Video of the Day: How To Become Exceptional

LeBron James: How To Become Exceptional

Charisma On Command

Life has little to do with what happens to you, but more importantly how you react to it. It all comes back to phrase coach always preached "identify the negative, but focus on the positive." 

A pretty interesting tidbit in the video is that it ties back to one of the 13 things mentally strong people do from Amy Morin's book. It is rule number four in her book mentally strong people don't on things they can't control and it the term locus of control. In the example in the video, you can't control the refs and a subjective call made, it's not worth getting involved. 

Once again, FOCUS ON THE PROCESS not the vanity metrics. Focus on HOW things get done, not how good things will look in the end. If you do all the little things right, the big things will fall into place. #LittleDropsMakeBigDrops 

Leaders improve other people! 

Video of the Day: Jeff Bezos' Top 10 Rules For Success

Jeff Bezos' Top 10 Rules For Success

Evan Carmichael

1. Experiment More

2. Chose To Do Hard Things

3. Be An Inventor

4. Go Step By Step

5. Find Your Calling

Enjoy the the process.

6. Be Nimble & Robust

7. Be Long Term Oriented

8. Chose A Life Of Adventure

9. Find Allies

10. Empower People

Two kids in their dorm room? Really, did he just reference Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard?

BONUS

Give Yourself Breathing Room To Succeed

Be Focused

Video of the Day: The 10 Things Only Smart People Do

The 10 Things Only Smart People Do

Brainy Dose

1. Always Question The Status Quo

2. Smart In More Than One Area

3. Understand The Concept Of Time

4. Always Curious

5. Focus On The Message Not The Messenger

6. Poker Face

Did the Lady Gaga song "Poker Face" just pop into your head when the voice over said "Poker Face?" 

7. Smart People Learn From Others' Mistakes, Not Just Their Own

8. Evaluate Options

9. Smart People Go To Bed Later

10. Smart People Don't Give Up

Video of the Day: Don't Be Deceived By Appearances

Don't Be Deceived By Appearances; Beauty Is Found Within

Beauty and the Beast

As the old saying goes, "never judge a book by its cover." Everyone is beautiful and everyone has something to offer, you just have to look deeper. And those people are truly some of the best people. 

Video of the Day: 15 Things You Didn't Know About Mark Cuban

15 Things You Didn't Know About Mark Cuban

Alux.com

1. Cuban Dropped Out Of High School

To start college early.

2. He Has Paid Almost $2 Million In Fines To The NBA

3. He Stands At Mavericks Games Until His Team Makes Their First Basket

4. He Sold Garbage Bags Door To Door At 12 Years Old

5. He Is A Guinness World Record Holder

6. Before He Made Billions, He Tried To Become An Actor

7. In College He Got Paid To Teach Dance Lessons

8. He Has Unsuccessfully Tried To Buy Three Major League Baseball Franchises

9. He Worked Seven Years Straight Without A Vacation

10. He Owns A Yacht With A Basketball Court

11. He Met His Wife At The Gym

12. He Considered Running For Political Office

13. He Has Offered To Invest The Most Money On Shark Tank

14. He Had a Cameo In A Rap Video

15. He Is Neighbors With George W. Bush

Video of the Day: 10 Decisions Founders Have To Make

10 Decisions Founders Have To Make

Valuetainment

1. Partner or Go Solo

2. Startup Capital

Your own or raise it?

3. Customer

4. Technology

5. Location

6. Competitors

7. Culture

8. Compensation Plan

9. Method of Marketing

10. Your Identity / Story

Find your why and why you're in business. 

Video of the Day: GIVE YOURSELF A PUSH #ENTSPRESSO

Mel Robbins: PUSH YOURSELF To Make Your DREAMS Come TRUE! 

Evan Carmichael

If you need someone to push you, get a job. That's what a boss does. But if you're one of the few people can push yourself, then you don't need a boss. You're already motivated by what you want to do and can go out and do it! You don't need someone to push you. 

