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“I can’t let them know how bad I’m doing. I’ve been having too much success.” Those were the words I kept repeating to myself seven years ago. My anxiety and depression had gotten so bad that I was spinning out of control. I was embarrassed.  “People with your education, training, and network shouldn’t be going […]

The best leaders seem to have an innate instinct. You know, the ones who stand up when everyone else stays silent… The ones who charge an airplane hijacker while everyone else enters into a panic… The ones who show up for their kids even though they’re running a 102 degree fever… In today’s episode of

How easy is it to have faith when things are going good, but freak out when things aren’t? My faith gets challenged with a capital C when things are rough – just being real. So, how do you keep the faith when everything around you seems to be on fire? I sit down with spiritual

“We’re never going to pay my school loans off” “So much for financial independence by age 40”  “There’s no way we’re going to pay the bills next month.” And on and on it went. At one season of my life, these were my beliefs. And guess how life and our finances went in that season?

Like anything in life, your resilience has everything to do with the actions you take. I haven’t met anyone who’s told me, “J.R., I want to fold when it gets tough.” But I’ve met a ton of people who tell me they want to be more resilient, but don’t know where to start.  In today’s

What if you were told that your best friend, spouse, and parent to your kids had just 30 days to live? Just typing that question is tough for me to stomach. This is the reality that Mike Fumagalli faced, with one exception… He didn’t know his wife, Kirsten, was going to pass just 27 days

“Your resume gets you in the door. Your performance keeps you in the room.” When my friend and Monday’s podcast guest, Seth Berger, spoke those words it gave me a much needed reminder… Our impact…our leadership…our MISSION… It’s not about what we did or about what title we hold… It’s about the progress we’re making…

If you REALLY are after unlocking the best of who you are and what you can be, you have no choice but to GO… NOW. Waiting doesn’t equate to winning when it comes to your next level.   In today’s episode of Coming Up Clutch™️, I summarize the Top 3 nuggets from Monday’s interview with former

How’s it possible to have fun and make a difference at the same time? For years, I used to think that making a difference on a large scale was possible, but the cost of it was always a daily grind. “I’m on the grind” became my war cry. Little did I know the definition of

When I audit the seasons of my life where I enjoyed frequent success, one theme keeps sticking out… I was open to learning new things… New ways to approach problems… New techniques to optimize my performance in every role I played. In today’s 5-Minute Drill, I share a powerful stress relief technique I learned in