For the first #MondayMorningMastery of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣, Cody Phillips discusses the importance of not letting your past get in the way of your future❗️He references Circus Elephants, held down by a mere rope and stake, independence lost. Cody challenges each and every one of you to go into the New Year choosing NOT to accept those false boundaries and limitations created by your past. A metaphorical rope and stake if you will. 👀 BREAK LOOSE FROM YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS. ⛓ Attack the week ahead, own ...
Jan 04, 2021•6 min
NOW IS YOUR TIME‼️ WHAT are you waiting for❓ WHO are you waiting for❓ WHY are you waiting❓ During this week's #MondayMorningMastery, Cody Phillips wants you to ask yourself ALL of these questions when thinking about your #dreams 💭 and #goals ✍️. As you look towards 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ DO NOT let your inner voice discourage you. DO NOT let external voices discourage you. Remember, the #capacity inside of YOU is #UNLIMITED. Show yourself what you're made of. 💯 🙌🏼 Attack the week ahead, own your life,...
Dec 28, 2020•8 min
During this week's #MondayMorningMastery, Cody Phillips wanted to say a giant THANK YOU to everyone who has supported The NEXT Academy during 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣. Thank you for being candid with your comments, messages and all of your support over this past year. Don't fret, he'll be back next week to kick you into high gear for 2021. Attack the week ahead, own your life, and #BeNOW. -- 🔓 Unlock exclusive content by following all of our social accounts. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEXTAcademy412 Inst...
Dec 21, 2020•4 min
The secret to an extraordinary life starts with 5 Simple Changes that anyone can make. Do I have your attention? In Episode 1️⃣0️⃣of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣, Chad and Cody take a look at Zack Friedman’s ground breaking new book, The Lemonade Life 🍋 ….Friedman starts with a fundamental question: What drives success? The most successful people have one thing in common, the power to flip five internal "switches." We all have these five switches, and when activated, they are the secret to fuel success, create...
Dec 18, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 10
🎅⚠️ No Dumping Zone ⚠️🎅 So many #frustrating things happen to each and every one of us weekly. This year it may feel overwhelming. Your family member comments on your weight, your Amazon package is missing, whatever it may be...you should never dump those frustrations onto others. Too many times, we feel as if WE are on the receiving end of our peers' bad days. During this week's #MondayMorningMastery, Cody Phillips discusses how to remain yourself when someone has decided to take their stress...
Dec 14, 2020•8 min
"Over the later parts of my life I’ve run into scenarios or situations that have challenged me to handle #pressure. These situations have revealed a stunning truth...I feel and subsequently handle pressure much differently now than when I was younger. You know the exact feeling I’m talking about. A feeling of unease in its kindest moments or great despair and panic in its worst. If that’s you…I offer you hope today . A Hope Filled Garden Hose!!! I turned around my life when I began to view these...
Dec 07, 2020•8 min
Are you a Scuba Diver or a Snorkeler? 🤿 It’s a valid question to consider. I think this is a great opportunity for you today. If you want to get ahead of your competition in business or you want to make a greater impact within your family, you need to learn to dive to deeper depths. To be more like a Scuba Diver and less like a Snorkeler‼️ This week's #MondayMorningMastery with Cody Phillips is all about Analyzing the Depths of Your Commitment🤿 As always we hope you found great value in today’...
Nov 30, 2020•6 min
Sometimes, we'll be having the best day and an intrusive negative thought will come into our head. 💭 🌪️ Some so drastic that as Cody said, you feel as if they could win an Academy Award 🏆. So what do we do in order to not let those thoughts control our life? This week's #MondayMorningMastery with Cody Phillips is all about how to CHANGE. THE. CHANNEL. That negative channel that loops in your mind on stressful days. ▶️ Our imagination is so important. We must learn how to PROTECT it and focus ...
