Brian Keane

But what mindset now is it's different tools for different jobs. There's days, and you know this Alana, there's days when you're, we're entrepreneurs, but people that are listening that are executives, they're working high level jobs. There's days when you crush it and you're just like, I got after it today. Good job. And there's days when you try and crush it, but you don't.

But what mindset now is it's different tools for different jobs. There's days, and you know this Alana, there's days when you're, we're entrepreneurs, but people that are listening that are executives, they're working high level jobs. There's days when you crush it and you're just like, I got after it today. Good job. And there's days when you try and crush it, but you don't.

And then you're like, why didn't today work? Yesterday was so good. Why didn't today work? And you end up beating yourself up. And that generally doesn't help that often. When some days you just have to go, okay, well, today wasn't great. Do you know what? We'll just flow with this and we'll make it better tomorrow. And we'll get after it again tomorrow.

And then you're like, why didn't today work? Yesterday was so good. Why didn't today work? And you end up beating yourself up. And that generally doesn't help that often. When some days you just have to go, okay, well, today wasn't great. Do you know what? We'll just flow with this and we'll make it better tomorrow. And we'll get after it again tomorrow.

And then you sleep better, you refresh and you go again. So it's using different tools at different stages. And it's not to ease up on yourself. It's what do you need to do? For example, when I'm running a marathon or an ultra marathon, I don't bring a soft approach to that. If I'm running a hundred mile ultra marathon, there's no point me at mile 80 going, okay, Brian, that's enough now.

And then you sleep better, you refresh and you go again. So it's using different tools at different stages. And it's not to ease up on yourself. It's what do you need to do? For example, when I'm running a marathon or an ultra marathon, I don't bring a soft approach to that. If I'm running a hundred mile ultra marathon, there's no point me at mile 80 going, okay, Brian, that's enough now.

Settle down. I'm like, no, you've got 20 more miles to go. Keep going. That's the mindset. But... There's days when, you know, I haven't been as present with my girlfriend or I haven't been as present with my daughter, or I've just been a bit switched off. There's no point beating myself up over that. They're the days that I have to go, you could have been better at that today.

Settle down. I'm like, no, you've got 20 more miles to go. Keep going. That's the mindset. But... There's days when, you know, I haven't been as present with my girlfriend or I haven't been as present with my daughter, or I've just been a bit switched off. There's no point beating myself up over that. They're the days that I have to go, you could have been better at that today.

Bring a bit of more awareness to that and try and show up in a different way tomorrow so that you're more present. And you're just using different tools depending on the context. That's what mindset's really about versus just this one size fits all approach.

Bring a bit of more awareness to that and try and show up in a different way tomorrow so that you're more present. And you're just using different tools depending on the context. That's what mindset's really about versus just this one size fits all approach.

I think that's 95% of it. You know, the old adage, a man doesn't choose his destination, he chooses habits and that chooses his destination is very true. And something I've said a lot is, tell me what you do every day and I'll tell you where you'll be in a year. I ask myself that a lot.

I think that's 95% of it. You know, the old adage, a man doesn't choose his destination, he chooses habits and that chooses his destination is very true. And something I've said a lot is, tell me what you do every day and I'll tell you where you'll be in a year. I ask myself that a lot.

Because it comes back to what you're doing consistently over time. And the thing is about habit formation, and I've written books on habits, and you think of James Clear, Atomic Habits, you think of Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit, probably two of the framework anchor books in terms of the research on habit.

Because it comes back to what you're doing consistently over time. And the thing is about habit formation, and I've written books on habits, and you think of James Clear, Atomic Habits, you think of Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit, probably two of the framework anchor books in terms of the research on habit.

So understanding that it takes 66 days to form a new habit, if we were to quote the University of London, giving yourself even a runway of time to make something automatic. You need to give yourself more than two months to make something automatic that goes for your food, that goes for your relationships, that goes for your career, that goes for your fitness, that goes for everything.

So understanding that it takes 66 days to form a new habit, if we were to quote the University of London, giving yourself even a runway of time to make something automatic. You need to give yourself more than two months to make something automatic that goes for your food, that goes for your relationships, that goes for your career, that goes for your fitness, that goes for everything.

And after that, it becomes automatic. What's so interesting, you've definitely seen this, Alana, because I look at you on the outside, you look at me on the outside, people will look at us on the outside and others, and you'll go, wow, they get so much done. And that's true. but it's because of the habits that we formed that allow us to do it. And also having different filters.

And after that, it becomes automatic. What's so interesting, you've definitely seen this, Alana, because I look at you on the outside, you look at me on the outside, people will look at us on the outside and others, and you'll go, wow, they get so much done. And that's true. but it's because of the habits that we formed that allow us to do it. And also having different filters.

I think mental frameworks are so important. Again, something that I was very reluctant to accept in the early days, similar to mindset, was the importance of mental frameworks and having filters. I filter everything through the lens of will this thing nourish me or will this thing deplete me?

I think mental frameworks are so important. Again, something that I was very reluctant to accept in the early days, similar to mindset, was the importance of mental frameworks and having filters. I filter everything through the lens of will this thing nourish me or will this thing deplete me?