The Growth Compass

Teaching mindset, resilience, and leadership.

🧭 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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🧭 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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🧭 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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🧭 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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Dec 6, 2025

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Pat Riley

Pat Riley on Leadership, Culture, and the Price of Greatness

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Mindset

🧭 Kobe shot 5 air balls - his response is why he won 5 rings

Nov 30, 2025

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🧭 Kobe shot 5 air balls - his response is why he won 5 rings

Kobe Bryant's winning mindset, plus Jim Rohn life advice that I can't stop thinking about

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Nov 29, 2025

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12 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Dan Gable

The undefeated wrestler who discovered that the greatest preparation happens after you think you're already prepared

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🧭 The Leadership Mistake Bill Parcells Refused to Make Twice

Nov 23, 2025

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10 min read

🧭 The Leadership Mistake Bill Parcells Refused to Make Twice

Why your team follows your energy before your words, the question that stumped Kerr before he ever coached, and the rules that built two Super Bowl champions

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Nov 22, 2025

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14 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Steve Kerr

Insights from one of the best coaches of today on how to build a winning culture, leadership, and what it takes to be a great teammate.

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Mindset

🧭 The 6 Enemies Destroying Your Mental Toughness (And You Don't Even Know It)

Nov 16, 2025

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10 min read

🧭 The 6 Enemies Destroying Your Mental Toughness (And You Don't Even Know It)

Today we talk about which enemy is sabotaging your performance, Kobe's personal philosophy and what Clark Lea discovered about consistency that nobody celebrates.

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🧭 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

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Pat Riley

🧭 Kobe shot 5 air balls - his response is why he won 5 rings

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Dan Gable

🧭 The Leadership Mistake Bill Parcells Refused to Make Twice

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Steve Kerr

🧭 The 6 Enemies Destroying Your Mental Toughness (And You Don't Even Know It)

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