Forging Indestructible Self-Discipline

We live in a world that constantly tells us what our lives are supposed to look like. We are surrounded by examples of what success is supposed to be. It can become very easy to believe that there is a correct path...

Life is constantly changing around us. Technology changes, industries change, our responsibilities change, and our relationships change. Even our own interests and abilities change as we get older. That means we have a...

When we hear the word manipulation, we tend to imagine some obviously dishonest person sitting across from us with an evil plan. But manipulation usually does not look like that. In fact, the most effective manipulation...

We often talk about setting goals as though the most important thing is simply deciding what we want. However, there is another step that is just as important. You need to refine the goal until you get as close as...

Self-discipline is often talked about as simply a matter of willpower. One just needs to be tougher and force yourself to just do it. However, self-discipline is not simply stubbornness or beating yourself into...

We all have those moments where we wish we could just freeze time or read minds. But what if taking absolute control of your schedule and reclaiming your time gives a very similar edge. When you operate at your highest...

We hear about living a life guided by strong personal values all the time. It sounds wonderful in theory. Yet, the reality of practicing this kind of relentless self-discipline in your daily life often feels entirely...

We have a primal survival instinct to compare ourselves to others. It served us well when we live in caves and needed to keep up with other in the group to survive. However, we no longer live in that world. If you let...

Self-discipline is not just about waking up early in the morning or eating clean. Those are habits. True self-discipline is highly correlated with one specific behavior...not quitting.

Life is incredibly short. We only have a limited number of years on this planet to figure out how things work. To build the body, the business, the mindset, and the relationships we want. If you insist on stumbling over...

For many people the word "discipline" sounds like a punishment. It feels like a denial of life or living in a straightjacket. But what if that straightjacket is actually the key to your absolute freedom? We're going to...

Some things in life are just hard. No matter how much technology advances or how many conveniences we create or how much we wish it were just otherwise. There is no way around them. There is only through them.

We read about people who seem to wake up every morning energized and ready to conquer the world. But real life is not like that. Real life includes difficult days and disappointment, frustration, exhaustion, and doubt...

Life has a way of knocking all of us down at some point. Sometimes it comes from our own mistakes and sometimes it comes completely out of nowhere. The difficult truth is that no amount of preparation, intelligence...

Every single day you make hundreds of decisions. Some are small and others are bigger. Each of these choices draws from the same limited pool of mental energy. The more decisions you make the harder it becomes to make...