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Aug 5
Energy
Most leaders are obsessed with time.How to save it. Manage it. Schedule it. Get more from it. But time is rarely the real bottleneck. Energy is. You can have two open hours on your calendar and accomplish almost nothing if your attention...
Jul 27
Leadership isn't just what you say. It's how you show up. Every meeting. Every conversation. Every decision. People are constantly reading your energy. Not because they're judging you.Because they're trying to understand what matters...
Jun 22
Most people spend a lot of time trying to create more energy. They focus on better sleep, nutrition, workouts, and routines. All important. But there's a problem. You can add all the fuel in the world and still struggle to move forward if...
Jun 1
Most leaders don't have a time problem. They have an availability problem. Emails.Texts. Notifications. Meetings. Slack messages. Everyone wants access. And for many professionals, being available has become the default. The problem is...
May 5
Most people wait for energy. High performers manage it. That’s the difference. Last week I ran my first half-marathon — 2:01:32. Not perfect conditions. Heat jumped almost 15°C that week. Travel and disrupted routine. Longest training run...
Mar 30
Most people take a break from their standards when they travel. New place.New schedule.Different environment. It becomes easy to say: “I’ll get back to it when I’m home.” The reality of changing environments. I’m about to spend 5 days at...
Mar 23
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 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 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...
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...
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...
Nov 27
Most people don’t fail because they run out of time. They fail because they run out of energy. In aviation, pilots don’t “hope” they’ll have enough fuel. They plan reserves, calculate burn rates, and build margin long before takeoff...
Oct 27
Over the past decade — from flying helicopters in remote mountains to building a business from scratch — I’ve learned that momentum doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from shifting how you move through challenges...
Oct 23
What if the best way to grow your business and career was to protect your energy first? We talk a lot about time management. Calendars. Schedules. Productivity hacks. But here’s the truth: you don’t run out of time — you run out of energy...
Sep 30
Motivation is a bit like coffee. It gives you a quick jolt, feels good in the moment, and then… it wears off. That’s why so many people feel stuck waiting for the “right mood” to work out, start that side hustle, or even tackle a pile...
Sep 15
We all have two versions of ourselves. The one living in the here and now—deciding what to eat, how late to stay up, what emails to ignore—and the one waiting for us down the road. Future You. Future You is the person who reaps the...
Aug 29
We often think momentum comes from big wins — landing a client, hitting a revenue milestone, finishing a huge project. But the truth? Momentum is built long before the breakthrough. It starts with the small joys and simple rituals that...
Growth isn’t always shiny or Instagrammable. Sometimes, it’s uncomfortable. Quiet. Almost invisible. I recently started running. Something I can honestly say I hated. During sports when I was a kid, running was a punishment. You don’t...
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