Author Archives: Matt Mayberry

Never Stop Growing

never stop growing

Failing to adopt a never stop growing mentality is a major factor preventing so many individuals from attaining the life and professional success they desire. This thinking alone can do more damage than economic downtimes and many other circumstances that none of us want to come face to face with. Here are three ways to…

Your Words Have Impact, So Think Before You Speak

Do you know of those people who fly off the handle without stopping to think about the consequences of what they’re saying? Someone who just reacts to something someone said or did and starts attacking that person with cruel accusations? The damage could be so profound, it will forever sever the relationship. In business, this could forever…

The Many Ways Being Kind Leads to Success

We often hear about the importance of focusing on the positive despite the negatives in our lives, but that can be a tough feat to accomplish. Whether we are experiencing a catastrophic business failure or going through a personal struggle, most of the time it feels impossible to think “positive.” We’re too busy focusing on everything…

The Importance of ‘Showing Up’ Every Single Day

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year because my favorite sport is back in action: football. But this isn’t my favorite time of the year just because of all the incredible college and NFL games that will have millions of people glued to their TV sets, but because of all the potential football…

Distractions Are the Enemy

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One of the biggest obstacles standing in your way from achieving greatness and becoming all that you can be in life and in business is the never-ending flood of noise and distractions in the world. We live in a world where these things are constant. Everything from television, phones, text messages and the Internet, to work…

3 Ways to Turn Negative Experiences Around

Do you feel that you struggle with the negative experiences that have occurred up to this point in your life? Maybe you got fired from your job, failed at achieving an important goal or even could be battling something in your personal life that has been difficult for you to come to grips with. Whatever that…

3 Ways to Create a Winning and Healthy Mindset

One of the biggest determining factors whether someone lives a life of major contribution and greatness or ends up going to their grave with all of their potential still inside of them is mindset — how we think and feel, largely about ourselves. Think of your mind as the Grand Master, the ruler of your destiny, because that’s exactly…

The Power of Variability

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People often experience an inability to adapt, and instead will come to the conclusion that they will always fail and may as well stop trying altogether. They will settle for where they are and become stagnant in life — never moving forward, and may even move backwards. Take Jack for example. He was a young man…

Failure Is a Gift

failure is a gift

Many people call it the “F-word.” No, I’m not talking about “fun” or that egregious four-letter word that’s so prominent in today’s culture. I’m talking about failure — Big, Fat Failure. And you know what? It’s a gift. A Big, Fat Gift. Everything that happens in your life is a gift. Even that big event…

Why It’s Vital That You Plan Your Life

Most people would rather plan their next vacation destination or what they are going to buy during their next trip to the mall rather than their own lives. Many executives, entrepreneurs and business owners would rather build their businesses than devote time and energy into planning their lives. Planning your life must happen if you…

Our Brains Are Predisposed to Misery

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Do you know any of those beautiful people with supermodel looks who could not stop talking about how devastating it was that they had gained a half-pound or how ugly they look and feel at certain times? I always wondered how they could look at themselves in the mirror and see only the flaws. Why…

5 Ways to Improve Your Life for Tomorrow

The one thing we should always do, as long as we are breathing, is to look for ways to grow and maximize our potential. Here are five ways to improve your life for tomorrow. 1. Get connected with your why. Connecting with your why will help you to increase your energy levels, think more clearly…

3 Characteristics of High-Performing Teams

When it comes to the best teams in the world, whether on the football field or in the corporate arena, they all possess similar characteristics that make them special and different than just the average or good teams that rarely make that jump to greatness. Here are three characteristics that all high-performing teams instill within…