{"id":1304,"date":"2024-07-08T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mark.kontactconsulting.com\/?page_id=1304"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:28:16","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1304\" class=\"elementor elementor-1304\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eaec80 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eaec80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb299e\" data-id=\"1cb299e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb43c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb43c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 38.0038px\">What's Your Everest<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85cbbe2 elementor-section-boxed 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-personal-development tag-daily-habits-for-success tag-high-performance-mindset tag-leadership-habits tag-mental-toughness tag-personal-growth tag-staying-motivated\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/daily-habits-for-success\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/daily-habits-for-success-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6887\" alt=\"daily habits for success\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/daily-habits-for-success-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/daily-habits-for-success-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/daily-habits-for-success-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/daily-habits-for-success-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/daily-habits-for-success\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t7 Daily Habits That Keep Me Motivated, Focused, and Mentally Strong Every Day\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 9, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Motivation Isn&#8217;t Something You Find &#8211; It&#8217;s Something You Build People often ask me, &#8220;How did you stay motivated to climb Mount Everest?&#8221; Or they&#8217;ll ask how I kept pushing through five seasons in the NFL, built multiple businesses, or helped lead Sports Illustrated&#8217;s digital transformation from the #17-ranked sports<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/daily-habits-for-success\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 7 Daily Habits That Keep Me Motivated, Focused, and Mentally Strong Every Day\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6882 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mental-toughness tag-mental-resilience tag-mental-toughness tag-mount-everest tag-nfl tag-peak-performance tag-resilience\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/how-to-build-mental-toughness\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mental-Toughness-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6883\" alt=\"Mental Toughness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mental-Toughness-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Mental-Toughness-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/how-to-build-mental-toughness\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow to Build Mental Toughness from an NFL Player who has climbed MT EVEREST\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 8, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Why Mental Toughness Matters more than anything else In today&#8217;s world, success is rarely determined by talent alone. Whether you&#8217;re leading a business, competing in sports, building a career, or pursuing a personal goal, your ability to perform under pressure often becomes the deciding factor. But first, you need to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/how-to-build-mental-toughness\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to Build Mental Toughness from an NFL Player who has climbed MT EVEREST\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6791 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-corporate-speaking tag-corporate-events tag-corporate-motivational-speaker tag-employee-engagement tag-leadership tag-team-building tag-workplace-resilience\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/corporate-motivational-speaker-stories\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corporate-Motivational-Speaker-Stories-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6793\" alt=\"Corporate Motivational Speaker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corporate-Motivational-Speaker-Stories-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corporate-Motivational-Speaker-Stories-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/corporate-motivational-speaker-stories\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCorporate Motivational Speaker: How Powerful Stories Create Lasting Team Change\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 7, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A great corporate motivational speaker does more than stand on a stage and deliver an inspirational speech. The goal isn&#8217;t simply to make people feel motivated for an hour. The real goal is to create a story, idea, or experience that stays with people long after the event is over<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/corporate-motivational-speaker-stories\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Corporate Motivational Speaker: How Powerful Stories Create Lasting Team Change\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6621 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/pop\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPop\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/pop\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pop\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6594 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-keynote-speaker tag-motivational-speaker-for-corporate-events tag-overcoming-adversity tag-resilience-keynote-speaker\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/resilience-keynote-speaker-how-nfl-and-everest-lessons-help-teams-overcome-challenges\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Resilience-Keynote-Speaker-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6595\" alt=\"Mark Pattison The Best Motivational Speaker and resilience keynote speaker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Resilience-Keynote-Speaker-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Resilience-Keynote-Speaker-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/resilience-keynote-speaker-how-nfl-and-everest-lessons-help-teams-overcome-challenges\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tResilience Keynote Speaker: How NFL and Everest Lessons Help Teams Overcome Challenges\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 17, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>What Does a Resilience Keynote Speaker Teach Teams About Overcoming Challenges? Every organization faces moments when the path forward becomes uncertain. A critical project falls behind. A business experiences unexpected setbacks. A team loses confidence. A leader must make difficult decisions under pressure. In these moments, talent and experience matter<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/resilience-keynote-speaker-how-nfl-and-everest-lessons-help-teams-overcome-challenges\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Resilience Keynote Speaker: How NFL and Everest Lessons Help Teams Overcome Challenges\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6572 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-corporate-team-building tag-team-building tag-team-building-keynote-speaker tag-team-leadership tag-teamwork-speaker\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/team-building-keynote-speaker-lessons-from-nfl-teams-and-everest-expeditions\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Team-Building-Keynote-speaker-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6573\" alt=\"Teamwork speaker, Team leadership, corporate team building by Mark Pattison\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Team-Building-Keynote-speaker-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Team-Building-Keynote-speaker-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/team-building-keynote-speaker-lessons-from-nfl-teams-and-everest-expeditions\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTeam Building Keynote Speaker: Lessons From NFL Teams and Everest Expeditions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>What can NFL football teams and Mount Everest expeditions teach us about corporate team building? 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