Difficulty awakens the genius. Difficulty isn’t a detour, it’s the training ground where your next level of genius gets activated. Pick one challenge you’ve been avoiding and ask, “What skill is this forcing me to sharpen?” then take a single, brave 15-minute action to prove you’re the kind of leader who grows under pressure.

I’m going to feel… I heard this the other day on tv and for some reason, it stood out more than all the other millions of time I’ve heard this phrase. There are several variations of this, all guessing at an unsupportive emotion When I go on stage I’m going to be terrified I know I’m going to feel disappointed It’s going to be very upsetting I’ll be gutted when this happens All decisions made long before the event. Every time you catch yourself in this negative emotion loop, pause, remind yourself it’s a story you are telling yourself and either choose a more supportive emotion or remind yourself that it’s not real because it hasn’t happened and move on. Every time we play out negative emotions in our head before they even happen, our body doesn’t understand the difference between that and reality so it all gets stored in our body and we wonder why things play out exactly as we imagined.

Money problems don't disappear with more money if your habits stay the same. If you can't manage £1,000, you'll mismanage £10,000 too. Fix the habits first, then the income actually matters. Broke is usually a habit before it's a number. If your lifestyle rises every time your income rises, you'll never get ahead. The goal isn't to look rich, it's to become free.

80% of sales happen after the 5th touch. Most people quit after the 2nd. That's why they’re stuck.

I sent this early this morning and it seems rather apt because it doesn’t seem to have posted, not very excellent of me.. Strive for excellence but don’t let excellence get in the way of practice. Just start, do it a lot, take guidance, adjust, then you will become excellent.