Coming Up Clutch with J.R. Helping Pro and Executive Athletes maximize their success and significance

As an athlete, it was always a wake up call when you faced a superior opponent. If you were good enough, you'd hang. If you weren't, you'd get exposed.   But when I got exposed, it showed me everything I needed to know to get better for the next tough opponent.    That was the point - play tough competition, put yourself out there…so you can see what you got, ESPECIALLY when the stakes were high....

On a scale from 1 to 10, how straight are your priorities?    1 = priorities, J.R.? What priorities?   10 = Straight as a laser   It's a real question - real convicting, that is.   When you're leading and pushing and striving to be your best, the whole kitchen sink of distractions are coming at you…ALL-THE-TIME.   Then next thing you know what you said was important is not so important anymore, ri...

  What side of the teeter-totter are your decisions sitting on?   Are they being made from a position of abundance and conviction?    Or are they being made from a position of scarcity and suspicion?   For years, I made decisions from a position of scarcity and suspicion…   Looking back on that season of my life and career, it only delayed my success.   In today's 5 Minute Drill, I'm going to show...

Chances are, you've heard the saying, "To live the life that others can't, you'll have to do what others won't."   I've heard it for years.   To me, it says everything about hard work and doing the hard things.   But no one said anything to me about what to do with my mindset and emotions while I was working hard…   And getting my butt kicked by those hard things.   No one told me about the benefi...

How do you view vulnerability?   For years, that word made me uncomfortable…   Because men are supposed to be strong and vulnerability is a sign of weakness, right?   Wrong.   Vulnerability is necessary for your growth.    On today's episode of the Coming Up Clutch with J.R.™ show, I sit down with financial expert and trusted advisor to billionaire families and business owners, Chris Jarvis.    In...

  How often are you getting in your own way?   To be honest, it's my biggest challenge when it comes to unlocking my best.    If you're anything like me, you had moments in your life where you take one big step forward, only to take two steps back…   Because you got in your own way.   In today's 5 Minute Drill, I'm going to throw you a question that will help you get out of your own way…   It's go...

How often are you going into a conversation looking for something in common with the other person?   Be honest.   I bring this up because too much of the world is finding ways to do the exact opposite. Just scroll Twitter for a few minutes if you don't believe me…   So many people finding ways to argue their differences and make others feel horrible.   Last time I checked, we're called on to LOVE...

How much do one-way relationships suck?   You know…those people in your life that seem to always want something from you, but when YOU need something, they're M.I.A.   Talk about an ENERGY SUCK.   Us high-achievers need all the energy we can get when it comes to being at our best.    On today's episode of the Coming Up Clutch with J.R.™ show, entrepreneur, innovator, and the Founder and CEO of Alu...

When you're in challenging situations, how often do your gifts and skills get pushed to the back only for your fears to take front and center?   For most humans, this is all too common…it's simply how our brains are wired.   But what if you were able to more consistently tap into your strengths when things around you are getting hot?   How much better would your decisions and results be?   In toda...

When it comes to healing your body, are you more likely to leverage your own physiology or an antibiotic?   If you're anything like me, I was brought up to address illness and health with prescriptions and pills.    I was ignorant of what those pills were doing to my long-term health…   I was also ignorant of my own body's power to heal itself.   In today's episode of Coming Up Clutch™️, I summari...

Americans take more pills, potions, and lotions than any other nation.   But here's the staggering statistic - while Americans take 75% of the world's medications, they only account for 5% of the population.   The sad part about all of this - God designed our body to heal itself.    On today's episode of the Coming Up Clutch with J.R.™ show, world-class doctor of chiropractic, author, and podcast...

Failure. It's a sensitive topic for most.    It's something I struggled with for years…which is crazy, because, when I was coming up as an athlete, I handled failure well.    Always got better from it.    But, for some reason, when the stakes got higher in my life, I let failure paralyze me.    And for a good 3 ½ years, it negatively impacted my mind, relationships, and decisions around money.   ...

