Pete and rachael herschelman
Notes from the herschelmansResponsibility & Discipline
Building the life and business you want requires more than knowing where you’re going. You also need the discipline to keep moving in that direction when emotions, distractions, setbacks, and unexpected opportunities try to pull...
Feed the Vision
Every day, you’re feeding something. You might be feeding your confidence by learning a new skill. You might be feeding your relationships by spending quality time with the people you love. Or you might be feeding distraction by scrolling for an...
Lead Your Heart. Don’t Let It Lead You.
We’ve all had those mornings. You wake up tired, unmotivated, and wondering if today is really the day to tackle that project, make that phone call, or have that conversation. Here’s the problem: if your emotions are in the driver’s seat, your...
What You Allow Is What You Get
There’s a phrase we keep coming back to in our home and in our conversations with the people we lead: what you allow amplifies. It’s a simple idea with uncomfortable implications. Whatever you tolerate—in your marriage, in your...
Keeping Your Focus During Summer
While summer starts to ramp up this month, don’t be surprised when focus starts to dwindle. It’s only a matter of time for you, for your team, for everyone, really. Summer days are longer, warmer, brighter, more colorful, and full of an energy that’s completely...
Turning Hopes and Wishes into Goals
What if, instead of having a bunch of hopes and wishes for better opportunities or massive progress, you just had a handful of goals directed at those outcomes? Because hopes and wishes on their own don’t move...
Creating Your Life
Life rarely becomes meaningful by accident. While circumstances and opportunities certainly play a role, the direction of your life is largely shaped by what you choose to develop along the way. The habits you form, the values you practice, the skills you invest...
Delayed Gratification: The Necessary Discipline Behind Big Goals
Delayed gratification isn’t exciting or extravagant. It doesn’t deliver quick wins or instant validation. It asks for patience, restraint, and trust in the long game. And when you’re surrounded by a society that praises speed,...
Test Your Limits to Discover New Strengths
Most people assume they know exactly what they’re capable of. They have a mental checklist of strengths, weaknesses, and a few things they “just aren’t good at.” The problem is that the list is usually based on their comfort,...
Having the Complicated Conversations
Complicated conversations are rarely easy, and although they always feel like something you desperately want to avoid—you shouldn’t. You know the ones: the awkward, uncomfortable, “please let this be over soon” talks that make you suddenly wish you...
