Daily Rising: Ignite Everyday Excellence

By Dawn DiMicco

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Welcome to Daily Rising, a weekly podcast for high performers who want to think better, operate with intention, and follow through at a higher level. Hosted by mental performance coach Dawn DiMicco, this show focuses on identity, standards, and execution—the three drivers behind consistent performance in business, leadership, and life. Each episode delivers practical strategies, real examples, and clear structure you can apply immediately. This is not daily motivation. This is how you build the mindset and systems to execute consistently. Now a weekly show focused on deeper, more intention

Episode Date
This 15 Minute Habit Will Change Your Life
May 19, 2026
Why Trying Harder is Making You Worse
May 12, 2026
You're Not Lazy - You're Stuck in This Cycle
May 05, 2026
The Pause
Oct 21, 2025
Lead Yourself First
Oct 20, 2025
Peace In Priority
Oct 19, 2025
The Power of Purpose
Oct 17, 2025
Say No To Stay Aligned
Oct 16, 2025
Protect The One Thing
Oct 15, 2025
The Domino Effect
Oct 14, 2025
Do Less, Win More
Oct 13, 2025
Rest That Renews
Oct 12, 2025
Resilience On Repeat
Oct 10, 2025
Train Your Filter
Oct 09, 2025
Keep the Promise
Oct 08, 2025
Decisions Define You
Oct 07, 2025
The Cost of Comfort
Oct 06, 2025
Strength Made Perfect
Oct 05, 2025
Finish
Oct 03, 2025
Opportunity or Obstacle
Oct 02, 2025
Excellence in the Seemingly Insignificant
Oct 01, 2025
Decide Once, Remove Debate
Sep 30, 2025
Raise the Bar, Don't Lower It
Sep 29, 2025
Peace Through the Process
Sep 28, 2025
Stay in the Fight
Sep 26, 2025
You Find What You Focus On
Sep 25, 2025
Protect The Standard
Sep 24, 2025
Lead With Action
Sep 23, 2025
Win the Morning, Win the Day
Sep 22, 2025
Faith Over Fear
Sep 21, 2025
Nobody Cares. Do It Anyway
Sep 19, 2025
Standards Shape Success
Sep 18, 2025
Energy is an Intentional Choice
Sep 17, 2025
The Power of Pre-Commitment
Sep 16, 2025
Discipline is a Daily Decision
Sep 15, 2025
Rooted Before You Rise
Sep 14, 2025
Stay Uncomfortable
Sep 12, 2025
Identity Over Motivation
Sep 11, 2025
Focus Where It Counts
Sep 10, 2025
Stack Wins, Build Momentum
Sep 09, 2025
Raise Your Standard, Raise You Life
Sep 08, 2025
You Are The Branch
Sep 07, 2025
Stay Ready
Sep 05, 2025
Call Out The Compromise
Sep 04, 2025
Build For the Future You Want
Sep 03, 2025
When Effort Isn't the Problem
Sep 02, 2025
Mindset Isn't a Mood
Sep 01, 2025
Built for Battle
Aug 31, 2025
Your Standard of Effort Is Everything
Aug 29, 2025
Pressure Reveals Your Habits
Aug 28, 2025
Momentum Loves Movement
Aug 27, 2025
You Can't Outperform Your Self-Talk
Aug 26, 2025
Carry Yourself Like It's Already Done
Aug 25, 2025
Strength in the Strain
Aug 24, 2025
Don't Let Urgency Hijack Your Priorities
Aug 22, 2025
The Commitment Gap
Aug 21, 2025
The Myth of Balance
Aug 20, 2025
Raise the Bar, Don't Lower the Standard
Aug 19, 2025
Discipline is a Relief, Not a Burden
Aug 18, 2025
Called to the Climb
Aug 17, 2025
Act Like It's Working
Aug 15, 2025
Confidence is Earned in Private
Aug 14, 2025
You Don't Need a Reset, You Need a Routine
Aug 13, 2025
You're Not Behind, You're Distracted
Aug 12, 2025
Your Mood Is Lying to You
Aug 11, 2025
Built Different
Aug 10, 2025
Who's In Your Ear?
Aug 08, 2025
Finish What You Start
Aug 07, 2025
How You Do Small Things Is How You Do Everything
Aug 06, 2025
You're Not Tired You're Unclear
Aug 05, 2025
Standards Aren't Sexy But They Win
Aug 04, 2025
God Doesn't Bless Who You're Pretending to Be
Aug 03, 2025
Your Focus is Being Stolen, Reclaim it!
