Habits of Success

1. Throw that phone 2. Choose the priority  3. Put your browser in focused mode Resources Habit Mastery 

Sometimes you feel like you been putting in work for years and no one is noticing. Your projects need a lot more time than you think they do.  Resources Allergic to Average  Crossing the Chasm 

There will always be a huge difference between just talking about it vs actually doing something about it.  Resources Allergic to Average 

Isolation is not ideal for anyone. The word that has come up often during this time is BORED.  In today's podcast, we address how to beat boredom into the grind and thrive despite being in isolation.  Need a Book to Read?  Read my book Allergic to Average 

Weaknesses and hard times are when you develop skills you need to be great.   Resources  Total Recall by Arnold  Habit Mastery Course 

As a society, we give way too much credit to talent.  When we see something beautiful we always figure its God-given and not earned. If it's earned then it means we are not off the hook and we can put in that same work and we often don't want to do that.  Resources  Habit Mastery Course Allergic to Average 

Believe it or not, the content you consume and the amount of it you consume can become a habit as well. You need to keep an eye on it. You want to feed your soul with content that is going to leave you in a good place mentally as well.  

The virus has turned the world upside down. No one is living the same way and it may be this way for a while. The best thing you can do is develop a healthy routine for your new lifestyle.  Resources Habit Stacker Mobile App

Habits give your goals legs! When your goals are without good daily habits they are simply wishes.  Resources  Habit Mastery Course Allergic to Average 

Most people have nice goals that they write down and put under the pillow. But what happens when the goal fairy does not show up and make everything right? Resources Habit Mastery Course

1. Stack 2. Start 3. Schedule  4. Show Your Ass Up  Resources  Allergic to Average Habit Mastery Course Habit Stacker App

Excellent habits are not about living way in the future. You need to know where you're going then focus on getting the next 5 minutes right.  Resource Allergic to Average 

Gossip is not going to move you any closer to your dreams. Gossip is often used to put others down so you can feel like you're building yourself up but it's not really building you up. Gossip is just tearing you and others down. You have to want to rise above.  Resources  Allergic to Average 

Successful people know how to change their state instantly. You can't allow your negative emotions to dominate your life, 

The title speaks for itself. If you want to be successful, it means doing the things that most people just won't make a habit of.  Resources Laws of Growth  Habit Mastery Course 

Times of crisis can sometimes bring out the worst of humans. People start doing very selfish and irrational things. Focus on loving and taking care of the people around you instead. 

The Habits we build in our personal life stick with us into marriage. Those habits create expectations that are often not voiced or addressed and they need to be.  Resources Things I Wish I Knew Before I Got Married 

We have no problem putting our foot on the gas but it can be much harder to hit the brakes and take time to think. But we need to!  Resources Habit Mastery Course 

We have so much to learn from history and great conquerors. Books Mentioned Art of War Genghis Khan  By The Spear (Alexander the Great)

Cravings are central to building good habits. You can't ignore this or sleep on it! Resources Habit Mastery

Keep sticking with your habits and the positive changes you want to make in your life because they will lead to an easier life. Resource Allergic to Average                                                          

Reflect on your life and ask yourself if you have made a difference. If you have not made a difference then what can you do to make sure that going forward your life matters?

Stop getting distracted by what everyone else is doing. Focus on your race and what you need to do to be successful.

Raise the bar! 

The Habit of Learning should always humble you because there is so much to learn. When learning makes you arrogant you tend to think you know it all and learn less.  Resources Habit Mastery

More people fear success then people are willing to admit. People will feel success coming their way and do things on purpose to slow it down and it makes no sense. 

Even if you don't like to write, developing this habit gives you one of the clearest pictures of how powerful any habit can be.  Resources Endure Allergic to Average  Habit Mastery 

You have to see your chosen path through until the end. You have to work your plan until it can't be worked anymore. There are no shortcuts here. 

