into this, extraordinary things happen. Decisions get clearer....
Leading Through Fulfillment, Not Force
When beginning leadership coaching with St Louis leaders, it often starts with this realization: The traditional leadership model is force-based. Set the goal, push the team, drive toward the result. It works—until it doesn’t. Until you realize your team is burnt out. Until you realize you’re...
The Leadership Blind Spot of Chasing the Wrong Target
In the world of entrepreneurs in St Louis, most leadership teams don’t miss their goals due to lack of discipline, intelligence, or work ethic. They miss because they’re aiming at the wrong thing. We’ve been conditioned to focus on outcomes: revenue, valuation, headcount, market share. These are...
Why Most High-Achieving Leaders Still Feel Off Course
As a St Louis business coach, I’ve seen it time and time again. At 29, I had a resume that impressed most people. Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army, multiple degrees, marathons under my belt, six-figure salary, and a house in a great neighborhood. From the outside, I had it all. But here’s the...
Interview for National Coach Academy Series
Earlier this year, I was featured on the National Coach Academy’s coach interview series. The interview was conducted by Brandon Baker of Life Coach Path. Check it out to learn more about my experience as a coach and my advice for aspiring coaches who'd like...
The Nature of Value Creation and the Stock Market
Ever wondered why financial planners and investment experts can be so sure that you will receive an average of 10% growth if you invest in a diversified portfolio over the course of your life. You might say, history and data show that the market has averaged 10% year over year for...
How to Launch Your…
It takes over 5 years to build a rocket that can take people to space.It takes 10 seconds to countdown a rocket launch.It takes a moment for the rocket to lift off of the earth.All of the building of the rocket and spacecraft, the launching pad, the training, the rehearsals, the meetings, the...
The Trust Continuum and Sales
Trust is THE foundational ingredient required for all business transactions and sales. The bigger the transaction, the more trust required. The more trust established, the easier the sale will be. The less trust established, the more difficult the sale.No trust = No sale.In every sales role I have...
Baseball and Business, Vignette #2
Clayton Kershaw For those that don't know him, he is the absolute best pitcher on the planet. And, that is not an opinion. At age 28, he has won three Cy Young awards, given to the best pitcher in each league, leads the league in strikeouts, era, complete games. Basically, he is the best of the...