When you get injured, what's typically the recommendation from doctors?   You know it - REST.   We rest the injured area of our body so we have the proper energy needed to repair and heal the area.   Basic human anatomy, right?   But for some reason, when we have mental or emotional injuries, we're not taking the same approach.    We just keep working…playing…fighting through…   Problem is, just l...

How is your baggage from the past affecting your relationships?   Since we're human, we have a tendency to bring past hurts and traumas into our relationships. Unfortunately, it doesn't stop there…   We then project our junk to the other person, and next thing you know it's their fault and the blame game starts.   We both know that's no way to build great relationships and enjoy a fulfilling life....

How often do you worry?   The research says about 3-4 times per day.   So, for at least three times per day, you're putting your focus on something that's causing stress, anxiety, and a slew of other negative psychological and physiological effects.   I know all about worry. It's run circles around my family for generations, so I've had to put in some serious work to break those strongholds.   In...

What does money have to do with your ability to unlock your best skills, gifts, and abilities?   Everything.   I've said this over and over again…   If either your mind, relationship, or money is off, YOU'RE off…   When you're OFF, you can't be ON your best game.   Too many people (including me!) have gotten caught in the myth that money solves everything.    In today's episode of Coming Up Clutch...

I always used to think that when I made more money, that was the green light to spend more.   That's great thinking if you don't want to be financially independent or, even better, WEALTHY.   If I only had Mark Walker's advice to live behind my income back in the day, I'd be in a much different place financially.   Mark is a financial expert, entrepreneur, and investor and he drops his wisdom on t...

How many times has something NOT gone your way, and then you just sit in frustration…   Thinking about what could've and should've been?   It's a natural human tendency - our brains LOVE the negative.    But there's a strategy that the world's best use to help them get over the past and refocus for the present…   And it's something EVERYONE has access to…   It's called laughter.    In today's 5-Mi...

For most of my life, I used to think that when you have more success, life gets easier.   Boy was I wrong.   More leadership…more responsibility.   More money…more complexity.   More status…more temptations.   And the list goes on…    In today's episode of Coming Up Clutch™️, I summarize the Top 3 nuggets from Monday's interview with former University of Georgia Football standout and NFL linebacke...

What do you do when the odds are against you?   Do you sit in fear?   Double-down on your faith?   What does it take to show up bold and confident when all hope seems to be lost?   Former University of Georgia Football standout and NFL linebacker, Rennie Curran, can teach you a thing or two about that…   Beating the odds is his middle name.    He went from being made fun of for his size to becomin...

What do you do to make pursuing your biggest goals and dreams fun?    If you talk to the world's best who are living and competing in flow, they're having FUN.   We have competitive blood in us, so it's even more important for people like us to make the pursuit of our goals and dreams a game.   In today's 5-Minute Drill, I help you leverage all the benefits neuroscience tells us we get by gamifyin...

Why is it not uncommon to hear about Olympic gold medalists and World Champions becoming depressed AFTER they reach the top of their success mountain?   Before I began my personal and professional development journey, I was shocked every time I heard a story about this.    Then I took a few wrong turns and realized how easy it is to fall into the trap.   In today's episode of Coming Up Clutch™️, I...

What makes you different from others?    Your answer to that question is one of the keys to living a great life.   Problem is, most people are too focused on keeping up with everyone else, leading to an exhausted life.   This is why I wanted to corner two of the most brilliant minds in the world when it comes to the science of human flourishing.    Special Guests, Dr. Nick Holton and Dr. Jon Beale...

If you're living life, you're going to find yourself in a battle.    Sometimes it's with yourself…   Other times it's with God…   Many times it's with others…   Whatever your battle is, why is it worth the fight?   In today's 5-Minute Drill, I share a simple approach you can take DAILY that (*if you truly lean into*) I believe will give you the fuel to fight your daily battles, and give you someth...

There's the Comfort Zone and then there's the Discomfort Zone.   As an athlete, I know about the Discomfort Zone all too well…   It's because every time I get into it, it SUCKS, but there's always exponential growth at the end of it.   But why is it when it comes to our dreams and careers and families, most people are afraid to get into the Discomfort Zone?...   That place where our goals and drea...