Video of the Day: Seven Things I Wish I Knew In My 20s

Seven Things I Wish I Knew In My 20s

Charisma On Command

1. Constant Criticism About You Is Probably True

2. 90% of Negotiation Success Is Starting It

3. Scarcity Is Often A Sales Tactic

4. Arguing Over Life Philosophies Is A Waste Of Time

5. Value Experience Over Theory

6. Remove Lies Of Omission

7. Growth Comes When You Do The Opposite

Video of the Day: Mark Cuban's Top 10 Rules For Success Vol. 2

Mark Cuban's Top 10 Rules For Success Vol. 2

Evan Carmichael

1. Just Go For It

2. Find Something You Love To Do

3. Be A Shark

4. Try Out Different Things

5. Work Hard

Work like someone's trying to take it all away from you. It's the reason why Tom Brady never wanted to give snaps to Jimmy Garoppolo in practice. He knew every snap that Jimmy took in practice was one snap that was being taken away from him. Brady's not going to want to help someone who could take his job from him. 

6. Follow Your Efforts

7. Put Yourself In Their Shoes

Reduce the stress of the people around you.  That's what I do with Steph every time I'm at BC, eliminate the stress from what's on her plate. 

8. Go Beyond Dreams

9. Look At the Opportunities

10. Play League of Legends

Yeah ... if I could play video games, I probably would, but I'm a terrible video game player. I just don't get it. 

BONUS

Be Willing To Make Sacrifices

To become great, you have to make sacrifices. You have to give up certain things you want.

Always Challenge Yourself

Learn Through Process

Video of the Day: Skiing Stereotypes

Skiing Stereotypes

DudePerfect

The SNOW SPRAYER

The CHAIRLIFT Strugglers

JERRY

The CROWDED Commute

SKIIER vs. SNOWBOARDER

The NOOB

The Map MEMORIZER

The SPEED DEMON

The Chairlift HECKLERS

The EXPERIENCE LIAR

The YARD SALE

Mr. INJURY PRONE

The RAGE MONSTER

The PARK RAT

Mr. EXCUSES

Do It For The GRAM

The SLOPE SITTERS

The BEAD TREE Mystery

The LODGE DWELLER

The CHATTY CHAIRLIFT Guy

Mr. HEADPHONES

The Snowboard STRUGGLERS

The TRAILBLAZER

Video of the Day: Learn From The Past

The Past Can Hurt: Run From It or Learn From It

The Lion King

Just like Rafiki's stick hurt when he whacked Simba in the head, it hurt in the moment but when Rafiki tried to smack him again, Simba ducked. Face your past,  it may hurt and be uncomfortable, but learn from those mistakes and move on. You'll be better in the long run. 

Video of the Day: 15 Things You Didn't Know About Barbara Corcoran

15 Things You Didn't Know About Barbara Corcoran

Alux.com

1. She Started Her Business With A $1,000 Loan From Her Boyfriend

2. Her Spot On Shark Tank Was Initially Taken By Someone Else

3. She Has Nine Brothers and Sisters

4. She Had More Than 20 Jobs By The Time She Was 22

5. She Says Her Best Investment Was A $360 Coat

6. She Had The First Female-Owned Real Estate Business In New York City

7. She Married A Former FBI Special Agent

8. She Bought An Upper East Side Penthouse For $10,000,000

9. She Sold Her Company Based On Her Favorite Number

10.  She Doesn't Work During The Summers

11. She Got Straight D's On Her High School Report Cards

12. She Had Planned To Be A Teacher

13. She Bought All Of Her Competitors' Domain Names

14. She Spent $146,000 To Have Her Two Children

15. She Blew Her First $67,000 Profit

Video of the Day: Daily Mission of Every Entrepreneur

Daily Mission of Every Entrepreneur

Valuetainment

Video of the Day: Use COMPETITION To IMPROVE YOU

Simon Sinek: Use Your Competition To Improve Yourself

Evan Carmichael

The goal is looking long term, not short term. Too many places are looking short term to solve problems when they should be focused on the long term. 

Video of the Day: What If You're Stressed Everyday?

What If You Are Stressed Everyday?

ASAP Science

During crossover season, that can be everyday! 

