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🧭 Tom Brady Explains Why Every Excuses is a Brick in the Wrong Wall

Jul 12, 2026

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🧭 Tom Brady Explains Why Every Excuses is a Brick in the Wrong Wall

Plus: Jimmy Johnson on how to build a winning team and the science of why old patterns are so hard to break.

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Tom Izzo
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Jul 11, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Tom Izzo

Tom Izzo on Leading by Dragging, Holding People to Their Own Goals, and Why Programs Beat Teams

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🧭 A Process Over Outcome Question to Ask Instead of "What's the Score?"

Jul 5, 2026

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4 min read

🧭 A Process Over Outcome Question to Ask Instead of "What's the Score?"

Plus: Marcus Freeman on leadership without a title and the Lincoln Riley line worth sitting with this week

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Jerry West
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Jul 4, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Jerry West

Jerry West on the Thing You Love Bringing the Most Pain, Self-Motivation, and Why the Losing Locker Room Has Better Stories

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The Growth Compass
🧭 P = P - I. A sports psychology formula that top athletes swear by

Jun 28, 2026

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🧭 P = P - I. A sports psychology formula that top athletes swear by

Plus: Clark Lea on the real cost of success and why finite thinking kills infinite potential

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: James Franklin
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Jun 27, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: James Franklin

James Franklin on Alignment, the Circle That Shrinks, and Why Commitment Has to Match Expectations

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🧭 The Carolina Hurricanes practiced lifting the Stanley Cup for 5 years without knowing it

Jun 21, 2026

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🧭 The Carolina Hurricanes practiced lifting the Stanley Cup for 5 years without knowing it

Plus: "Prepare your mind" and the inner self-talk that drives every outer performance

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Steve Nash
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Jun 20, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Steve Nash

Steve Nash on Stacking Days, Winning in the Margins, and Why Culture Is a System of Behavior

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Mindset Advice from a Super Bowl Champion

Jun 14, 2026

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4 min read

🧭 Mindset Advice from a Super Bowl Champion

Plus: What the Knicks' NBA Finals run teaches us about resilience and why pessimism is a losing proposition.

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Alex Smith
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Jun 13, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Alex Smith

Alex Smith on Imposter Syndrome, Playing Free, and Why Wanting Everyone to Love You Makes You Lose

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Tom Brady's Advice For Young Athletes

Jun 7, 2026

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4 min read

🧭 Tom Brady's Advice For Young Athletes

Plus: 5 silent culture killers and a can't-miss story on the mindset of excellence

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Lou Holtz
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Jun 6, 2026

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7 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz on Three Rules, Trust, and Why the Only Word That Matters Is "Choice"

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🧭 Grant Hill's One Rule on Character

May 31, 2026

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4 min read

🧭 Grant Hill's One Rule on Character

Plus: Curt Cignetti on playing to a standard and the orange juice test

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Jack Canfield
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May 30, 2026

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield on 100% Responsibility, the Rule of Five, and Why You Need a 14-Month Year

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Researchers studied 30 teams. The leaders with 10x the impact surprised everyone.

May 24, 2026

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4 min read

🧭 Researchers studied 30 teams. The leaders with 10x the impact surprised everyone.

Plus: McLaren's daily improvement habit that made it the best in the world and why hard now means easy later

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Rod Brind'Amour
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May 23, 2026

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7 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Rod Brind'Amour

Rod Brind'Amour on culture building, doubt, and why everything starts with hard work.

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The Growth Compass
🧭 "You cannot fake passion. Someone who loves it more will outrun you every time."

May 17, 2026

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4 min read

🧭 "You cannot fake passion. Someone who loves it more will outrun you every time."

Plus: OKC Thunder's Mark Daigneault on admiration and how to start winning the attention war

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The Growth Compass
🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Jalen Brunson
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May 16, 2026

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6 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Jalen Brunson

Jalen Brunson on being overlooked, confidence, and what it takes to sustain a winning mindset.

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