Weekly insights on leadership and momentum — read by professionals worldwide. Published every week since 2020.
Mar 30
Systems
Most leaders don’t lose time. They lose control. And it happens quietly. A meeting here.A request there. A quick “can you jump on this?” Before long, your calendar isn’t yours anymore. It’s a collection of other people’s priorities...
Mar 23
Energy
You don’t rise to your goals. You default to your environment. That’s the part most people miss. They think performance is about motivation, discipline, or willpower. But the truth is simpler. Your environment is setting your standard...
Mar 16
In aviation, there’s a chart every helicopter pilot knows well. It’s called the Height–Velocity Diagram. Most people call it something else. Dead Man’s Curve. It shows a dangerous combination of low altitude and low airspeed where, if...
Mar 9
Leadership
This past weekend, I ran two races back-to-back. A 5K Saturday. A 10K Sunday.In total, just over 15 kilometres in two days. For experienced runners, that might not sound extreme. But for me, it was something new. I had never done it...
Mar 2
Most leaders lose their energy before 9 am. Not because the day is hard. Because the day starts in reaction mode. Phone first thing. Email scan. Slack notifications. Calendar reshuffles. Before your feet hit the floor, you’re already...
Feb 23
Most leaders are chasing motivation. That surge.That spark.That Monday energy. But motivation is emotional. And emotion is unreliable. It rises. It dips. It disappears under pressure. Momentum is different. Momentum is structural. It’s...
Feb 16
In aviation, every aircraft undergoes a Daily Inspection. Not when something feels off.Not after a bad flight.Every single day. It’s quiet. Systematic. Disciplined.Because aircraft don’t usually fail dramatically. They drift. Small...
Feb 9
Being available feels like leadership. Quick replies.Open calendars.Constant access. But here’s the truth most leaders don’t want to hear: Being “always on” is one of the fastest ways to drain your energy—without noticing it. Not because...
Feb 5
Most leaders don’t lack potential. They’re short on momentum. They’re doing more meetings, setting more goals, stacking more priorities—and still wondering why things feel heavy, slow, or stuck. That’s the leadership problem heading into...
Jan 19
Most people don’t lack motivation. They lack location. They’re busy all day—emails, meetings, tasks—but nothing seems to move forward. That’s not a productivity issue. It’s a systems issue. Before any pilot applies power, they first...
January has a leadership problem. Every year, leaders sit down with good intentions and do the same thing: They add goals. Add initiatives. Add meetings. Add priorities. And then they wonder why momentum stalls by February. Here’s the...
Jan 12
Most people treat their calendar like a container for time. Block the hours. Fill the gaps. Stay busy. That’s the problem. Time blocks don’t create energy. They only reveal where it’s being spent—or drained. In aviation, no pilot plans...
Jan 5
Most leaders are taught to focus on direction. Set the vision. Paint the future. Inspire people toward what’s next. Direction matters—but it’s not what creates momentum. Momentum comes from decision...
Every January starts the same way. New goals. Fresh motivation. Big commitments.And yet—by February, most of it stalls.Not because people lack discipline.Not because they didn’t want it badly enough. Most January goals fail at the same...
Dec 24
The final week of the year is more than a calendar milestone — it’s a cockpit check. Before you pull the collective and ask your team to climb in January, leaders must pause long enough to see where they actually are. Most people rush...
Dec 22
This past weekend in Vancouver, I competed in a mixed doubles HYROX race with my wife. It was brutal. Demanding. Incredibly rewarding. 8 x 1-kilometre runs and 8 x exercises between. Race day, like most visible moments in life, is loud...
Dec 11
Most people think momentum is a mood. In reality, momentum is a system — built, broken, rebuilt, and refined by what you do daily. Inside the Momentum Shift framework, we teach two forces that quietly shape every leader’s progress: The 5...
Dec 8
Most leaders think they need massive change to create massive results. But the truth is simpler: momentum is built on small, intentional shifts repeated consistently. In helicopters, one millimetre of cyclic input can change the entire...
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