The power and control over your life that you seek are all hiding in the morning. When you can nail your morning you gain confidence and the momentum you need to succeed over the long run.  Resources Allergic to Average Habit Tracker for iOS

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The chase for more can be put on pause so you can appreciate all that you have, 

It all begins with knowing who you really are and being honest with yourself about that. Before you can take over the world you have to be able to manage yourself.  Resources Habit Mastery Course

The People Perish When They Have No Vision. You must know where you want to be in the long run.  Resources  Habit Mastery Course 

The One-Two Punch of Momentum and Starting Small is Hard to Stop! 

Take In New Information and then go and do something about it. Its that simple!  Resources Habit Course 

When you stick with something day in and day out for a long period of time it can improve at exponential rates.  Resources Habit Mastery Course 

Not every person on a diet is taking shortcuts. Some people change what they eat to represent a new lifestyle. Others change it because they want short term results. 

The F word does not have to scare you anymore. You can use failure to improve and move closer to your dreams. 

Its hard knowing wether you need to carve out your own path or go the way that has been proven to work. 

You can add positive habits all day but at some point, you have to focus on your negative habits and remove those.  Resources Habit Mastery Course

If you would like to read the Pumpkin Plan Click Here. The book was made for people running agencies but it can be applied to anything in life. 

No one wants to be a person that just talks but never shows up and does anything. You need to know the keys to make sure that you show up and get things done.  Resources  Allergic to Average  Habit Mastery Course

There is no forward progress without ownership because you will continue to blame everyone else for negative situations in life.  Resources Habit Mastery Course 

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We talk about work habits and skill-building habits but we can't forget to talk about rest and relaxation.  Resources Habit Mastery

Do you want the key to success?  1. Decide 2. Go Resources Allergic to Average

There is a huge difference between dieting and looking to change your lifestyle.  We explore them both and how they relate to habits.  Resources Allergic to Average  Habit Mastery

Never settle and let your habits just sit in one place. You need to always push them to be better. 

These mental challenges whip away comfort like someone ripping away your bedsheets to wake you up.  Resources Habit Mastery

Today we cover:  The Law of Consistency  The Law of Pain The Law of Rubber Band  Growth Resource Allergic to Average

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Not all habits are made equal. Some are more valuable than others and you need to focus on building those habits.  Resources  Habit Mastery 

The distractions are killing out dreams.  Resources  Allergic to Average 

We can't always do our own thing. Sometimes we need someone with a sharp eye and ear to come in and help us to get better.  Resources  Habit Mastery

Social Media is a huge part of our lives today. There is no getting around how much time some people spend on these social networks. If you want to step your life up to the next level you have to make sure that you use social networks instead of them using you. 

Habits in the workplace are often referred to as Organizational Habits or just the culture. It matters however because it dictates how people will behave when they enter that workplace.  Resources Allergic to Average 

The advantage of getting started young is that it gives you time with no pressure. When you don't have pressure are free to try things and make mistakes.  Resources  Habit Mastery 

The team is everything. If you look at any successful person, you will see that they have a strong team of people around them. They don't try and succeed alone and they realize that they need others. 

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. If what you get in the long run is greater than what you pay then its a great deal.  Resources Habit Mastery

The vision is king. You have to think it and see it before you can be it.  Resources Allergic to Average 

When you develop the habit of taking action, you end up trying new things and putting yourself out there in new ways. Sometimes you are much worst at something then you think but that provides a great opportunity to improve. Then one day you look back and hate the work you used to do. That is ok!  Resources Habit Mastery

Think long-term! Don't get caught in the day to day grind in life unless its moving you closer to what you want in the long run.  Resources Allergic to Average Habit Mastery

Sometimes you build up a long streak of momentum and then something happens and you have to move away from a habit for a few days. Here is how you get back on the horse. 

Every minute of entertainment comes with an opportunity cost. What else could you be doing when you are watching Netflix? Success is about maximizing the little moments over a long period of time. 

Motivation is not enough! You need habits to carry you through the ups and downs that are required to succeed.  Resources Habit Mastery Course

Sometimes we listen to the wrong people and in really bites us in the butt. But how do we know who we should listen to and who we should block out?

