COMING UP CLUTCH™

As an athlete, it was always a wake up call when you faced a superior opponent. If you were good enough, you’d hang. If you weren’t, you’d get exposed. But when I got exposed, it showed me everything I needed to know to get better for the next tough opponent.  That was the point – […]

On a scale from 1 to 10, how straight are your priorities?  1 = priorities, J.R.? What priorities? 10 = Straight as a laser It’s a real question – real convicting, that is. When you’re leading and pushing and striving to be your best, the whole kitchen sink of distractions are coming at you…ALL-THE-TIME. Then

What side of the teeter-totter are your decisions sitting on? Are they being made from a position of abundance and conviction?  Or are they being made from a position of scarcity and suspicion? For years, I made decisions from a position of scarcity and suspicion… Looking back on that season of my life and career,

Chances are, you’ve heard the saying, “To live the life that others can’t, you’ll have to do what others won’t.” I’ve heard it for years. To me, it says everything about hard work and doing the hard things. But no one said anything to me about what to do with my mindset and emotions while

How do you view vulnerability? For years, that word made me uncomfortable… Because men are supposed to be strong and vulnerability is a sign of weakness, right? Wrong. Vulnerability is necessary for your growth.  On today’s episode of the Coming Up Clutch with J.R.™ show, I sit down with financial expert and trusted advisor to

How often are you getting in your own way? To be honest, it’s my biggest challenge when it comes to unlocking my best.  If you’re anything like me, you had moments in your life where you take one big step forward, only to take two steps back… Because you got in your own way. In

How often are you going into a conversation looking for something in common with the other person? Be honest. I bring this up because too much of the world is finding ways to do the exact opposite. Just scroll Twitter for a few minutes if you don’t believe me… So many people finding ways to

How much do one-way relationships suck? You know…those people in your life that seem to always want something from you, but when YOU need something, they’re M.I.A. Talk about an ENERGY SUCK. Us high-achievers need all the energy we can get when it comes to being at our best.  On today’s episode of the Coming

When you’re in challenging situations, how often do your gifts and skills get pushed to the back only for your fears to take front and center? For most humans, this is all too common…it’s simply how our brains are wired. But what if you were able to more consistently tap into your strengths when things

When it comes to healing your body, are you more likely to leverage your own physiology or an antibiotic? If you’re anything like me, I was brought up to address illness and health with prescriptions and pills.  I was ignorant of what those pills were doing to my long-term health… I was also ignorant of