“The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyper-consciousness at the positive end. The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training.”

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

Viktor Frankl (“Man’s Search for Meaning”)

Being average is easy. Letting your past circumstances dictate your present life is s...

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn

A lot of people talk about this but I’m not sure everyone really gets it. Who do you spend the most time with? Are the top 3-5 people you talk to or work with everyday a positive or negative influence on you? Who do...

“The ability to start can separate you from 99% of people… when most people choose to sit and wait around. Most people let the uncertainty hold them back. The successful people choose to get started anyway.” – James Clear

I recently had a conversation with James Clear. He writes at www.jamesclear.c...

I recently connected with author and speaker Kary Oberbrunner. He’s become a good friend in a short amount of time and is a fantastic writer. In his book, The Deeper Path, Kary tells a story about Pablo Picasso and the importance of being prepared.

As the story goes, the legendary Spanish artist ...

“All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust.”

~ Bob Burg

I had the privilege to talk with author and world-renowned speaker, Bob Burg. Bob has authored several books, including the national best seller “The Go-Giver”, which h...

“My story isn’t very impressive.”

“My story isn’t worthy of telling.”

“My story doesn’t compare to their story.”

“My story is already written.”

Sound familiar?

Have you ever had any of these thoughts creep into your psyche? I bet you have. I know I have. Let me be honest here, I still get these...

Hi there,

First off, I just wanted to say thank you for being a part of The Catalyst Project. It’s so much fun to interact with you and see this building into a formidable tribe.

I’ve mentioned this project in past emails about my friend Adam Helbling. I’ve got some exciting news – we just launc...

As I continue on my fatherhood adventure and get to celebrate my sixth father’s day being a dad, I read something this morning that got me thinking.

I created The Catalyst Project almost four years ago now and the true catalyst for me were my two children, Gabe and Reese. When people ask my why I...

You’re in for a treat. I’d like to introduce you to Scott Dinsmore from Live Your Legend. I’m excited to share the wisdom Scott brings on many topics. From doing work you love to connecting with anyone, there’s a reason Scott has almost 300,000 views on his recent TEDx Talk.

I had the fortune of co...

A simple question, yet a difficult concept to master.

It’s very easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day sludge of what it is you’re doing (work, life, etc). What’s the saying? “You can’t see the forest for the trees,” or something like that. If you’re always in the “weeds”, how do you know if y...

I’m excited to announce a project I’ve been eager to jump into for a while. The Catalyst Sessions is finally here! What is it, you ask? Well – I’ll tell you….TCS (for short) is an online “show” that will showcase people around the world that are doing amazing things – the CATALYSTS that are making t...