Aug 01, 2025
Stop Chasing Balance, Chase Alignment
Jul 31, 2025
Accountability Isn't Harsh, It's Honoring
Jul 30, 2025
Energy is a Leadership Skill
Jul 29, 2025
You Can't Train Like a Pro and Think Like an Amature
Jul 28, 2025
Faith is a Muscle Not a Mood
Jul 27, 2025
Self Respect > Self Care
Jul 25, 2025
Culture is Built in the Moments You Don't Feel Like It
Jul 24, 2025
It It's Not Scheduled, It's Not Real
Jul 23, 2025
Stop Leading Like You Need to be Liked
Jul 22, 2025
The Results You Want Require a New Identity
Jul 21, 2025
Delayed Obedience is Still Disobedience
Jul 20, 2025
Pressure Isn't the Problem - Avoidance Is
Jul 18, 2025
Don't Confuse Activity With Impact
Jul 17, 2025
Your Excuses Are Camouflaged Beliefs
Jul 16, 2025
You Don't Get Buy-In Without Belief
Jul 15, 2025
Excellence Can't Be Selective
Jul 14, 2025
Lead From Overflow, Not Empty
Jul 13, 2025
Hard Conversations Build Strong Teams
Jul 11, 2025
Raise the Room or Drain It
Jul 10, 2025
Average Leaders Demand Accountability - Great Ones Model It
Jul 09, 2025
Culture Isn't a Slogan - It's a Standard
Jul 08, 2025
The Gap Between High Standards and Daily Habits
Jul 07, 2025
Faith Expands Capacity
Jul 06, 2025
Think Bigger on Purpose
Jul 04, 2025
Believe it Can Be Done
Jul 03, 2025
Don't Let Good Ideas Die
Jul 02, 2025
Feed Your Mind of Fall Behind
Jul 01, 2025
Capacity is a State of Mind
Jun 30, 2025
Surrender is Where Peace Begins
Jun 29, 2025
Discipline, the Engine of Unstoppable Momentum
Jun 27, 2025
Small Wins, Massive Impact
Jun 26, 2025
Your Standards are The Silent Architect of Your Life
Jun 25, 2025
Stop Mistaking Motion for Progress
Jun 24, 2025
Your Results are Built, Not Hoped For
Jun 23, 2025
Faith Doesn't Always Feel Good
Jun 22, 2025
Focus is Your Greatest Advantage
Jun 20, 2025
Consistency is the Shortcut
Jun 19, 2025
You Can't Outperform Lack of Clarity
Jun 18, 2025
Your Excuses Are Stealing Your Confidence
Jun 17, 2025
Raise Your Standards, Then Prove It
Jun 16, 2025
Faith in the Fire
Jun 15, 2025
You Can't Coach A Closed Mind
Jun 13, 2025
Start Thinking Like the Person You Are Becoming
Jun 12, 2025
Leading Starts With Listening
Jun 11, 2025
You Aren't Burnt Out, You're Misaligned
Jun 10, 2025
Get Obsessed With The Boring Stuff
Jun 09, 2025
Strength in Surrender
Jun 08, 2025
You Can't Outperform Your Identity
Jun 06, 2025
Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing
Jun 05, 2025
Trust is a Leadership Skill
Jun 04, 2025
Clarity Kill Chaos
Jun 03, 2025
What You Say To Yourself Matters
Jun 02, 2025
Stay in the Soil
Jun 01, 2025
Energy is an Intentional Choice
May 30, 2025
The Real Reason You're Stuck
May 29, 2025
Nobody Cares, Do It Anyway
May 28, 2025
Discipline Isn't Rigid, It's Freedom
May 27, 2025
You're One Bold Move Away
May 26, 2025
Peace in the Process
May 25, 2025
When You Feel Stuck, Move Small
May 23, 2025
The Power of Predictabilty
May 22, 2025
Invisible Influence
May 21, 2025
Discipline Loves a Deadline
May 20, 2025
Self Doubt is a Liar
May 19, 2025
Your Identity Isn't the Outcome
May 18, 2025
The Cost of Distraction
May 16, 2025
You're Not Behind You're Being Built
May 15, 2025
Stop Waiting to Be Ready
May 14, 2025
Overwhelm Is a Focus Issue
May 13, 2025
The Problem Isn't the Goal, It's the Followthrough
May 12, 2025
Faith Over Fomula
May 11, 2025
Your Standards Are Showing
May 09, 2025
Train Your Recovery
May 08, 2025
Progress is Loud in Silence
May 07, 2025
Who Are You Without The Applause?
