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

Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.

This week, we’ve been examining the life of the great Stoic philosopher king, Marcus Aurelius.

“Marcus Aurelius managed to not be corrupted by power, managed to not be afraid … continue reading

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

Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.

One area where I am trying to get better is implementing what philosopher Brian Johnson calls the “PM Routine.”

Step one, Brian tells us, is to create a “bright line” … continue reading

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

Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.

One of my goals this year is to get better at time blocking.

I first learned about time blocking many years ago when I had the opportunity to participate in the … continue reading

1: We’ve decided to get up an hour earlier to experience a miracle morning.   

Terrific.  That’s step #1.

But will we be energized and ready to go?  

“Today started lasted night,” says philosopher Brian Johnson, creator of the Heroic Coach Program.

Meaning: The choices we make tonight will determine our level of energy and focus tomorrow morning.  

2: To create a “masterpiece life,” Brian tells us, we … continue reading

1: Yesterday, we explored the idea of living a new, more intentional life.

All this requires?

Getting up an hour earlier to create a “Miracle Morning,” the title of Hal Elrod’s terrific book.  

Now what?

We create new habits around the different aspects of our identity: Physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual.

2: The design of our miracle morning is 100% customizable. 

My miracle morning is different from the … continue reading

1: “It takes Americans, on average, 24 minutes to actually get out of bed and start the day—after two alarms and hitting snooze twice,” Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy write in The Gap and The Gain: The High Achiever’s Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success.

Why is this?

“If we don’t know what we’re going to do in a given situation, we will default to the most easy … continue reading

1: Tony Horton is the founder of the wildly popular P90X fitness series.

He is one ultra-fit individual.

So, what are our assumptions about Tony? Number one: This guy obviously loves to work out.

Actually, he doesn’t.  

In fact, he tracks how he feels before starting his workout. He says, depending on the day, three different voices show up in his head:  

• 21% of the time, the voice says: “Let’s

1: “My best friend, Michael Wharton, ran track in high school,” Steven Kotler writes in The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer. 

Michael’s coach had unusual protocols.  “When they went out for long runs, whenever they encountered a hill, the team had to shift their focus entirely to core running skills: long strides, strong arms, high kicks.  Note the focus wasn’t on speed or acceleration, it was on … continue reading

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

Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.

Last week marked the three-year anniversary of writing my first RiseWithDrew blog post.  I’ve written every weekday since then without missing a single day.

A question I get asked … continue reading

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

Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.

This week we’ve been looking at Marshall Goldsmith’s wonderful book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.  

One of the essential steps in Marshall’s process is being … continue reading