Workout Eat well Sleep Drink water Stretch Resources Habit Tracker 

Millennials have a lot of good things going, but the negative things hold back millennials from building great habits and ultimately reaching their goal. Resources Allergic to Average Habit Tracker on App Store 

Stop wasting your sexual energy and start using it to your advantage.   Resources Think and Grow Rich  Habit Mastery 

Do you show up for your habits when you are all in your feelings? Here is why you should and how it can change your life.  Resources Allergic to Average  Habit Tracker

1. Stack 2. Start 3. Schedule  4. Show Up  Resources  Habit Tracker App 

Habit Stacking is powerful because it can help you turn any action into a habit. The thing that can be hard to attain with some positive habits ithe craving to get it done.  Resources  Habit Mastery 

The best way to know if a choice is good or bad is to figure out what your life would look like if you did it daily for the next 10 years.  Resources Habit Mastery Course Allergic to Average  App Store Habit Tracker 

We have become too obsessed with these fairy-tale happy endings. Life does not always go the way we want and we need to be prepared for that. The more accurate view we have of the world the better we can navigate it.  Resources  Allergic to Average  Habit Mastery Course 

Life is guaranteed to bring some form of pain. Whether it is physical, emotional or mental pain. Sometimes the best tool you have is to just push through it and keep moving forward. 

When you are working on your craft, the goal is almost always to bring more attention to that thing. How do you go about doing that?  Resources  Allergic to Average Habit Tracking App

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Everyone has goals and things that they want to do and it can leave you wondering how you can get it all done.  Resources Habit Mastery 

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The more you say no the more focus you will have. 

The people that you are around will rub their ways off on you and there is nothing that you can do about other than hanging around better people or people with skills that you want.  Resources Allergic to Average 

When you see other people win and you can be happy, it allows you to be more grateful and appreciate what you have. If you are not able to do this it can bring out a real dark side in you.  Resources Habit Mastery

We lie to ourselves about our true priorities. Its hard to achieve any form of productivity if we are not first honest about our priorities. 

You can't ignore important information and expect to keep moving forward. You have to face the facts and deal with them even if you don't like them.  Resources Allergic to Average 

New Years Resolutions tend to Focus on the Outcome. Things like losing weights, getting better grades and becoming an All-American are outcomes we seek. The real gold is in the process. If you improve the process you get better results. 

Everyone needs at least one habit that gives them perspective and helps them to get back to the basics in life.  Resources The Rock Speech  Allergic to Average 

Everyone gets the same 24 hours in a day yet some get more done with those 24 hours. You have to create space for the things that matter to you. Resources Habit Stacker App

As the year comes to a close, many take time to reflect on how the year went and that will be the only time of reflection for an entire year. Imagine you can reflect more though? You can change coure much quicker and bounce back from mistakes with less damage done.  Resources Habit Stacker

Every year people say they are going to make changes but year after year ticks by and they are the same. When you change your habits and stick with them every day you ensure that next year you are in a much different spot.  Resources Habit Mastery 

There are some clear signs that tell you that your habits are locked in for the long run. 

You don't always need more. You have to know when to get off the treadmill and be content. 

When you let your habits fall off every holiday season you end up paying for it in January. Its easier to keep the momentum going than it is to stop and try and get started again.  Resources Habit Mastery

Life is not about what happens but how you respond. If you want to develop habits of success you need to get back up on that horse.  Download Habit Stacker

We have all been in a situation where you're trying to grow but you realize that the people around you are just now allowing that growth to happen. Here is what you do.  Resources Habit Mastery Allergic to Average 

Sometimes you just don't feel like pushing forward anymore... That is ok! It happens to everyone but its all about how you respond to that feeling. 

"There is no good in anything until it is finished" - Genghis Kahn  Resources Buy Allergic to Average 

Allergic to average is now in stores for purchase! This is my second book and I could not be more excited about it. In today's podcast, we talk about the book and what you can expect from it.  Resources Buy Allergic to Average 

Doing more than you're paid to do is a mindset shift. You are controlling what you can control and giving your all to something that is giving to you. When you just skate by and do what is asked, you become easier to replace. 

