I used to try to flip myself right-side up as fast as possible. Fix it. Solve it. Normalize it. Move on. But somewhere along the way, I realized something important: Sometimes the upside-down view is exactly what I need. When everything feels inverted, it forces you to notice things you’d normally ignore. What felt like a problem might actually be a pattern. What felt uncomfortable might be showing you truth. What felt “wrong” might just be... unfamiliar. Perspective isn’t about getting back to normal. It's about seeing more clearly — even if that means hanging out upside down for a bit. Before you rush to flip things back... pause. There might be insight waiting right where you are. Quick poll (because HuRU loves perspective): When life feels upside down, what helps you most? Vote below 👇And if you’ve got a favorite “upside-down insight,” drop it in the comments.

“The more we focus on what our competition is doing, the less we’re focused on what we’re doing.” ~ Simon Sinek Early in my sales career, I set a very clear goal: 👉 I wanted to be the #1 sales agent in the company. At the time, the longtime top producer had just been promoted to Sales Manager. The #2 guy was now sitting comfortably at the top of the leaderboard... and I was somewhere in the middle of the pack. Not even close. So I did what a lot of people do. I asked my new Sales Manager what he did to stay #1 for so long. His answer caught me completely off guard. He said: “I never paid attention to the sales rankings.” Then he added something I’ll never forget: “The answer you’re looking for isn’t found in the people ahead of you or behind you on the leaderboard. It’s found in how you show up every day.” So I tried it. I stopped looking at the leaderboard. I stopped tracking anyone else’s numbers. And I got hyper-focused on my activity. My calls. My conversations. My wins and losses each day. I only compared myself to: - My closing rate from the week before - My total weekly revenue No field. No rankings. Just progress. And something interesting happened...I got better every single week. It took me 13 weeks to hit #1. It took another 3 weeks before I even realized I was there — because I wasn’t looking anymore. Truth is, I couldn’t tell you how long I held the top spot. All I know is this: my numbers kept improving. 💭 Reflection: Where your focus goes, your growth follows. Not outward. Not sideways. Inward. Forward. Consistently. So let’s talk, HuRU Crew 👇 Where does your focus go most often right now? 🔍 What others are doing 📊 My own daily activity 🎯 My long-term goals 😬 Honestly… it’s scattered Vote in the poll and, if you’re up for it, drop a comment: 👉 What’s one thing you could focus on this week that would actually move the needle for you?

Most of us have heard Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why.” But here’s a line from Simon himself that adds a whole new layer: “When we know WHY we do what we do, everything falls into place. When we don’t, we have to push things into place.” That’s alignment in a nutshell. When your why is clear, decisions feel cleaner. Priorities sort themselves out. Momentum shows up with less force. When your why is fuzzy, everything feels heavier. More effort. More friction. More forcing. Alignment doesn’t mean things are always easy — it means they make sense. And when things make sense, energy flows instead of leaks. HuRU question: Where in your life are you aligned right now... and where might you be pushing instead of flowing? Drop a thought, a word, or a 🔥👇Let’s talk alignment.

One thing we believe deeply here in HuRU is the importance of knowing who you are. But self-awareness is only part of the story. We don’t truly grow unless we also have space to express who we are. Strong friendships do that. Strong communities do that even better. They give us room to speak, to experiment, to be seen, to be challenged, and to be accepted—sometimes all at once. They’re the places where our thoughts don’t have to stay trapped in our heads and our ideas don’t have to be fully formed to be welcomed. HuRU isn’t about fitting into a mold. It's about having a place where you can show up as you are and keep becoming who you’re meant to be— together. 💬 So let’s hear from you: Where in your life do you feel most free to express who you really are? And what helps create that kind of space for you? Drop a comment, a word, or even a GIF that captures it 👇

Wheels on suitcases are so normal now that a bag without wheels feels… broken. But here’s the wild part 👇 Suitcases didn’t get wheels until 1970, thanks to a guy named Bernard Sadow. Even then, the idea barely caught on until the late 80s — when flight crews started using them and everyone else went, “Oh... yeah. That makes sense.” Let that sink in for a second. 🚀 We put a man on the moon in 1969... 🧳 Before we thought to put wheels on luggage. A simple, common-sense solution to a problem most people had just accepted. I was part of a team that designed and built a state-of-the-art Security Operations Center and then had the privilege of hiring, training and managing the staff that would operate the center. At that time, the company had never had a security operation at that level... we were the first... we were a new idea. My initial objective out of the gate was simple. "We Will Think Differently!" Status quo was not allowed in our Ops Center. Words like... 'well, we've always done it this way" were shot down immediately. If you want to achieve different... 👉 You Must Think Different 👉 You Must Do Different 👉 You Must Be Different So here’s the real question 👇 What everyday problems are we walking around carrying because “that’s just how it’s always been”? What ideas do you see hiding in plain sight? How much imagination are you willing to use to make life easier — for everyday people? Drop a thought, an idea, or a “why hasn’t someone done this yet?” moment below 👇