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discipline
36 posts tagged discipline.
- Essay June 18, 2026
daily over decades: your life operating system
discipline over motivation is a cliche, not a system. this is the real one: daily over decades, the life operating system I have built over a decade of coaching. the AMP process, the KC3, and the daily habits that make consistency automatic.
- Essay May 27, 2026
a year of killing comfort
the three pillar habits of killing comfort, KC3: hard thing, one thing, hormesis. done daily, documented, see where it ends up.
- Essay May 6, 2026
parresia
the Greek word for the kind of boldness God actually wants from us. why shame is the wrong response, and what it looks like to speak freely.
- Video October 7, 2025
discipline over emotion wins every time: the Stockdale paradox
why discipline over emotion is the real edge, and how Admiral James Stockdale's 'train before the crisis' framework lets you become someone who can survive anything.
- Video September 25, 2025
how to stop being glued to your phone
the exact Opal setup I use to keep my screen time around 29 minutes a day, without pretending willpower is a plan.
- Video September 23, 2025
how to rewire your brain for mental toughness
the simple weekly protocol I use to manufacture mental toughness in good times, so it shows up automatically when life gets hard.
- Video September 9, 2025
why you skip your calendar (and how to fix it)
the reframing system I use with high performing entrepreneurs to fix follow-through. you don't need more motivation, you need better meaning.
- Video August 21, 2025
if you're not motivated, do this
discipline alone is a losing strategy. the self-determination theory and one question that actually unlocks your motivation.
- Video August 19, 2025
rockefeller's $20m secret: one drop changed everything
the unglamorous habit that compounded into $400 billion. why obsession over the small things separates the people who win from the people who quit.
- Video July 17, 2025
quit alcohol (and 6 other habits holding you back)
the weekend habits that undo your weekday work. seven things to cut, starting with alcohol. self-sabotage is the silent killer of long-term progress.
- Video July 15, 2025
how to stop failing at consistency
two reasons consistency breaks: you went too big or you didn't systemize. the fix for both is the same. go smaller than you think, then automate.
- Video July 8, 2025
my honest advice to someone who wants financial freedom
three rules I follow to keep money stress out of the way of building. never finance luxury. net worth above mortgage. cash flow above debt payments.
- Video May 29, 2025
build yourself into an unstoppable human (killing comfort book summary)
a full walkthrough of my book Killing Comfort. comfort is the enemy of extraordinary, the Aviate Navigate Communicate framework, and the question would you follow you.
- Video May 27, 2025
I'm 37. If I was 20 again, here's how I'd fix my mindset
the single thing I'd hand my 20 year old self: the mind is your highest leverage tool, and most of what's slowing you down is stories that aren't true.
- Video May 22, 2025
if you want better habits, please listen to this
the six step habit framework I built from being broke and busy at 26 to running multiple seven figure businesses. small reps, one habit, 100 times. that's the whole game.
- Video May 20, 2025
3 bad habits preventing you from the life you want
three habits I've personally killed because they were costing me everything. complaining, making excuses, and listening to the wrong people.
- Video May 8, 2025
how to do hard things that actually matter
the hard things equation from Killing Comfort. pushing against your own desires, every day, for a long time. that's the work. one-off hard things don't transform you.
- Video May 6, 2025
the entrepreneurs guide to stressful times (a simple game that actually works)
I started getting tension headaches from unmanaged stress while running too much. so I built a daily game that balances stressors against recovery. here's the system.
- Video April 22, 2025
no one is coming to save you, this is what finally woke me up
the night I sat in a hotel room with my wife and finally admitted no one was coming to fix my career for me. the comfort assessment I built afterwards.
- Video April 15, 2025
if you don't focus, you'll fail, 7 rules for deep work that actually works
15 years in business and deep work is still the single biggest lever I have. seven rules I use to make focused sessions actually focused.
- Video March 25, 2025
scale your business with a zero risk work ethic, trying harder
the ATT framework: average, trying, trying harder. how to make failure unreasonable through volume and precision, the lens I use for everything from pilot training to building companies.
- Video March 13, 2025
9 success habits to outwork your competition
nine daily habits. nutrition, fitness, mindset, learning, finances, movement, sleep, hydration, tracking. the ones I run every day.
- Podcast January 30, 2025
fatherhood and business, 3 ways to avoid falling behind
three kids and an eight-figure portfolio. the three things that have kept either side from collapsing.
- Podcast January 9, 2025
about burning ships
the ancient burn-the-ships move sounds great until you light your family on fire too. the version of it that actually works.
- Podcast December 31, 2024
daily over decades, join me
300 workouts. 300 minutes a week. 300 calories a day. a year-long challenge to fix the consistency problem that's actually wrecking your business.
- Podcast July 30, 2024
do the hard things, kids, dogs, businesses
training a puppy, raising kids, building a company. all of them demand the ruthless pursuit of elimination.
- Podcast July 16, 2024
no bad decisions
the mantra that beats the all-or-nothing trap. fewer bad decisions, not more good ones.
- Podcast June 13, 2024
a chemical romance and dance with depression
CBD plus melatonin gummies bottomed out my mood for a week. my habits carried me through. that's the actual point.
- Podcast June 4, 2024
how much discipline is required
the wrong question is how perfect can I be. the right question is what's the smallest thing I'll do every day no matter what.
- Podcast May 30, 2024
it's time to start acting like a professional
Kobe-level work ethic, applied to whatever you do. plan the week on Sunday. plan the day the night before. take notes. review.
- Podcast February 29, 2024
50 pushups every day, the art of small work
small actions, done daily, knock down massive dominoes. the pushup grid is the dumbest powerful tool in my life.
- Podcast February 13, 2024
simple strategies to combat procrastination
Shia LaBeouf was right, just do it. plus the science behind why a future-focused mindset, skill building, and a real support network kill procrastination.
- Podcast September 7, 2023
why do I always tell you to try harder
it's not perfectionism. it's a litmus test at the end of the day. did I hit my actual capacity, or did I check out at a six when six was the ceiling.
- Podcast July 18, 2023
the lost art of mental toughness
mental toughness isn't an ice bath or a 4am workout. it's the simple act of pushing forward against your own desire. brick by brick.
- Podcast April 20, 2023
does being an entrepreneur suck
a letter I wrote to a friend who was grinding and burned out. three things to start doing today and three things to stop doing today.
- Podcast March 23, 2023
work harder, not smarter
work smarter not harder is a 1930s idea people hide behind. you can't find the most effective 20 percent until you've tried the 100. harder means more attempts.