Well this one's a real shocker! It took me totally by surprise!

Here I was - minding my own business, when suddenly "a wild hater appeared!"

Needless to say that was a Pokemon I was not about to catch.

Usually you expect those harder bosses to appear when you're at least level 5...

But here I was level 1! And I had a boss level hater appear...

So if you're wondering how to deal with your...

Have you ever been put in a position where it was either sink or swim?

What happened?

If you're like me and most people, you had no choice but to figure it out.

This has happened to me time and time again in my career...

From learning a new job (instructional design) to succeeding at Google to figuring out how to be an engineer. 

Somehow some way I always manage to pull through. 

And...

Do you feel trapped or stuck, like you've hit a plateau? Like you'll never get to the next level? Are you wondering how to get out of a rut in life?

Getting to the next level in life is never easy. Especially if you feel stuck.

It really comes down to the price you're willing to pay to get to the next level...

Are you willing to pay the price? 

If you're feeling stuck, like you've hit...

I just got back from a motivating and inspiring weekend in Phoenix, Arizona.

There I attended High Performance Academy - a 4 day seminar designed to get you to the next level of productivity, relationships, mindset, and energy. 

And boy do I feel PUMPED! Haha :)

When I was there I connected with so many people who shared their dreams...

and more importantly, they shared their ...

I'd be lying if I said today's episode isn't extremely personal.

I like to focus on giving you guys advice on subjects that people ask about... but sometimes, I draw inspiration from my own life and give MYSELF advice :)

Sometimes you need to be super honest with yourself. And I hope this episode is a gut check for you like it is for me.

If you've ever struggled with having high...

 So I was talking to a client the other day...

He asked me this super interesting question: "What keeps most people from reaching their aspirations?"

I had to think about it for a second, but it was pretty obvious.

The answer is... themselves!

People have these limiting beliefs - ideas of what is possible for themselves. And like Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can, or...

How many sacrifices have you made to get to where you are?

And how many more are you unwilling to make to get to where you haven't been able to go?

But wait, what if you could have both? What if the way to success is actually by refusing to sacrifice or comprise?

Every day, you're faced with dozens of opportunities to make tradeoffs.

When you make those decisions, do you choose what...

When I was an engineer, I constantly felt like a fish out of water.

Don't get me wrong, I was good (heck I even got a patent!), but I felt like my work and my personality and preferences just didn't match up.

After a long and arduous journey, I discovered that I liked building people more than I liked designing things. And that insight has transformed my life.

Do you ever feel out of...

This is an embarrassing admission but I need to share it with you because I think there is a huge lesson to learn here. 

Last week I didn't release a video. I know you were devastated LOL

But it got me thinking...what happened? Why didn't I follow through?

If you've ever given up on your dream, cast it aside, or wonder how to stop giving up then today's episode of the Trailblazer Uprising...

A couple days ago, my wife sent me a video that Will Smith put out about how you should seek failure. It was his advice on failing.

In it he references John Maxwell's famous quote about failure: "Fail early, fail often, and fail forward."

It sounds cool, but when you actually come to implement it, it's actually quite impractical. You're supposed to try to fail? To love failing?

Sounds...