Video of the Day: Kobe Bryant's Top 10 Rules For Success Vol. 3

Kobe Bryant's Top 10 Rules For Success Vol. 3

Evan Carmichael

1. Have A Champion's Mentality

2. Outwork Your Potential

3. Learn From Failures

4. Be A Long Term Thinker

5. Find Your Passion

6. Challenge Yourself To Grow

7. Keep Going

8. Protect Your Dreams

9. Be Driven

10. Achieve Greatness

BONUS

Be A Great Team Player

Video of the Day: World Record Exercise Ball Surfing

Overtime 6: World Record Exercise Ball Surfing

DudePerfect

Who knew gas station coffee was actually pretty good? Well I did ... Cumberland Farms 99 cent coffee is really pretty good!

Video of the Day: Just Keep Swimming

Just Keep Swimming

Finding Nemo

Sometimes we all need a Dory in our lives. You know that one person that is constantly positive even when shit may be hitting the fan. Being the person that says "everything will be ok" and others truly believe it. Those people are few and far between.

Video of the Day: How Successful People Start Their Day?

How Successful People Start Their Day?

Alux.com

Dress simply

Sleeps between five and seven hours and wake up before 6 a.m.

Start their day with a workout or meditation

Most creative people practice journaling

85% of them skip breakfast and head straight to work

Have simple commutes

Successful people form habits that work for them and very rarely stray away from them

Video of the Day: "The Good Voice"

"The Good Voice"

Valuetainment

Remember the Disney inspiration "Video of the Day" from last Friday, Remember Who You Are from The Lion King? Well, this is a continuation from that video. Remember who you are and person you are. 

Video of the Day: Have An Entrepreneurial Mindset #Entspresso

Dan Lok: Have An Entrepreneurial Mindset

Evan Carmichael

Video of the Day: Five Subtle Signs Someone Feels Attracted To You

Five Subtle Signs Someone Feels Attracted To You

Charisma On Command

1. How The Person Breaks Eye Contact

2. How They Touch You

3. How They Touch Themselves

4. Where Their Body Points

5. How They Talk About Potential Admirers

Video of the Day: Barbara Corcoran's Top 10 Rules For Success

Barbara Corcoran's Top 10 Rules For Success Vol. 2

Evan Carmichael

1. Overwork & Over-Prepare

2. Focus On What You Do Well

3. Have A Plan

4. Keep On Going

5. #Believe

6. Find Your Strengths

7. Get Started

8. Stand Apart From The Pack

9. Turn Negativity Into Motivation

10. Have Fun!

Bonus

Be Hyper Focused

As Tom Brady says "laser focus ... laser focus!" 

Video of the Day: High Speed Sports Battle

High Speed Sports Battle

Dude Perfect

Coby came so close to attaining his second battle victory EVER ... but thanks to a lucky (or unlucky if you're a Coby fan) break for Ty in the final event, Coby's battle wins is still one. Tyler is seriously  in a lose-lose situation, if he loses, he loses, but if wins people hate him because he always wins and everyone wants Coby to win. Sorry Coby! Your next battle win will come. 

Video of the Day: TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!

To Infinity and Beyond

Toy Story

Remembering to keep pushing yourself outside your comfort zone and keep going. Keep moving forward and doing the one thing that scares the crap out of you every day. That's how you grow. Take advice from Tim Allen (aka Buzz Lightyear) and shoot for infinity and beyond. 

Video of the Day: 15 Signs Someone Is A FAKE FRIEND

15 Signs Someone Is A Fake Friend

Alux.com

1. They Don't Support Your Vision For Life and They Put You Down

2. They Don't Man Up and Apologize When They Were Wrong

3. They Talk About Other People Behind Their Back

4. They Take More Than They Give

Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People" comes up for a fourth time in a video. You know what that means? If you haven't read it, you must! Seriously, if people mention the book multiple times then it is a MUST READ!

5. They Don't Clap When You Win

6. They Don't Stand Up For You

7. You're Friends Because You Have Similar Objectives Not Similar Mindsets

8. They Ridicule You In Front Of Others To Make Themselves Look Better

Yes, yes! Real friends do make fun of each other constantly! But the jokes are towards one another, not mocking the other person to a group of people.

9. You Only Have Superficial Conversations

10. They Would Leave You Behind If Something Better Comes Along

11. Unless You Make Plans and Organize Everything You Never Hang Out

I disagree with this statement. In the age of social media and technology, many young adults aren't aware that sometimes you have to be the one that orchestrates the festivities. 

