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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

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 month, I shared my proven annual goal-setting process.  For the past six years, I have selected ten yearly goals. Which I call “The Ten.”

2: In 2024, seven … 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

1: There is a big difference between perfectionism and optimization.

Perfection is the distant star we can never reach.

Philosopher Brian Johnson has a year-long Heroic Coach program that focuses on Optimizing.

The person who is mistake-free is sitting around doing nothing, Brian tells us.

As professional optimizers, we accept our imperfections. We have high standards. But we accept ourselves, and we accept reality.

Our commitment? To do our absolute … 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: That’s the opportunity.  

How?  

First, set powerful 2024 goals.

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

Over the past five 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:

*The decision to get married!

*Transforming our business at PCI through the launch of the Oral History Project.  … 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
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1: That’s the opportunity.  

How?  

By setting powerful 2023 goals and then achieving those goals through a simple process designed to optimize follow-through.

Over the past four 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:

*The decision to get married!

*Tremendous progress on a new business opportunity called the Oral History Project… continue reading

Getting better at getting better is what Rise With Drew 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 at PCI are doing in our quest to earn a spot on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. 

Two years ago, I participated in philosopher Brian Johnson’s Heroic Coach program. The … continue reading

Take a look around the next time when you go into a Starbucks. Everyone is seated at their table, looking at their phones. Their bodies are hunched over in the shape of a “C”.

Not good, says philosopher Brian Johnson. Our breath is a life force, he believes. This way of sitting constricts our breathing.  

Healthy cells need oxygen. Oxygen is cell fuel. When we compress our bodies, we … continue reading