May 06, 2025
Pre-Deciding Is a Powerful Tool
May 05, 2025
Grace Is In The Gap
May 04, 2025
Protect the Asset
May 02, 2025
You Can't Want it For Them
May 01, 2025
The Power of a Clean Slate
Apr 30, 2025
Discomfort is a Data Point
Apr 29, 2025
Your Words Are Writing Your Future
Apr 28, 2025
Strength in the Silence
Apr 27, 2025
Stop Negotiating With Your Past Self
Apr 25, 2025
Encouragement is a Performance Strategy
Apr 24, 2025
Great Leaders Multiply Energy
Apr 23, 2025
Trust is a Behavior Not and Intention
Apr 22, 2025
Focus Is A System Not A Feeling
Apr 21, 2025
Faith is for the Valley, Not Just the Mountaintop
Apr 20, 2025
Feedback is a Gift
Apr 18, 2025
You Don't Need More Time, You Need More Focus
Apr 17, 2025
Your Leadership Is Leaking
Apr 16, 2025
Create the Standard
Apr 15, 2025
Your Inner Circle is Either Fueling You or Draining You
Apr 14, 2025
Faith Over Feelings
Apr 13, 2025
What You Tolerate, You Teach
Apr 11, 2025
If It’s Not Working—It’s Time to Rethink the System
Apr 10, 2025
The Identity Thief
Apr 09, 2025
Stop Waiting for Confidence—Build It Through Action
Apr 08, 2025
Motivation is a Spark—Discipline is the Fire
Apr 07, 2025
Purpose In The Process
Apr 06, 2025
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Success
Apr 04, 2025
Progress Over Perfection: The Secret to Staying Consistent
Apr 03, 2025
High Expectations + High Support = High Performance
Apr 02, 2025
Habit Stacking For Success
Apr 01, 2025
The Art of Saying No
Mar 31, 2025
When The Path Is Unclear - Keep Walking
Mar 30, 2025
Buiding a Resilient Mindset
Mar 28, 2025
Your Energy Is Contagious
Mar 27, 2025
The Identity Shift
Mar 26, 2025
The Hidden Cost of Inaction
Mar 25, 2025
The Fear of Starting
Mar 24, 2025
Live Boldly and Step Into Who God Called You To Be
Mar 23, 2025
People Over Performance
Mar 21, 2025
Handling Wins And Losses Like A Pro
Mar 20, 2025
Asking Great Questions
Mar 19, 2025
Mental Fatigue is Real And How To Recharge Your Mindset
Mar 18, 2025
Rejection is Redirection
Mar 17, 2025
God's Delays Aren't His Denials
Mar 16, 2025
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Mar 14, 2025
Train Like You Are In The Game
Mar 13, 2025
No More Small Ball
Mar 12, 2025
The Leadership Lid
Mar 11, 2025
The Discipline of Simplification
Mar 10, 2025
Courageous Faith
Mar 09, 2025
Confidence Comes From Competence
Mar 07, 2025
Micro-Decisions
Mar 06, 2025
Leading With Emotional Intelligence
Mar 05, 2025
Your Comfort Zone is Lying
Mar 04, 2025
Influence Happens in the Small Moments
Mar 03, 2025
Winning The Battle In Your Mind
Mar 02, 2025
Leading Without a Title
Feb 28, 2025
What Boat Do You Need To Burn?
Feb 27, 2025
Showing Up With Consistency on Low Energy Days
Feb 26, 2025
Are Your Systems Helping You?
Feb 25, 2025
The Leadership Mirror
Feb 24, 2025
Faith Meets Mental Strength...How to Keep Going When it's Hard
Feb 23, 2025
How Champions Handle Pressure
Feb 21, 2025
Leading into the Unknown
Feb 20, 2025
You Don't Need Motivation, You Need This...
Feb 19, 2025
Mastering the Art of the Reset
Feb 18, 2025
Unwavering Commitment
Feb 17, 2025
The Titus 2:7-8 Guide to Leadership
Feb 16, 2025
Living Fearlessly: Embracing Life's Uncertainty
Feb 14, 2025
Energize Your Life in 30 Minutes a Day
Feb 13, 2025
Mastering Stillness
Feb 12, 2025
Boosting Team Engagement
Feb 11, 2025
Mindful Minutes
Feb 10, 2025
Prayer Doesn't Work Unless You Do
Feb 09, 2025
When Less is More
Feb 07, 2025
Discipline: The Ultimate Form of Self Respect
Feb 06, 2025
Who's In Your Circle?
