Into The Arena With Mike Schiff Recently I was feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious about a situation in my personal life. I kept thinking about how bad the situation was. Paralyzed by my fear and how big I had made it in my head... Then I realized something I wasn't looking at the facts. I was letting my subjective beliefs about the situation make it worse than it actually was, or needed to be. Was it less than ideal? Sure (depending on your ideal) Shifting my perspective from what I...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Into The Arena With Mike Schiff Yesterday, I wrote a thread on X (still weird to call it X instead of Twitter) about building discipline to master your own life Check it out here And while I do think the ultimate goal is to build discipline and become a disciplined man/woman There's also a need for willpower What the hell is the difference? Willpower is your ability to resist short term temptations with your long term goals in mind. Being disciplined means creating structure and routine to...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Into The Arena With Mike Schiff Life is full of challenges, setbacks, and downright difficult moments. It's easy to get discouraged, to want to throw in the towel and give up. I've been there... But what if I told you that those "sucky" times are actually your greatest opportunities for growth and transformation? Welcome to the arena, my friend. This is where champions are forged - not in the moments of ease and comfort But in the crucible of adversity. See, the truth is, adversity is a gift....
4 months ago • 1 min read
Into The Arena With Mike Schiff It's the new year. You're probably fired up and looking to improve your life in one area or another. Your health. Your relationships. Your finances. The list goes and on and on. Where most people get it wrong is this: They try to do MORE. Workout more. Make more money. What if I told you there's an easier way? And it doesn't require you to add anything new to your life. Sounds too good to be true, I know. But over the years of coaching men, I've found this to...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Into The Arena With Mike Schiff How many times have you said or heard someone else say something like this: "I just don't know why I feel so tired all the time..." or "I can't figure out why I can't lose this extra weight around my belly..." If I had a dollar for every time I heard one of those from people around me. What's the missing piece? Check out this quote for the answer: "To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are." - Eric Hoffer Most people are...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Into The Arena With Mike Schiff A main component of being a "man in the arena" is that you're willing to risk failure. Anytime you step into the arena, there's a chance you won't hit your target, reach your goal, or come up short. But I can tell you one thing... If you stay on the sidelines, you'll NEVER achieve what you're dreaming of! So what do you do? Do you give up on your dreams and accept a life of drifting and feeling unfulfilled? Or do you say "screw it" and go for it anyways,...
9 months ago • 1 min read
I had a friend the other day tell me he wished his lawn looked as nice as mine. I just said thanks and the conversation carried on. But then I started thinking about that comment... 2 things came to mind With that kind of language, it's never gonna happen. You're never going to get where you want to be talking negatively as if it's a done thing and believing that you can't have what you want. If you would just start taking steps towards your goals, you'd be there before you know it! It takes...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Things have been pretty stressful in my life as of late... We are in the process of buying a new home and getting ours ready to put on the market. They say this is one of the most stressful things you can go through as a family... And I believe it! My wife and I have moved 8 times in our 10 years of marriage and even though you'd think we are professionals by now, this one has been particularly stressful. Sunday morning I could feel it building. My temper was starting to boil up at the...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Did I get your attention? You're probably wondering what the heck is wrong with me... "Why would I want to be tired!?" Give me a minute. Let me explain. When I say tired, I don't mean first thing in the morning or falling asleep at your desk at 1:30 in the afternoon. I'm talking about the end of the day when you lay down for bed. My goal for every day is to feel like I accomplished something. To have moved the needle. And one way I gauge that is how I feel at the end of the day. Am I tired?...
12 months ago • 1 min read
Forgiveness has been on my mind a lot recently. And not in the sense that you're probably thinking. I wasn't wronged by anyone. But I was beating myself up for things I had done in the past that I felt guilt, shame, and regret about... How many of us have been there before? That voice in your head telling you you don't deserve to be happy, convincing you you're a fraud, and talking to you in a way you'd never talk to anyone else. And if someone talked to you that way, you'd probably want to...
12 months ago • 1 min read
