Blackdeath: How Pride in Disguise Shows Up When Everything Falls Apart

There was a moment I wanted to disappear. I was out of money. My business was out of money. And I was out of answers. It felt like I was being pulled under by something I couldn’t escape—what I now call my Blackdeath: the darkest day of my life. No matter how hard I tried […]
2025’s Sales Exodus: What Great Leaders Do Differently

If you’re a sales leader watching your team dwindle—or worse, rebuild from scratch every single year—you’re not alone. The exodus of sales reps in 2025 is real. But here’s the truth: the core reasons people quit haven’t changed much. What’s changed is how we lead through them. After two decades in the trenches building and […]
How to Overcome Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt to Crush It in Sales, Leadership, and Life

Several years ago, I watched one of the most talented sales reps I’d ever recruited crash and burn. He had the skills. The drive. The potential to be a top performer. But the moment things got hard, he froze. Fear crept in. Uncertainty took over. Doubt did the rest. He stopped taking the kind […]