Feb 05, 2025
Optimize Your Day: Align Tasks with Your Energy Peaks
Feb 04, 2025
Task Batching
Feb 03, 2025
Harnessing Divine Courage: Cultivating Self Discipline for Personal Excellence
Feb 02, 2025
Start Up and Shut Down Routines
Jan 31, 2025
Decision Paralysis
Jan 30, 2025
Shift From Do to Be
Jan 29, 2025
Do You Really Need a Jumping Coach?
Jan 28, 2025
The Power of Language
Jan 27, 2025
Gifted for Greatness
Jan 26, 2025
Placebo Effect In Action
Jan 24, 2025
Undivided Focus and Attention
Jan 23, 2025
Moving the Goal Post
Jan 22, 2025
What's Your Plan
Jan 21, 2025
Create Your Upward Spirial
Jan 20, 2025
Leaders Serve: Embracing Humility for Greater Impact
Jan 19, 2025
Align Your Priorities, Goals, and Mindset
Jan 17, 2025
Attack What You Track
Jan 16, 2025
The Power of Inetntion and Intensity
Jan 15, 2025
Breaking it Down
Jan 14, 2025
Feedback: The Breakfast of Champions
Jan 13, 2025
Small Acts, Great Excellence
Jan 12, 2025
The Ripple Effect of Self Care on Performance
Jan 10, 2025
Connecting to Purpose
Jan 09, 2025
Quick Ways to Foster a Growth Mindset In Your Team
Jan 08, 2025
Vision Boards - Yay or Nay?
Jan 07, 2025
Reverse Engineer It
Jan 06, 2025
Run to Win
Jan 05, 2025
My Word
Jan 03, 2025
What's Your Word?
Jan 02, 2025
Set Your Misogi
Jan 01, 2025
Myth of the Waiting Game
Dec 31, 2024
The Single Most Important Decision I Made in 2024
Dec 30, 2024
The Old Has Passed
Dec 29, 2024
The Science of Starting Right
Dec 27, 2024
Regret
Dec 26, 2024
Presence is The Real Present
Dec 25, 2024
The Helper's High
Dec 24, 2024
Are You Setting The Massive Goal?
Dec 23, 2024
Count the Cost
Dec 22, 2024
Avoid These Common Goal Setting Mistakes
Dec 20, 2024
Addition by Subtraction
Dec 19, 2024
Hope is Not a Strategy or a Plan
Dec 18, 2024
You Are Your Best Investment
Dec 17, 2024
Don't Skip Ahead
Dec 16, 2024
Joy in the Trials
Dec 15, 2024
What You Focuses on Grows
Dec 13, 2024
Don't Just Do The Work, Believe The Work
Dec 12, 2024
Don't Abandon 2024 Just Yet!
Dec 11, 2024
Pressure is a Privilege
Dec 10, 2024
Emotions in Motion
Dec 09, 2024
Renewing Your Mind - The Key To Transformation
Dec 08, 2024
Your Pace, Your Race
Dec 06, 2024
Leadership
Dec 05, 2024
Be The BEST You
Dec 04, 2024
Your Future Self is Watching
Dec 03, 2024
Be Bold From a Place of Service
Dec 02, 2024
Don't Worry About Tomorrow
Dec 01, 2024
The Comeback Blueprint
Nov 29, 2024
The Power of Reflection
Nov 28, 2024
The Energy Exchange Principle
Nov 27, 2024
Streamline Your Day: Free Up Time for What Matters Most
Nov 26, 2024
Don't Let The Excuses Win
Nov 25, 2024
The Power of Connection
Nov 24, 2024
How do you want to be remembered?
Nov 22, 2024
Radical Ownership
Nov 21, 2024
Decision Fatigue
Nov 20, 2024
Make it a Great Day
Nov 19, 2024
The Platinum Rule
Nov 18, 2024
Don't Grow Weary in Doing Good
Nov 17, 2024
MIT List
Nov 15, 2024
The Walk Through
Nov 14, 2024
Your Greatest Skillset
Nov 13, 2024
Where's Your Focus?
Nov 12, 2024
HUGE Client Win
Nov 11, 2024
Think on These Things
Nov 10, 2024
Plan Tomorrow Today
Nov 08, 2024
The 3 C Trust Framework
Nov 07, 2024
It Starts With You
Nov 06, 2024
Set Your Intentions
Nov 05, 2024
Break It Down
Nov 04, 2024
Your Words Have POWER
Nov 03, 2024
Daily Success Checklist
Nov 01, 2024
A Visual of a Good Teammate
Oct 31, 2024
It's the Start that Stops Most People
Oct 30, 2024
Talk to Yourself More and Listen to Yourself Less
Oct 29, 2024
Can't Get It Wrong
Oct 28, 2024
It's not about what happens to you...