Nov 23, 2020•8 min
Often we accept less than optimal in our lives because it’s familiar. Are you ready to pivot? Is it time for you to be open to new ideas? To reinvent yourself or your company? This week's #MondayMorningMastery with Cody Phillips is all about Perspective, Remaining Open to New Opportunities & not being Afraid to Jump! As always I hope you find value in today’s episode. Don’t be defined by yesterday. Be the best version of you today. Every day is another opportunity to learn and grow. Registra...
Nov 16, 2020•7 min
Are you part of the Microwave Society? Do you GIVE UP when you don't instantly achieve a goal? This week's #MondayMorningMastery with Cody Phillips is all about PATIENCE! PATIENCE! PATIENCE! And believing that you're in the "waiting room of life" for a reason! It's easy to get discouraged, to become impatient and think, "When is it ever going to happen"? But sometimes it's not happening because we're not prepared. You may need more time to grow, to develop, to gain experience. As always I hope y...
Nov 09, 2020•8 min
Will you go RIGHT or Will you go LEFT? ↔️ Either way, I will guarantee that on a personal and professional level you will inevitably run into challenges. This week's #MondayMorningMastery with Cody Phillips is all about continuing to grow personally and professionally while dealing with all that is LIFE. How do you strengthen yourself when the darkness approaches? "The Stronger The Wind, The Stronger The Trees." 🌲 This episode is something that everyone should take to heart. Give it a listen an...
Nov 02, 2020•5 min
Who doesn't want to know HOW TO LEAD? Who doesn't want to learn HOW THE GREATEST IN HISTORY HAVE DONE IT?!? In Episode 9️⃣ of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣, Chad and Cody take a look at the " essential leadership playbook!" For the past five years, David M. Rubenstein—author of The American Story , visionary cofounder of The Carlyle Group, and host of The David Rubenstein Show —has spoken with the world’s highest performing leaders about who they are and how they became successful. How to Lead distills these rev...
Oct 30, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 9
If you were a bridge how deep would your pillars run? How anchored are you against the choppy waters? I’m asking you today to quit living on the surface, being bothered by everything that doesn’t go your way. Go down deeper. Quit being thrown off your course by these things that don’t matter…these pebbles that splash in your face. Life is way too short to let circumstances determine your joy. The next time you’re tempted to get upset, to be worried, offended, discouraged, try a new approach. As ...
Oct 26, 2020•8 min
What I’ve found when analyzing people that exemplify true greatness in their lives...I see a group that understands choice or freedom is an illusion when chasing greatness. In today's episode of #MondayMorningMastery, Cody Phillips explains this concept and challenges you to stop saying you want to be great unless you’re willing to make the daily decisions that map to greatness. As always we hope you find value in today’s episode. Don’t be defined by yesterday. Be the best version of you today. ...
Oct 19, 2020•7 min
Anyone can struggle with following through on what they say they are going to do. 🗣️ This week's #MondayMorningMastery with Cody Phillips is all about how to make sure that your WORDS and your ACTIONS are more aligned. "When your words and your actions in life match up, that allows you to be the steward that you should be to your spouse, to your children, to your community, to your job, to whatever is most important to you!" THIS WEEK, Cody challenges YOU to try and make your WORDS and your ACT...
Oct 12, 2020•6 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. I had a participant of this years NEXT Academy class write me an email and they explained how they were struggling with the climate of our country, the general sense of unease that permeates every layer of our being right now…they were feeling a universal sense of dread. They’re hurting. They’re scared. J...
Oct 05, 2020•9 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. My five year old likes to go to the "Tool Store." He and I were on the way there, listening to some tunes and out of nowhere, he asked me, “Dad are you scared of heights?” Now he’s heard me over the years explain my dislike for them so he has a pretty good idea how I’m going to answer. I said, “I’m not sc...
Sep 28, 2020•5 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. No Blaming, No Complaining, No Defending with Excuses. I try to live a life with 🚫NO B.C.D.🚫 A life filled with NO BDC is the ultimate life of self ownership. Let's be honest...the best version of you, does NOT involve Blaming, Complaining & Defending. The best version of you takes ownership and doe...
