Raising My Standards and Raising My Game

Raising My Standards and Raising My Game

Today I reflect on what it really means to raise my standards and raise my game. High performance is never an accident. It is a blueprint. Whether I am coaching an athlete, building a program, growing as a parent, or strengthening my family with Barbi and Bella Love, the truth is the same. My habits shape my identity. My routines shape my direction. My mindset shapes my performance.

Habits are tools. Routines are tools. Mindset is a tool. I can apply those tools in sports, in leadership, in business, and in the way I show up at home.

The first step is mastering the fundamentals. The best performers are not chasing something flashy. They become exceptional because they stay faithful to the basics. They keep working on the unseen moments that nobody celebrates. The minutes, the hours, the quiet days where no one is watching… that is where the real advantage grows. That is where discipline is built. That is where confidence is formed. That is where the game truly gets raised.

When a player raises their game, they elevate their skill and mindset. When a coach raises their game, they elevate their leadership and the way they influence those around them. When a team raises its game, it strengthens culture, unity, and purpose. A disciplined system creates structure. That structure reduces friction. The reduced friction turns high performance into a habit instead of something occasional.

To lead well I have to serve well. And it begins with serving myself. I cannot elevate others if I am not grounded in my own routines, standards, and mindset first. But excellence never stops with self. True performance lifts the people around me.

With Barbi and Bella Love I want our home to be a team. A real team. One that encourages more than it criticizes. One that supports more than it questions. One that builds routines and raises standards together. When our family gets aligned and intentional, everything becomes lighter. Everything becomes possible.

This is how I raise my game. This is how I raise my standards. This is how I build the life and legacy that God is shaping in me and through me.