Posts by Brandon Johnson

Life Lesson #38:  How will I be remembered? This question changed the trajectory of my life 15-20 years ago – and it still shapes it every single day.  I think about it, reflect on it, and then take massive action. By keeping “the end in mind” (as I learned from Dr. Covey) it has inspired…

Life Lesson #37 of my first 40 years:  Be Present.  Be Aware. The only thing you control is what is right in front of you – in the present moment.  You can’t change the past and you can’t alter the future right now, except with the actions you take in the present moment – which…

Life Lesson #36:  Your Comfort Zone = Your Success Zone. Your level of success in life is directly related to your ability to be open and embrace being uncomfortable.  Growth doesn’t happen anywhere else – it is always on the others side of the comfort zone. Growing up and early in my career I was…

Life Lesson #35:  Everything starts with your thoughts. Throughout the history of the spoken and written word everyone has basically come to the same overall conclusion:  You become what you think about. The long-term impact of your thoughts is critical to the results you have in life because it begins what is called the Empowerment…

Life Lesson #34:  Be a problem solver. It is easy in life to be a problem identifier – in fact, it sometimes feels like our society specializes in being able to point out what is wrong with this world – personally and professionally. What I have come to find is that the people who take…