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When people you lead start outperforming you, they will stop listening to you. Age, title, and experience are not reasons for people to respect you. What earns you respect is respecting the game by staying hungry and continuing to outperform.

You are perfectly positioned to surpass your superiors, for the same reason LeBron passed Kareem's all-time scoring record. All of us have the benefit of learning from everyone in history who came before us--if we care to look.

Study success. Watch people who are winning and incorporate the best parts of their game into yours. You have the ability to take the best traits from the most successful people and incorporate them into your skill set.

What stories do you want people to tell about you? What's your reputation? How do you want people to talk about you when you leave this earth?

When you hit a tough patch, start crafting a story about how you were heroic and overcame adversity. It will give you the perspective and motivation to dig deep and prove your resilience.

Video of Dana White talking about what it means to be a savage. If you don't like profanity or are watching with your kids, skip this one.

Rate your "savage" on a scale from 1 to 100. Do the same for your key people. It will not only tell you who you can count on, but also alert you to who you can push.

Differing opinions. You don't grow when everyone sees the world the same as you do. You don't expand your worldview by talking to people who always agree with you. It is why I appreciated this shout-out from Joe Rogan.

Seek out debate! Talk to people with opposing views, and rather than argue, listen and try to understand how they formed their opinions and see what you can learn from them.