This week, we’re celebrating Roland Garros and the invaluable lessons it has to offer by taking a deep dive into Break Point Season 1, Episode 5: King of Clay. From surrounding yourself with the best to maintaining a mindset that serves you, we choose who, what, and how to get to the next level. Because success - on clay and in life - is never an individual sport.

If you’re craving inspiration, but don’t know where to start or you don’t have time to sift through the noise, consider this a curated dose of meaningful media. Whether you’re looking for insight, empowerment, or just a really good book, tune in for my latest recommendations that ignite curiosity and fuel growth.

What if the very challenges we try to avoid are the ones with the power to shape our greatest strengths? In this episode, we celebrate the underdog (who may not actually be the underdog after all) unpacking stories of unlikely victories as described in Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath.

Themes include the advantages of disadvantages, the disadvantages of advantages, and the limits of power - plus a deep dive into the Theory of Desirable Difficulty, which suggests that even the most challenging circumstances can serve as powerful catalysts for success when met with the right mindset and response.

Your environment isn’t fixed.  Designed with a variety of evolving inputs, it’s up to you to curate the spaces, habits, and influences that support your goals.  IN this episode, Grace shares tips for transforming your environment, including coming to terms with your own power, embracing experimentation, and understanding why aligning your environment with your goals isn’t just helpful, it’s essential.  

It’s Marathon Monday!  To celebrate the 129th Boston Marathon, I’m summarizing what makes this day so special.  Consider it my love letter to this historic race and the 30,000 runners taking on this incredible feat, inspiring us from Hopkinton to Heartbreak, to right on Hereford and Left on Boylston, and every step in between.  

Power isn’t a relic of the past - it’s part of the human experience in a variety of personal and professional settings. In this episode, Grace breaks down Law 24: Play the Perfect Courtier from Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power, exploring how while “royal court” may be history, the power dynamics it created are still very much part of modern life. From understanding these dynamics to mastering the role you play in them, these timeless insights in the art of subtle influence can help you thrive in any environment.

Game, set, match! Grace is serving up some of her favorite inspiration and lessons learned from the Break Point docuseries, Season 1, Episode 9: Under Pressure. Following the journeys of Frances Tiafoe and Iga Swiatek during the 2022 US Open, Grace offers insights from these top performers around navigating pressure, meeting the moment, and embracing a dynamic environment.

Back in New York, it’s only fitting that Grace shares lessons learned from Q1 of SummerEyes. From learning by doing to trusting future you, it’s up to you to let your experiences serve you and make your dreams a reality.

Through her unique lens of training in law enforcement and as a Special Agent with the US Secret Service, Evy Poumpouras offers invaluable insights and lessons into resilience, personal responsibility, trusting yourself, building confidence, and communication.

In this episode, Grace shares her key takeaways from Evy’s latest interview with Steven Bartlett on his podcast, Diary of a CEO.  

Master your mission and prioritize your schedule with the these tactical tips from Habits 2 & 3 of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.  From time management to personal mission statements, this episode offers tools to help you identify what you want and how you’re going to make it happen.

In this episode, Grace explores the life and legacy of Joan Didion through the lens of the documentary, The Center Will Not Hold, and her seminal essay, Self-Respect: Its Source, Its Power. From Didion’s sharp observations to her unique way with words, Joan offers a fearless approach to processing the world and valuable insights into achieving self-respect (spoiler: people pleasing isn’t the answer).

The Let Them Theory offers a framework to elevate your interactions and reclaim your energy, your time, and your power in interpersonal dynamics.

In this episode, Grace takes a deep dive on this simple yet powerful theory, summarizing the enlightening conversation between Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty that originally aired on his podcast, On Purpose.

Beyond explaining the theory and its benefits, Grace explores additional implications, including boundaries, adversity, and mental clarity.

Do yourself a favor and set yourself up for success by using these three actionable reframes to become the most proactive version of yourself. From shifting the pain/pleasure timeline and prioritizing future you to eliminating reactive expressions and making space for proactive language, no one is going to do the work but you. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get started. Future you will be glad you did.  

Regain control and put yourself back in the drivers seat with Grace’s 5 Step Framework to Overcoming Overwhelm. From adjusting your mindset to leaning into nonnegotiable rituals, Grace offers a step-by-step guide to reset, recenter, and anchor yourself in your big picture goals in order to get to the other side. When you don’t know where to start… start HERE.

LIVE FROM NEW YORK it’s the latest episode of the Summereyes podcast, where Grace shares her most memorable takeaways from a conversation between Leila Hormozi and Sharran Srivatsaa. From structuring successful systems to singularity of focus, these two growth gurus offer a front row seat to the importance of leading by example and surrounding yourself with those who inspire you to be your greatest self.