🌱 Back to zero (Peyton Manning + Gucci Mane lessons)

Here’s your 3 insights in 3 minutes. 

🏈 Back to Zero 

​​In 2015 I saw Peyton Manning give a keynote at a business conference.

A decade later, I’ve never forgotten one thing he said: Always get “Back to zero.”

• Throw an interception? Back to zero.

• Have a bad meeting? Back to zero.

• Have a bad day? Back to zero.

So simple, but it gives you superpowers when you implement it.

🎤 It’s Gucci 

Rapper Gucci Mane’s story is wild.

He sold drugs, went to prison, even overcame a murder charge. 

But instead of trying to rewrite the past, he accepted it. 

In The Autobiography of Gucci Mane he wrote:

That’s the lesson: the past doesn’t need rebranding. It just needs releasing.

Or as Gucci put it:

“If you keep lookin’ back, you gon’ trip going forward.”

Aka, back to zero. 

🧑‍✈️ Emotional Regulation

But here’s the real question: how do you actually get back to zero?

That’s where emotional regulation comes in. If you’ve never learned to regulate your feelings, you’ll keep dragging yesterday’s baggage into today.

(In addition to much inner work) I also started experimenting with a simple “Takeoff & Landing” note at the start and end of each day:

• What’s one win for the day? 

• How am I feeling in general / about my to-dos (just writing this out is SUPER helpful)

• How about I close the open tabs and get a quick win to start the day! 

Much like a laptop, a quick reset always helps.

As the quote below reminds us: emotional regulation isn’t just soft skill. It’s a foundational skill.

Peyton calls it back to zero.

Gucci calls it turning the page.

Psychologists call it emotional regulation.

Different names, same truth: the past only has power if you keep carrying it. Learn to release, and every day is a fresh start.

Salud,
Mitchell