The Catalyst Newsletter
Catalyzing high achievers (aka over achievers) to reach their potential and make a difference in the world...without losing their soul.
All it takes is twenty seconds of insane courage...
Thursday, May 11, 2023 Twenty seconds of insane courage can change your life. Last week, I shared about 5 Ways to Use Fear to Your Advantage where I touched briefly on courage. What is courage? Courage is action in the face of fear. In the movie, We Bought a Zoo with Matt Damon, he takes his two children to the restaurant where he met his now deceased wife. Walking by on the street, he suddenly spotted her through the window and stopped dead in his tracks. He thought to himself, All I need is...
You are what you do: true or false?
Most people think spiritual dryness means you need to try harder or recommit to old practices, but sometimes, it’s your soul's way of telling you it's time for a change of direction. This week, I'm exploring the SPIRITUAL dimension of burnout. Which ONE of these statements resonates with you the most right now? "I know who I am beyond what I do or produce." "I feel connected to a higher purpose or calling." "I often wonder if my life has any real meaning." "I feel spiritually dry,...
When was the last time you felt truly alive?
Thank you for your response to last week's question about relational health. Your insights are already helping shape what I believe will be a powerful assessment tool. This week, I'm exploring the EMOTIONAL dimension of burnout. Which ONE of these statements resonates with you the most right now? "I can name what I’m feeling and clearly communicate it." "I feel emotionally overwhelmed more often than not." "I regularly make time for things that bring me joy and fun." "I challenge myself...
Your Connections Matter: How They Impact Your Burnout Level
A weekly newsletter to help high achievers (a.k.a over-achievers) reach their potential and make a difference. The most important GPS in life isn't your phone—it's your connections. You know that moment when you're trying to navigate somewhere new, but your phone keeps "searching for a signal"? Before phones, I used a GPS to navigate directions, except it used satellites to navigate. I purchased my first GPS in 2006 after getting completely and utterly lost on my first few trips to Boston...
The 24-Hour Reset That Transformed My Coaching Client's Life
A weekly newsletter to help high achievers (a.k.a over-achievers) reach their potential and make a difference. What a privilege to speak recently at the Tom Phillips Prayer Breakfast! 🙏 The room was filled with remarkable leaders whose commitment to both excellence and meaningful living truly inspired me. As I look at the faces of high achievers wherever I go—CEOs, entrepreneurs, community pillars—I can’t help but wonder: When was the last time you truly unplugged? The Revolutionary Act of...
The Quarterly Reset: Achieve More By Planning Less...
A weekly newsletter to help high achievers (a.k.a over-achievers) reach their potential and make a difference. We overestimate what we can accomplish in the short term and underestimate what we can accomplish in the long term. Watch the video on YouTube >> Every quarter, I take a day to reset and reconnect with my life plan. This dedicated time allows me to evaluate my performance on previous quarterly goals and thoughtfully plan for the upcoming quarter. It's a powerful opportunity to...
Have you ever felt creatively drained?
A weekly newsletter to help high achievers (a.k.a over-achievers) reach their potential and make a difference. Your capacity to recognize when to pause may be more valuable than knowing when to push. I don’t have anything to write. Which is a rare occurrence for me. I could try to pound something out or pull some unused content out of the archives (which I have tons of), but here’s what I’ve discovered: If it doesn’t move me it’s not going to move you. This isn’t just a theory, it’s a truth...
How are you?
A weekly newsletter to help high achievers reach their potential and make a difference. How Are You? Your answer to 'How are you?' reveals more about your future success and well-being than any strategic plan. We often wear busyness as a badge of honor. Ask ten people how they are doing, and nine out of ten times the answer will be, “busy.” That’s not the way things ought to be. What if instead of answering, “Busy,” your answer was, “I’m well rested and feeling great!” Or “You know, despite...
Don't make the same mistake I did...
A weekly newsletter to help high achievers (a.k.a over-achievers) reach their potential and make a difference. In reality, the very things that you feel might be holding you, down, may be holding you up. Don’t make the same mistake I did. Like many visionaries and hard-driving leaders, I used to view limits as the enemy. Boundaries felt like prison walls rather than protection. Constraints seemed like shackles rather than support systems. But here's what I've discovered: Every significant...
The One Thing More Valuable Than Your Time…
A weekly newsletter to help high achievers (a.k.a over-achievers) reach their potential and make a difference. If time is like gold, then attention is like rhodium. Never heard of rhodium? You're not alone. As of December 2024, rhodium was worth $4,575 per Troy Ounce compared to gold's $2,599. It's literally the most precious metal on earth. Attention works the same way—it's far more valuable than even your time. We've all heard Warren Buffet's famous quote about being able to buy anything...
Is Time Working for You or Against You?
A weekly newsletter to help high achievers (a.k.a over-achievers) reach their potential and make a difference. Are you letting time happen to you or for you? Instead of viewing time as an adversary, what if we viewed it as a resource to steward, or better yet, something we live within? A friend to collaborate with rather than an enemy to fight? The most effective leaders I know view time differently. Instead of seeing it as an enemy to fight, they partner with it to create impact. They...
Catalyzing high achievers (aka over achievers) to reach their potential and make a difference in the world...without losing their soul.