The Growth Compass

Teaching mindset, resilience, and leadership.

🧭The Navy SEAL training exercise designed to teach you: life isn't fair

Mar 1, 2026

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10 min read

🧭The Navy SEAL training exercise designed to teach you: life isn't fair

Plus: A hall-of-fame QB on the secret to team ownership and a Harvard study on intentional living

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Curt Cignetti

Feb 28, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Curt Cignetti

Curt Cignetti on Standards, Six Seconds, and Betting on Yourself.

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🧭Most people quit their dreams right before they come true

Feb 22, 2026

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9 min read

🧭Most people quit their dreams right before they come true

Plus: The sticky note trick for accountability and why I'm auditing my own process

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Feb 21, 2026

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11 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Coach K

Coach K on leadership, mastering the next-play mentality, and ownership.

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🧭 The advice Wayne Gretzky gives every young athlete

Feb 15, 2026

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8 min read

🧭 The advice Wayne Gretzky gives every young athlete

Plus: Why your team needs the same message - not a new one

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Feb 14, 2026

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11 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: John Maxwell

John Maxwell on Intentional Living, Growth Gaps, and the Rule of Five

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🧭 Mike Vrabel just gave a masterclass on mindset. Here's what he said.

Feb 8, 2026

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9 min read

🧭 Mike Vrabel just gave a masterclass on mindset. Here's what he said.

Plus: Shared adversity, team bonding, and why urgency matters.

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Dr. Bob Rotella

Feb 7, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Dr. Bob Rotella

Bob Rotella on Free Will, Fear, and Why the Zone Is a Trap

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🧭 Your negative thoughts are literally making you worse at your job

Feb 1, 2026

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8 min read

🧭 Your negative thoughts are literally making you worse at your job

Plus: What Coach K told JJ Redick and why most people misunderstand humility

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Geno Auriemma

Jan 31, 2026

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11 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Geno Auriemma

Geno Auriemma on managing stars, red flags in recruiting, and why control is a recipe for misery

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🧭 Billy Donovan's 92% Rule: The math that changes how you think about impact

Jan 25, 2026

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8 min read

🧭 Billy Donovan's 92% Rule: The math that changes how you think about impact

Plus: The science behind the most important part of practice and speeches

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Marcus Freeman

Jan 24, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Marcus Freeman

Marcus Freeman on leadership, building a championship standard, and how to build trust within a team.

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🧭 The Rule That Changed Kurt Warner's Career

Jan 18, 2026

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9 min read

🧭 The Rule That Changed Kurt Warner's Career

Plus: How to build a next-play mindset into your team and Nick Saban on coaching mistakes

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Jan 17, 2026

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11 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: John Wooden

John Wooden on Success, Leadership, and How to Win.

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🧭 The ONE question every coach asks about you when you join a team

Jan 11, 2026

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9 min read

🧭 The ONE question every coach asks about you when you join a team

Plus: Bob Knight on discipline and the TED Talk that changed Virginia basketball

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Mindset

Jan 10, 2026

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10 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Dabo Swinney

Dabo Swinney on Belief, Preparation, and Building Championship Culture.

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🧭 The Cowboys won 3 games before he arrived. Then Jimmy Johnson wrote this on the blackboard.

Jan 4, 2026

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11 min read

🧭 The Cowboys won 3 games before he arrived. Then Jimmy Johnson wrote this on the blackboard.

Plus: Nick Saban on teamwork and what you can learn from Coach K

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Jan 3, 2026

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9 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Tony Gwynn

Tony Gwynn on hard work, preparation, and what it means to master your craft.

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Success

🧭 Jay Wright's Advice For All Young Athletes

Dec 28, 2025

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9 min read

🧭 Jay Wright's Advice For All Young Athletes

Plus: Dr. Jim Loehr on what it takes to be a top performer and more

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Dec 27, 2025

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10 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Jim Loehr

Jim Loehr on Energy Management, Character, and the Hidden Scorecard of Champions

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🧭 How Clark Lea turned around Vanderbilt by emphasizing 2 Words

Dec 21, 2025

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10 min read

🧭 How Clark Lea turned around Vanderbilt by emphasizing 2 Words

Plus: Marcus Freeman on creating a sense of urgency and Jim Harbaugh on how to play worry-free.

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Dec 20, 2025

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10 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Joe Maddon

A Joe Maddon masterclass on mastering the process, team-building, and leadership.

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🧭 How a 29-time national champion defines mental toughness

Dec 14, 2025

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9 min read

🧭 How a 29-time national champion defines mental toughness

Plus: John Harbaugh on servant leadership and a new way I am thinking about resilience

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Mindset

Dec 13, 2025

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10 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Nick Saban

A Nick Saban masterclass on team-building, leadership, and how to build a mindset of excellence in your team.

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Mental Toughness

🧭 Brad Stevens on the 3 Things Every Leader Must Master

Dec 7, 2025

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10 min read

🧭 Brad Stevens on the 3 Things Every Leader Must Master

Brad Stevens was asked what young leaders must master. He gave 3 things. Plus: the mental skill that helped the Cubs win the World Series

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🧭The Navy SEAL training exercise designed to teach you: life isn't fair

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Curt Cignetti

🧭Most people quit their dreams right before they come true

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Coach K

🧭 The advice Wayne Gretzky gives every young athlete

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: John Maxwell

🧭 Mike Vrabel just gave a masterclass on mindset. Here's what he said.

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Dr. Bob Rotella

🧭 Your negative thoughts are literally making you worse at your job

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Geno Auriemma

🧭 Billy Donovan's 92% Rule: The math that changes how you think about impact

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Marcus Freeman

🧭 The Rule That Changed Kurt Warner's Career

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: John Wooden

🧭 The ONE question every coach asks about you when you join a team

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Dabo Swinney

🧭 The Cowboys won 3 games before he arrived. Then Jimmy Johnson wrote this on the blackboard.

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Tony Gwynn

🧭 Jay Wright's Advice For All Young Athletes

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Jim Loehr

🧭 How Clark Lea turned around Vanderbilt by emphasizing 2 Words

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Joe Maddon

🧭 How a 29-time national champion defines mental toughness

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Nick Saban

🧭 Brad Stevens on the 3 Things Every Leader Must Master

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