#563: Stop making excuses

Six weeks. Six shows.In this final episode of the Leaks in Performance series, Marcus closes the loop on everything. Identity, standards, emotional load, the gap between who you say you are and who you prove you are, complexity, and simplicity. The core message: your performance ...  Show more

In week five of the Leaks in Performance series, Marcus tackles one of the most common traps high performers fall into: complexity. Whether it's an overloaded training plan, a packed work schedule, or constantly chasing marginal gains, complexity is often just avoidance in disgui ...  Show more

In this episode, I unpack how making excuses quietly kills momentum—and how to break that cycle for good. Sparked by a conversation with a friend who’s been stuck in his own way, I share five tactical ways to stop making excuses and start showing up.We get into preparation, ownin ...  Show more

Ever catch yourself giving a full monologue just to say “no”? You’re not alone. In this episode, we explore why so many of us feel the need to justify even the simplest choices. From childhood patterns to approval seeking habits, we dig into the hidden cost of overexplaining and ...  Show more

Let's get real here for a second... if you're not where you want to be, it's YOUR fault!

We can sit down and make all the excuses in the book, but end of the day it comes down to YOU and your efforts!

So in today's episode i'll be giving you guys some tactical ad ...

For the time that is ours to share, I want to talk about why it’s important to say “no” more often and how to do it, in a nice way. On many occasions, not knowing how to say no can be one of the greatest enemies of your time. This happens to all of us and as we continually put ...