Build Yourself

I used to be a serious junk food eater. Ice cream, cookies, donuts, potato chips—if it was engineered to taste amazing and destroy your health […]

Excel & Compel exists for one reason: To document the process of rebuilding myself and share what I learn along the way. Over the last […]

If you hate going to the gym and struggle to stay consistent, I genuinely feel you. And here’s the thing: I love the gym. I’ve […]

I love to work. There’s almost nothing that makes me happier than doing things that move me closer to where I want to go. To […]

A few years ago, I was spending another Sunday weighing chicken breasts and filling Tupperware containers when I stopped and thought: Why the hell am […]

In my head, I was supposed to be driving the car of my dreams, running a successful business, living in luxury, and thriving. In reality, […]

I’ve seen The Terminator more than a hundred times. I know that sounds obsessive, but hear me out. There’s one scene that hits me the […]

Picture two salespeople pitching the same product at the same price. One is slouched, poorly dressed, and looks like he doesn’t take particularly good care […]

I’ll never forget the day a coworker pulled into work in a brand-new base-model Camaro. He was about 55 years old and walked with a […]

Okay, I’ll admit it—I’m trolling with the title. Obviously, there are more important things in life than having a tan. But stick with me, because […]