1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.

Last week [here and here and here and here], we learned how to set and achieve goals to make 2026 the best year of our lives.

Goals that inspire and motivate us, driving us toward the person we want to become.

But we’re not done yet.

Articulating our goals is the critical first step.

But it’s … continue reading

Question:  How do we “develop a real plan for a better life?”

Answer: We create personally meaningful, powerful goals for the upcoming year.

This week, I’m outlining a straightforward approach to set motivating goals for the coming year, based on a methodology first outlined by Trent Hamm.  

So far this week, we’ve selected the areas of our lives on which we want to focus (Step One), outlined … continue reading

This week, we are exploring a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm called “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.”

Yesterday, we looked at STEP ONE: Selecting the areas of our lives we want to focus on.

Today, we turn to steps two, three, and four. 

STEP TWO begins with blocking off some quiet time to do the necessary work.  

“While it’s great to give this process some off-the-cuff … continue reading

1: That’s the opportunity.  

How?  

First, set powerful 2026 goals.

Next, achieve those goals through a simple process designed to optimize follow-through.

Over the past seven years, I’ve utilized a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm titled: “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.” Implementing Trent’s framework has resulted in the following:

o The decision to get married!

o Transforming our business at PCI through the launch of the Oral … continue reading

“If you don’t know where you are going, you might not like where you end up.” – David Bach

2026 is now officially around the corner.

A chance to start again.

I’m a big, BIG believer in goal-setting.  Why?

Setting thoughtful objectives for the coming year can transform our lives.

Reason #1: When we set a clear goal, our subconscious minds go to work, closing the gap between our current … continue reading

1: “‘Fail fast’ might work when it comes to software,” Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich writes in his powerful book Know What Matters.

“‘Done is better than perfect’ might be an appropriate mantra for Facebook,” Ron observes.  

“When speed-to-market is your priority, minimally viable may be sufficient.

“But if we’re trying to build a lasting brand, to create a relationship with our customers for the long term,” he notes, … continue reading

1: Ever heard of the “effort paradox”?

It’s the reason most New Year’s resolutions fail.

We “overcommit to a bunch of lofty aspirations,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff writes in her book Tiny Experiments. 

“The human mind has a love/hate relationship with effort,” she notes. “We are drawn to the idea of it, yet we would rather not have to put in actual effort.”

We think we will be happier if … continue reading

It was September 2022.  Eliud Kipchoge set a new all-time world record for the marathon in Berlin.

“What many people do not know about one of the fastest marathoners in history is his habit of keeping a detailed diary,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff writes in Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World.

“This diary is not just a log of his physical training,” Anne-Laure notes, “it also … continue reading

1: News flash.  Life is hectic.

The problem? 

“It is easy to allow our relationship with our partner to sit on the back burner while we deal with the more pressing fires of day-to-day life,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

This week [here and here], we’ve been exploring some of Sahil’s ideas to … continue reading

1: “Greg Sloan was on the fast track,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
“Just into his early thirties,” he notes, “he had risen to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs, one of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world, and he served as a trusted financial adviser to a long list of well-known corporate … continue reading