From the Founder, Brian Mazza 1/16

Get Good @ Getting Better

Until you die… the ball is always in play.

Before I boarded my flight to Austin, the morning started the way it usually does. Before 6 am. A few laughs. Dad energy. Rapid fire memes. Then a quiet and honest check in with my best friend Todd.

Todd is my sounding board. He tells me the truth when it matters. He sent me a short video from Marty St. Louis. It was meant for a youth hockey program. Simple. Direct. Discipline versus motivation.

One line made me go…. BINGOOOOOOO

Who is good at getting better?

I replayed it multiple times.

Now take youth sports out of the equation and point the lens directly at our lives as adults. As parents. As leaders. As people responsible for more than just ourselves.

Are you actually good at getting better?

Or have you quietly accepted that your growth has peaked.

Most people do not fail because they lack talent or opportunity. They fail because they stop sharpening. They settle into comfort and call it maturity. They confuse stability with progress.

If you are not actively working to improve, you are doing a disservice to the most important responsibility you have. Becoming more capable for the people who rely on you, and your own self respect.

Getting better requires honesty. Not motivation. Not hype. Honesty.

Ask yourself these questions without negotiating.

What areas of my life need to be trimmed because they no longer serve the mission?

What areas of my life demand pressure to reach the next level?

When was the last time I leaned into something I could not stop thinking about?

Where have I lowered standards instead of raising capacity?

What discomfort am I avoiding because it exposes weakness?

Age is not an excuse.

Experience is not permission to coast.

The standard does not change. The approach does.

Push the limit intelligently.

Sharpen the tools daily.

Get good at getting better.

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