Do you come home each night to people who love you and support you? Do you have a job opportunity to work, grow, and provide for yourself? Do you have good physical health opening a path to take advantage of each day? So much to be grateful for. So many reasons to be motivated.

Be careful whose advice you take. You’re borrowing their map — and their destination.

Your voice rises or fades on a single pillar. Performance.

Gen Z isn’t anti-brand. They’re anti-bullsh*t.

The most successful people on earth are the top 1% at managing change.

They don’t make money off the cheeseburgers

It’s interesting how results change the conversation. Dismissal often isn’t about what’s being done, it’s about what it reminds others they couldn’t do.

“If we sit around and worry about what other people think of us, we don’t stand a chance.” Michael Jordan

Talent hits a target no one can hit. Genius hits a target no one can see.

At my work there are consistently new faces on the mic, new people starring in the videos, and young standouts earning real seats at the table. I can do my job building a brand with so much more confidence knowing the upward mobility is authentic. Today > yesterday

Check the ticker. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

The brand playbook we run is simple and universal • creativity • production quality • originality • message discipline

If you can’t receive best in class recognition and stay grounded, your moment in the spotlight will be a short one.

Real power isn’t just knowing you’re worth, it’s who will stand beside you when the room won’t.

I can’t rate you just to manage your feelings.

My wife is seriously funny. Talk about winning the lottery.

When you care about the work environment and you have integrity, it’s going cost you some nights of peace. People who don’t care just shrug and look away. If that’s not you, take a breath and know you are one of the strongest.

When your partners have intimidating abilities and intimidating resumes, rest assured things are working.

Remember how Nike bet against the laws of supply and demand and ran the value of their shoes into the ground? Wild to see all-time great sneakers going for a couple hundred bucks. 🫠

“If you want to beat me, you’re going to have to do it at something else.” Mike Ross