Sometimes there is no way out but through. Some challenges are worth avoiding and knowing when to walk away is a great recipe for success. But other struggles - the ones that can't be avoided - can only be confronted head-on. Sometimes through is the only option. Most times, through is the best option because[...]

Always measure backward. You have to learn to look off the back of the boat. There will always be a new set of challenges and opportunities ahead of you - but no one ever reaches the horizon. It's in looking backward that we realize and acknowledge our accomplishments, we see our wins and we gain[...]

Value time, more than money and possessions. You can get more money, land, possessions and opportunities. But you can't get this moment back. The time that passes belongs to death, every moment spent is being purchased with your life. Spend it well and spend it intentionally so that one day you can reflect on your[...]

Define what success means to you. Success can only be achieved when your definition of success is your own, you must be self-determined. Being successful at someone else's vision of your life is a losing proposition. Know what matters to you. Be clear about what you value and hold dear. Determine what your version of a[...]

Never be overheard complaining, not even to yourself. Complaints are for losers; complaints solve nothing. Focus on what you're going to do. Focus on the good in a situation or choose to move on. But don't allow yourself to complain. Welcome to the Winning Thoughts series! Each week, join Dylan as we discuss an idea,[...]

This week's winning thought is: You "get to." Life is a gift, one that you didn't earn and weren't promised. Treat it accordingly. Consider that life is full of things that we 'get' to do, each one a gift that if taken from us, we would gladly pay for the privilege to retain. So shift[...]

This week's winning thought is: Make yourself referable. However good you may be at your trade, your referability is a function of how good you make people feel. Honor relationships above all else. Show up on time. Do what you say. Finish what you start. Say please and thank you. The rest has a funny[...]

This week's winning thought is: Try to see the good in people. Find something good in everyone you deal with. There is plenty of bad in the world but seek out the good in every person you meet. Then call it out. Encourage it to grow. In this way, we can bring more good into[...]

This week's winning thought is a little different from previous weeks. What are your winning thoughts? Your journey of growth is entirely yours to own. No one can force growth in you until you decide you want it for yourself. So decide to grow. Decide where and how you want to grow. Determine what you don’t[...]

This week's winning thought is: You are a product of your habits. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit. If you want to be beautiful, make beautiful choices. If you want to be excellent, make excellent choices. And make them habitually.  Welcome to the Winning Thoughts series! Each[...]

This week's winning thought is: Say no. You have to say no a lot. Everything you say yes to is saying no to something else. Whatever you say no to, gives you more time to say yes to what matters. Welcome to the Winning Thoughts series! Each week, join Dylan as we discuss an idea,[...]

This week's winning thought is: Focus on the process, not on outcomes. Outcomes are not in our control, processes and efforts are. Ignore the results and focus on what is in front of you. Give your best to what is within your control. Everything after that is just extra - it's not up to you.[...]

This week's winning thought is: Treat every person in every situation as an opportunity for kindness. Everyone is going through something. Never miss an opportunity to be kind, care, listen, be compassionate or appreciate what someone else is going through.  Welcome to the Winning Thoughts series! Each week, join Dylan as we discuss an idea,[...]

This week's winning thought is: The obstacles between you and your goal are not in the way - they are the way. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. Acknowledge and embrace each obstacle as the raw materials to realize your goals. They are, after all, the work to[...]

This week's winning thought is: Leverage the power of compounding. Massive results are often the result of small, imperceptible improvements stacked on one another over time. Make the small sustainable changes within your power to make. Be patient and make them consistently. Time will do the rest.  Welcome to the Winning Thoughts series! Each week, join[...]

This week's winning thought is: Don't compare yourself to others. Only focus on what you do. Comparing yourself to others only inflates your ego or makes you feel like crap. Holding yourself to your own standards and making them higher than other people's is a formula for success. If you succeed, ask yourself how much[...]

This week's winning thought is: Put your day up for review. Ask yourself every day: 'What could I have done better?' 'Where did I fall short?' 'Who do I want to be?' 'Was I that person today?' Evaluate yourself. Interrogate yourself. That's how you get better.  Welcome to the Winning Thoughts series! Each week, join[...]

This week's winning thought is: Always grab the smooth handle. Every event has two handles: one by which it can be carried and one by which it can't. If your brother does you wrong, don't grab it by his wrongdoing because this is the handle incapable of listening. Instead, use the other handle - that[...]

This week's winning thought is: You have the power to have no opinion. It's not things that upset us, but our opinions about things. Control your opinions. See things objectively and withdrawing judgment from them will free you to act decisively with clarity on the things in your life that deserve your opinion.  Welcome to[...]

This week's winning thought is: Ask yourself at every turn, with every opportunity and with every commitment, 'Is this essential?' Your highest priority is to protect your ability to prioritize. When you eliminate the inessential you get the double benefit of doing the essential better. Welcome to the Winning Thoughts series! Each week, join Dylan[...]

This week's winning thought is: control your response. We don't control what happens, but we do control how we respond to what happens. By refraining from regret, complaints or blame, we can take what has happened and decide how to move forward. This is how we make progress. Welcome to the Winning Thoughts series! Each week,[...]

This week's winning thought: focus on what you can control. Ask yourself, "Is it up to me or not up to me?" If it is up to you, give it 100%, if not give it zero. Focus on what you can control because that's where your energy, actions and emotions make a difference.  Welcome to[...]