Recently I finished Greenlights, a memoir-type book by Matthew McConaughey the Academy Award winning actor. 'Wooderson' was the name of...

In my experience with coaching and leading athletes and entrepreneurs, one of the most common obstacles most people face is expectation. ...

by: Colby Harris In the last year I have had many opportunities to get involved in the lives of young people. From being a counselor at...

One of the famous lines of Talladega Nights with Will Farrell was "If you're not first, you're last." The movie is a slap stick comedy,...

Lack of motivation can be a real energy drainer. No matter how good your habits, your routine, your self talk, or anything else you do...

There are a few hotbeds of centenarians (people that live to be 100) ranging from Greece, Italy, China, Japan, and India. There are...

by: Colby Harris Tomorrow is Labor day and I love Labor Day. Labor Day is celebrated to honor and remember the American labor movement...

I recently finished an excellent book called The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer. I have read several other books from this...

This weekend my wife and I gave each of our kids a ‘mid year parent review’ they had to complete in order to get their allowance. It was...

by: Colby Harris “Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” - Sigmund Freud...

This past week, we released the mid-year update for Grit.org. We are very bullish on the trajectory of our mission and purpose! Check...

On Wednesday night this past week, we celebrated Colby Harris' completion of his second summer as an intern at Grit University. We...

We had an amazing final week of Grit Camp this week with 68 campers and 18 counselors (our biggest week so far). We played tons of...

by: Colby Harris (Grit University intern - 2nd summer) When the alarm clock sounds, you are given a choice. You must choose to be...