Consistency is what gets you noticed. You have to stick with what you are doing for the long haul to get people to care.  Resources  Allergic to Average The Habit Stacker App

When you have a goal that you want to accomplish, it can feel overwhelming when you think of where or how to get started. As you weight your options of where to start you can get stuck in thinking mode and not actually get anything done. Here is how you approach anything massive.  Resources Habit Mastery  Allergic to Average  Habit Stacker App 

Building positive habits is NOT about fighting your emotions all of the time. Its actually about getting your emotions to desire something different. When your emotions are on your team, your chances of success are much higher.  Resources Allergic to Average 

Having a bias towards action means you're always figuring out what the next simplest step could be.  Resources Allergic to Average 

You spent years of your life being raised by other people. You watched their every moved and learned how to act based on what they were doing. You picked up a tonne of habits from your parents and you may not even realize it. You want to make sure that you keep good habits and drop the bad habits but you need to be aware of them first.  Resources Habit Mastery  Habit Stacker App  Allergic to Average 

Everyone is looking for something. If you can provide others with what they want, you can get closer to the things you want. Win/WIn situations are what move things forward the fastest in life.  Resource: Allergic to Average

It's such an ugly habit to constantly profess that you're not good at something.  Even if you are not the greatest at something, you could still be the best of everyone in the room at that time. These words are often used as a way to bail out on trying and you need to stop that.  Resources Allergic to Average is COMING!

Trixx are for kids, but the imagination is not just for kids. Everything you see in the world was created by someone who was daring enough to have an imagination and then take action off of that vision.  Resources Allergic to Average  Habit Stacker App  Habit Mastery Course

There is no getting around taking initiative if you want to be successful. You have to be a person that can get things started without being asked a million times.  Resources Habit Mastery  Allergic to Average Habit Stacker App

Proverbs 15:5 - A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.  Resources Habit Stacker App  Allergic to Average 

You can't get directions if you don't know where you are going. The best teachers, mentors, and books are useless until you lock in on the destination.  Resources  Habit Mastery  Allergic to Average 

Sustaining relationships means controlling what you can control. You can't change what other people, say feel or do but you can control what you do and things you make a habit out of.  Resources Habit Mastery Course Allergic to Average 

You want to make a habit of seeking information that is the opposite of what you believe. These conversations are great opportunities to learn and understand a different perspective from the one you have.  Resource - Get Notified About Release of My New Book  - Download Our Habit Tracking App

There are daily reflection questions within The Habit Stacker App to help improve the way you think.  Each week you should write in a physical journal on the following themes: Overall thinking Critical thinking Reflective thinking  Creative thinking  Spotting patterns Accountability  Feelings Explore ideas Resources  Blog Post on Habit Stacking  Habit Mastery  Habit Stacker App  Allergic to Average 

We are obsessed with new. We always think new is better but its not really the truth. To master anything you have to learn to love the boring stuff.  The Habit Stacker App  Allergic to Average 

We try to be way too self-reliant when it comes to success in any area. We need to get help from others in the form of coaching and mentorship. The challenges from other people that we respect are exactly what will push us outside of our comfort zones.  Resources Allergic to Average  Course 

When things get hard, do you buckle or can you feel the pain and get excited to keep going? Successful people learn how to push past the pain threshold.  Resources  Blog Allergic to Average  Habit Stacker App 

It's important that you know the difference between a system failing or just making a bad choice. If you keep thinking you're making bad choices, you could be moving away from a system that is perfect for you.  Resources Habit Mastery  Allergic to Average (my new book)

Start that thing today! No more wasting time. Just start it and be consistent with it every day until you finish.  Resources Habit Stacker App  Allergic to Average 

All habits are not made equal. Daily habits are much more powerful than weekly habits because they provide more opportunities to put in the needed reps and sets to improve and lock a habit in. Learn why you should not rely on weekly habits as much.  Resources Habit Stacker App  Allergic to Average Habit Mastery

Its one thing to be optimistic but when you don't have any plan around your optimism, it can become over-optimism and that is just dangerous. You begin to miss important details and avoid any information that proves you are not on the right path. You should embrace this info because it's here to help you improve your plans.  Resources Allergic to Average 

