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INTENTIONAL RENEWAL:
We want growth, but we resist the pruning. We crave reinvention, but we hesitate at what must die.
Renewal isn’t just an idea; it’s a lived process, and if you’re in it right now, it might feel more like destruction than transformation.
But there’s a way to move through it with mastery—one that requires embracing its paradoxes instead of fighting them.
THE SPEED OF LESS
Many of us have a habit of saying yes to new commitments without first making room for them in our lives. At a certain point, Bob decided he would remedy this for himself by proactively quitting something every week.
And the result? A life with less stress and more clarity, energy and impact. In today’s issue of The Grip, we’re illuminating this paradox of slowing down to speed up; how pruning back produces more.
LEADERS UNDER FIRE
Imagine this: You’re at the helm of a rapidly growing company, faced with a tidal wave of societal pressure. The world is demanding that you take a stand on divisive cultural issues—issues that, while important, have little to do with your mission.
The noise is deafening.
The critics are loud.
What do you do?
SELF-MASTERY
The stoic philosopher, Epictetus put it this way, "No man is free who is not master of himself."
At The Grip, our mission is to simplify and de-mystify this critical skill so you actually enjoy doing what it takes to master yourself—you’re much more likely to excel at it when you do.
In this week’s issue we’ve curated 10 of the most powerful books on self-mastery—each one a masterclass in building focus, clarity, and discipline.
Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or creating a life of impact, these books are tools to create the life you know you’re capable of.
AWE:
Every conscious soul is designed to be amazed—astounded, gobsmacked, captivated, bewildered; to stand in awe.
Awe is the emotion we feel when we experience vast mysteries. What does that have to do with life mastery? Experiencing more awe is a little-known game-changer for how you move through life—it directly shapes how you create and lead.
SEEING THE INVISIBLE
In today’s issue of The Grip, we show you how this fundamental skill of making distinctions—a skill you utilize everyday already by default—can be intentionally harnessed and leveraged for your benefit.
Why does that matter? Because where distinctions increase, so do options to navigate your world—how you lead, love, create, and serve. The opposite is true as well: where distinctions decrease, so do options to navigate your world.
MASTERING INSPIRATION
When cultivated, inspiration is a force for making miracles in your life—it will accelerate your growth and impact. To experience more of it, you’ve got to get a handle on what makes inspiration thrive and what snuffs it out.
Discover how mastering inspiration is key to actualizing the fullness of life you’re designed for.
TODAY: WHY IT’S THE ONLY DAY THAT MATTERS
Mel Fisher’s relentless spirit embodies The Innovator Leader’s mindset—a commitment to keep creating in the face of uncertainty and adversity while working to bring the vision to life. And it is a powerful demonstration that our only access to impacting tomorrow is by acting today.
Read on to discover why!
THE SURPRISING EASE OF DECISIVE LEADERSHIP
As a leader, you likely face hundreds of decisions a day, which will be stressful and fatiguing if you’re pouring great amounts of time and energy into each one. That’s why becoming decisive is so valuable; it transforms your relationship to this critical skill. When practiced regularly, decisiveness correlates with higher rates of happiness, life satisfaction, mental wellbeing, and overall success.
THE GAME-CHANGING ACCELERATOR FOR YOUR GROWTH
The real power of these types of conversations is not that they solve issues for you but that they give you access to a realm of knowledge from which you can create solutions yourself; often immediately and easily.
Access to this realm of knowledge allows you to see what you’ve never seen before. This is the game-changer between slow, minimal progress and rapid growth.
In today’s issue of The Grip, we reveal this powerful realm of knowledge for accelerating success in your life and show you one way to start accessing right now.
THE UNREASONABLE ADVANTAGE
In ordinary life, being unreasonable is considered a negative trait. What if it's not always that way? What if being unreasonable can actually be of great benefit, not only to you but to others as well?
In this week's issue of The Grip, we'll show you how being unreasonable is the key to creating extraordinary results in life. Your purpose and mission are counting on it.
CREATING AGREEMENTS THAT WORK
At both work and home, it is very common to have complaints and frustrations in relationships. What’s not so common, however, is understanding that the reason most complaints and frustrations exist in relationships is because effective agreements don’t.
When effective agreements are missing, complaints and frustrations flourish.
Leading By Agreement
How would you like to increase the productivity of your business AND workability of your team while simultaneously minimizing frustration and friction in the process? The most powerful thing you can do to get this result is to stop leading by expectation and start leading by agreement instead.
Living FROM Rest
Rest is not a place to get to; it’s a place to come from. Regardless of which day of the week you designate as your rest day, I’d like you to start seeing it as Day One from which the following six days will be fueled.
Seeing your rest day as the start rather than the end of your week fundamentally shifts it from being a day to crash in exhaustion to a day intentionally designed to support your wellbeing.
When Was Your Last Day Off…Really?
There was a time I viewed weekly rest as optional.
Like many leaders, I prioritized getting quality sleep every night, but I was “too busy” to carve out a day for nothing but rest each week—who’s got time for that??
Then a mentor challenged me to experiment with it for a couple of months to see if it made a difference.
Unmasking The Imposter 3
Unmasking The Imposter 2
People rely on Imposter Syndrome, aka Fake It Til You Make It, for success when they fundamentally misunderstand how the process of “becoming” in life works. They operate under a false premise that they can work their way into becoming someone new, and that’s the trap. Life doesn’t actually work that way.
Unmasking The Imposter 1
Many leaders experience some degree of what is frequently called Imposter Syndrome: persistent self-doubt, fear of failure, and worry of being exposed as a fraud. It’s so common that even if you don’t struggle with it yourself, it’s likely that someone you value does.
The Innovator Leader
Not all innovators are leaders, and not all leaders are innovators. As The Innovator Leader, you are uniquely both.
The Most Powerful Predictor of Your Future
The certainty you seek does not live in external conditions. It lives in you. In fact, it gets created by you.