Meeting Jon Gordon at Pelican Credit Union's Annual Family Reunion in 2020 was a defining moment for me. That experience played a big role in shaping my commitment to personal growth, a positive mindset, and people-centered leadership, values that align closely with Pelican’s mission. When I learned about Jon’s Certified Positive Leader Program last year, I saw it as an opportunity to invest in myself so I could better serve the teams and members I support at Pelican. The program has strengthened my leadership skills and reinforced the importance of building positive, engaged, and empowered teams. I’m grateful to be part of an organization that encourages growth and development, and I’m excited to continue applying what I’ve learned while staying connected to the Positive Leader community. i also picked up bioforce certified conditioning coach and nutrition. #ContinuousImprovement #InvestInYourself #GrowthMindset

By Seth Morris When I talk about building elite teams, I’m not talking about talent accumulation — I’m talking about environment construction. Elite performance is not an event. It is a system. And systems are built through standards, not slogans. Below are the principles I’ve learned and applied while developing high-performance athletes and programs. ⸻ 1. Recruiting vs. Selecting Most organizations recruit. Elite organizations select. Recruiting is persuasion — convincing people to join. Selection is filtration — revealing who already belongs. My opening line to prospects is simple: “I’m difficult to play for.” That sentence does something powerful: • The entitled withdraw • The complacent hesitate • The competitors lean forward The wrong people want comfort. The right people want standards. A leader must ask: Am I trying to convince people to be here — or identifying the ones who already want this? Elite teams are not built by collecting talent. They are built by eliminating misalignment. ⸻ 2. Internal Drive > External Motivation I call the ideal athlete a Nekton — an organism that moves through currents without being controlled by them. They do not require emotional hype. They do not need daily encouragement. They do not depend on environment to perform. They train because of internal standards, not external pressure. Motivation is temporary. Identity is permanent. If an athlete needs someone else to start their engine every day, they are not ready for elite environments. Elite athletes prove themselves to themselves — not to the coach, the crowd, or social media. ⸻ 3. Make Practice Harder Than Competition Confidence on game day is manufactured Monday through Friday. I design practices intentionally faster and more demanding than competition: • ~95-minute sessions • 32-second play clock tempo • High cognitive + physical density The first week is uncomfortable. Players struggle. Some even get sick. But adaptation follows exposure. By game day, nothing feels fast, nothing feels chaotic, and nothing feels overwhelming — because they’ve already lived at a higher intensity.

Did the live Q&A today get cancelled?

What do you guys recommend before a (strength/power) workout, breath of fire or box breathing? Both have different benefits ofcourse, would love to hear your opinions

I will get the work done even when I'm tired.