Oct 25, 2024
The Multitasking Myth
Oct 24, 2024
Are You Willing to do the Work?
Oct 23, 2024
Act In Accordance with Your Commitments
Oct 22, 2024
Time For a Heart to Heart
Oct 21, 2024
Keys to Confidence
Oct 18, 2024
Make the Journey More Enjoyable
Oct 17, 2024
What's Your NBD
Oct 16, 2024
The 4 Step Success Formula
Oct 15, 2024
Appreciation Elevates Mindsets
Oct 14, 2024
What Are Your Process Goals
Oct 11, 2024
Meet Them Where They Are
Oct 10, 2024
Beat the Clock How to Overcome Parkinson’s Law
Oct 09, 2024
Pay Your ACE Card
Oct 08, 2024
Success Leave Clues - AND A ROADMAP
Oct 07, 2024
I Have a Dream
Oct 04, 2024
Reclaim Momentum
Oct 03, 2024
Don't Let it Define You
Oct 02, 2024
Nothing is Impossible
Oct 01, 2024
The Walk Off
Sep 30, 2024
The 1% Advantage
Sep 27, 2024
There is Separation in the Preparation
Sep 26, 2024
Double Down on The Fundamentals
Sep 25, 2024
The Power of Awareness
Sep 24, 2024
Who Do You Want to Become
Sep 23, 2024
Borrow Belief
Sep 20, 2024
E+R=O
Sep 19, 2024
Your Energy is a Choice
Sep 18, 2024
The Process for Continuous Improvement
Sep 17, 2024
A Critical Tool For Your Success
Sep 16, 2024
Empower Your Mind
Sep 13, 2024
Do The Simple Better
Sep 12, 2024
The Character Test
Sep 11, 2024
Crafting a Success-Driven Environment
Sep 10, 2024
Systematize Your Focus
Sep 09, 2024
Always Marathon Ready
Sep 06, 2024
Shortcut the Process
Sep 05, 2024
Do You Need To Slow Down?
Sep 04, 2024
The Most Powerful Thing a Leader Can Do
Sep 03, 2024
Stop the Excuses - Start Laying the Bricks
Sep 02, 2024
Connect as a Leader
Aug 30, 2024
Grounded and Focused
Aug 29, 2024
Boost Your Goal Completion Rate to 95%
Aug 28, 2024
Small Consistent Actions
Aug 27, 2024
The 10 Million Dollar Question
Aug 26, 2024
So Much in One Word!
Aug 23, 2024
Who Are Your Five?
Aug 22, 2024
Mental Bricks
Aug 21, 2024
4 Strategies to Improve Focus
Aug 20, 2024
Process Over Outcome
Aug 19, 2024
The Line or Bagel
Aug 16, 2024
Shifting Perspectives
Aug 15, 2024
Line of Life
Aug 14, 2024
Inputs = Outputs
Aug 13, 2024
60,000-80,000 Thoughts
Aug 12, 2024
Leadership is an all of the time thing
Aug 09, 2024
Leaders are Learners
Aug 08, 2024
Is it that you aren't Disciplined?
Aug 07, 2024
Play to Win
Aug 06, 2024
Start, Stop, Continue
Aug 05, 2024
We Measure What We Treasure
Aug 02, 2024
The Next 200 Feet
Aug 01, 2024
Start Fast and Finish Strong
Jul 31, 2024
Celebrating Wins
Jul 30, 2024
WIIFM
Jul 29, 2024
The Weightlifting of Mental Strength
Jul 26, 2024
Beyond Words
Jul 25, 2024
The Rule of 51%
Jul 24, 2024
Playing to Your Strengths
Jul 23, 2024
No Work = No Results
Jul 22, 2024
Remember Tomorrow
Jul 19, 2024
DWYSWYD
Jul 18, 2024
Principles Over Preference
Jul 17, 2024
Being a Great Teammate
Jul 16, 2024
Success Doesn't Just Leave Clues
Jul 15, 2024
The Playlist
Jul 12, 2024
The Perfectionism Trap
Jul 11, 2024
Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper
Jul 10, 2024
Slow Down to Speed Up
Jul 09, 2024
Time Well Spent
Jul 08, 2024
Presence is a lost art
Jul 05, 2024
Excellence in Small Things
Jul 04, 2024
You "Get" to
Jul 03, 2024
The Single Greatest Strategy to Level Up
Jul 02, 2024
Don't Let the Start Stop You
Jul 01, 2024