12. They Spill Your Secrets

13. They're Tempting You Towards Bad Habits

14. You're Inner Circle Tells You That Person Is A Fake Friend

15. They Ask For Help, But Never Offer It

Hence, why I made my five-people list the past month. 

BONUS

16. You Have Friends, But You Feel Like You Don't

Video of the Day: UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL

How To Really Unlock Your Potential As An Entrepreneur

Valuetainment

1. It Must Matter

2. Initiate vs. React
Becoming a leader not a chaser. Start initiating and start leading.

3. Systems That Help You Think Less
Streamline rote processes like what you do when you wake up in the morning. It goes for businesses and jobs as well. Take for example in the world of athletic communications, submitting weekly nominations. If the deadline is 9 pm Sunday, get your nominations in by 7pm that way you have the rest of Sunday night to relax and prepare for the upcoming week. And conversely, if you're on the other side, once the deadline passes, start picking your winners right then. Don't wait until the next day. You will save your energy for future things - and you'll be able to sleep in later the next morning. (That's the only reason I sent my nominations Sunday nights because I wanted to sleep an extra 10 minutes the next morning.) 

4. Conserve Energy

5. Move On Faster After Rejection Or Set Back
You know what they say, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. 

6. Define Hard Work (Highest Return of Hour)
Time equals money. 

7. Compete Up

Overachievers

Tom Brady

Dustin Pedroia

Jon Lester

David Ortiz

Julian Edelman

Bill Belichick

Joe Kelly

Mookie Betts

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Steph Curry

Michael Jordan

Mia Hamm

Achievers 

Shaq

David Price

Manny Ramirez

Josh Gordon

Rob Gronkowski

Chris Sale

Craig Kimbrel

Russell Wilson

LeBron James

Peyton Manning

Eli Manning

Underachievers

Hanley Ramirez

Ryan Leaf

Aaron Hernandez

Cam Newton

Video of the Day: How To MANAGE Your TIME More EFFECTIVELY

How To MANAGE Your TIME More EFFECTIVELY!

Evan Carmichael

Schedule Your Time

Exercise Your No!

To make this really easy, have a five-person list of people you will help/support. If someone asks you to do something, look at your list, if he/she is on the list say yes, but if that person is not on your list, the word "no" is a great word. 

Prioritize Progress

Divide Your Life Into 10-Minute Chunks

PRIORITIZE!

Time expands to fit what needs to be done ... Yeah that's Parkinson's Law! 

Laura Vanderkam confirms my blog post from June 15 that THERE IS ENOUGH TIME! If you haven't read it, check it out here: "There Isn't Enough Time."

Video of the Day: Developing Genuine Charisma

How To Develop Genuine Charisma - PewDiePie Breakdown

Charisma On Command

1. He Is A Master at Catching Attention

2. He Is Self Aware

3. He Makes Content He Actually Likes

4. He Seems Happier

Video of the Day: Patrick Bet-David's Top 10 Rules For Success

Patrick Bet-David's Top 10 Rules For Success Vol. 5

Evan Carmichael

1. Persevere

From a talent perspective, Tiger Woods is better than Phil Mickelson, but that doesn't mean Phil is one of the best golfers on the Tour. Since turning pro in 1992, it took him 13 years to win his first major, a Masters win 2004, after countless second place finishes.  One day he will win the U.S. Open - hopefully it's not the U.S. Senior Open though!

2. Don't Be Too Logical

3. Be Tough

Remember the sign on the warden's office in Rider Strong's 1994 Disney movie "Summertime Switch," 'Tough times don't last; tough people do."

4. Trust Your Vision

5. Learn Continuously

If you don't learn everyday, you're falling behind. 

6. Get Rid of Negative People

7. Fight!

Dominate! Dominate you're good at! Pedro dominated on the mound ... all 5-foot 11-inches of him. 

8. Change Your Mindset

And I have been at the highest level.

9. Sleep, Sweat, Grind, and Repeat

10. Have Fun!

BONUS

Know Who You Want To Be

Video of the Day: Nerf Blasters Floating Island Battle

Nerf Blasters Floating Island Battle

Dude Perfect

Hate to spoil the video for you, but Coby's battle wins remains at one!