Sep 21, 2020•6 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. Today's episode is about the importance of diversity. It’s so easy for us to stay in our comfort zone, but ultimately I’ve found that that line of thinking will never allow me to grow as an individual. It’s no secret that as a society we are becoming more and more tribal in our friendships, in our relatio...
Sep 14, 2020•8 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. "What would you do if you found out tomorrow that you had a short time to live?” The question is designed to make you consider how different life might be if you were suddenly given just a few months or weeks to live. There's nothing like a question of that magnitude to wake you up. But here's the thing: ...
Sep 07, 2020•7 min
This will impact YOU! Episode 8️⃣ of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ is out NOW‼️ In today’s episode, Chad and Cody take a look at the book by General Stanley McChrystal and his co-authors, Jeff Eggers and Jay Mangone, which explores a variety of different genres of leaders from geniuses, founders, politicians, reformers, heroes, and zealots. While he asserts that a group’s performance is less about the leaders ability and more about the surrounding factors, General McChrystal claims that the best leaders are thos...
Sep 04, 2020•34 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. Two Ears, One Mouth - many of us have heard this message. Whether that came from a parent. A teacher. Or from your own mouth, many of you out there today have heard this message. WE HAVE TWO EARS AND ONE MOUTH SO THAT WE CAN LISTEN TWICE AS MUCH AS WE SPEAK. Now more than maybe ever in our society it’s im...
Aug 31, 2020•6 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. Hateproof your dreams. Insulate your hope. Armor plate your enthusiasm in a world where as you advance towards your ultimate life, you will face the arrows. Shots will be fired by naysayers. I’ve heard it said that Critics are dreamers who got scared. It’s really easy to be a critic. In today's episode we...
Aug 24, 2020•5 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. Often when I drop my kids off at school over the last year I’ve said to them “Make today better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today.” The message behind this quote is simple…always be striving to be better. To grow. As you know It’s much easier said than done. But the importance of each and ever...
Aug 17, 2020•7 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. Being busy, does not mean being productive. Today's episode will hopefully give you the push to stop trying to manage your time and focus more on managing your focus and energy. We can strive for more success, we can drive for more results, but we cannot increase the amount of time we have in any given da...
Aug 10, 2020•8 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. Listen...I understand it’s hard for you right now. It’s certainly “different” for us all, but it’s very important to apply some #perspective to your current circumstances. Hopefully this episode of #MondayMorningMastery can ease your burden and allow you to begin to focus on how you can help others throug...
Aug 03, 2020•5 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Leaders for What Comes #NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. In today's episode we discuss the importance of #Willpower, #Grit, #Courage, #MentalToughness, #Skill, #Resilience and how these will lead to a more equipped mental toolbox to deal with today's challenges. To all of you listening and watching, thank you so much for your support of these messages and your willingness ...
Jul 27, 2020•8 min
Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - Building Construction Leaders for What Comes NEXT. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. We are just over 200 days into 2020. And it’s time for a #challenge. You all have been listening to me every Monday for over half a year now and it's time to put some of these thoughts & strategies that have resonated with you into ACTION. Tune in to today's episode to see what the #NEXT66 is and how you can get inv...
Jul 20, 2020•8 min
Hi everyone... Welcome to Monday Morning Mastery powered by The NEXT Academy - leadership built for contractors. As always I hope this finds you ready to attack the week ahead. Is it fair to consider, although you're perhaps alarmed with the state of the world, that we are simply living through history? Just as those have at various times before us? One thing is certain...Life is going to hit you. Over & Over & Over. Relentlessly. These hits … whether they be physical, mental, emotional,...
Jul 13, 2020•5 min
Episode 7️⃣of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ is out NOW‼️ In today’s episode, Chad and Cody take a look at James Kerr's classic book “Legacy.” When the going gets tough, the tough start changing. Difficult times call for different solutions. In his global bestseller, Legacy , James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful team, the New Zealand All Blacks, to help understand what it takes to bounce back from adversity and still reach the top. It is a book about leading a team or an organization...
Jul 09, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 7
