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Resilience

Leadership

Breath Work

Confidence

Adversity

Pressure

Mindset

Fear

Preparation

Hard Work

Meditation

Culture

🧭 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

The Growth Compass

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

The Growth Compass

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

The Growth Compass

🧭 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.

The Growth Compass

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.

The Growth Compass

🧭 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

The Growth Compass

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.

The Growth Compass

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

The Growth Compass

Dec 6, 2025

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11 min read

🧭 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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9 min read

🧭 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

The Growth Compass

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

The Growth Compass

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.

The Growth Compass

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.

The Growth Compass

Nov 15, 2025

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17 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Clark Lea

The Vanderbilt head coach who returned to his alma mater to fix what broke him as a player and discovered that transformation requires internal belief before external results

The Growth Compass

🧭 Confident People Don't Focus on Confidence (They Focus on This Instead)

Nov 9, 2025

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9 min read

🧭 Confident People Don't Focus on Confidence (They Focus on This Instead)

Inside: The lie your habits are exposing, why competence beats confidence every time, and Bill Walsh's proven blueprint for championship culture

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🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Wayne Gretzky

Nov 8, 2025

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13 min read

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Wayne Gretzky

How "The Great One" learned the most important lesson of his career at age 10 (and why his father's approach to pressure would be considered controversial today)

The Growth Compass

POSTS

Resilience

Leadership

Breath Work

Confidence

Adversity

Pressure

Mindset

Fear

Preparation

Hard Work

Meditation

Culture

🧭 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)

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Clark Lea

🧭 Confident People Don't Focus on Confidence (They Focus on This Instead)

🧭 Saturday Speaker Series: Wayne Gretzky

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