People want success to be fun and sexy but often it's filled with boring repetitions that most people are not willing to do. Be the person willing to do the boring stuff over and over no matter how dumb you look in the short run.  Resources  Net Worth and Key Habit Blogs  Habit Stacker App  Allergic to Average

Here are some great questions to ask to help you find your path. What are you good at that has come easy to you?  What have strangers complimented you on?  What did you want to do as a kid  What did you grow up around?  What skills have you been building the last decade Resouces  Habit Stacker App Habit Mastery Course Allergic to Average  Our Blog  Clothes and Canvas Art

Find people who are living in a way that you want to live and emulate what they are doing with their habits and choices.  You have to choose what you follow carefully because these choices will impact your entire life.  Resources Habit Mastery Habit Stacker Blog Allergic to Average 

Today we are talking about Laziness and referencing Proverbs 6:6-11 from the Holy Bible.  Resources Holy Bible  Habit Mastery  Allergic to Average

You have to call out your true motivation and stop living behind the walls of motivations that you think sound good.  Resources Principles by Ray Dalio Our Website

Any habit can be removed from your life, but you need to understand the cue and be willing to have some discipline. Resources Allergic to Average

You have to take charge of what you speak out loud, what you allow others to say about you, and how you think about yourself.  Resources Allergic to Average The Habit Stacker App

You have done this before but you may just not realize it. You can use any object or location as a cue to begin another habit.  Resources Allergic to Average  Books to Ready When You Want to Quit  Habit Mastery 

People will not even begin to notice your message until you have said the same thing over and over again a few times. New messages might seem cooler and make you look like you have more to say but they will not sink as deep as a repeated message.  Resources Allergic to Average  Habit Mastery 

Nothing matters as much as showing up. Winner know that you can’t win if you’re not present.

Some people consider themselves to be quality people, whereas others are quantity people. Where do you stand? You may change your mind after listening to this.  Resources Atomic Habits  Allergic to Average  Habit Mastery 

Your habits must always serve your mission. If your mission is not being served then your habit is no longer a good one. You should always take the time to make sure that your habits are moving you in the right direction.  Resources Allergic to Average Habit Stacker App

As Thanksgiving approaches here in the USA, it's important that you remember to have a heart of gratitude every day.  Resources Habit Mastery Course Allergic to Average 

The things that we make mandatory get done. Everything else is only a nice to have. People who succeed in anything do so because they make it a must.  Resources Habit Mastery  Mobile App (Habit Tracker) 

You will not find a good leader that is not great at taking initiative and being proactive. They are skills that you need to keep working n and growing if you want to be a leader in any capacity.  Resources Habit Mastery Mobile App Allergic to Average 

Saving money is one of the most powerful habits you can develop. It will automatically invite opportunity into your life when you can develop this habit.  Resources Habit Mastery  Allergic to Average

When you have your habits in line, it leads to better time managment and that time management brings you the freedom that everyone desires.  Resources Habit Mastery Habit Stacker App 

There are always going to be haters. There is no way to avoid this. You must accept criticism and learn how to profit from it or just laugh at it.  Resources Allergic to Average Mobile App  Habit Mastery 

There are downsides to building habits that you need to be aware of... Resources Habit Mastery  Allergic to Average

Success is not magical. There are ingredients to success. You need time and great habits. No one can stop the person with time and great habits.  Resources Habit Tracker Allergic to Average Habit Mastery 

No purpose and you drift. When you drift things can get ugly... Resources Habit Tracker App  Habit Mastery Course Outwitting The Devil

Napoleon Hill introduces this idea in the book Think and Grow Rich and it has stuck with me ever since I first read it. I don't think it gets talked about enough and people get frustrated in their 20s when success does not come fast.  Resources Habit Tracker Habit Mastery  Allergic to Average

My new up book is going to be called Allergic to Average. I am still working on the subtitle though. I would love if you joined me on the journey of creating this book. Resources Allergic to Average 

Personal Development is the key to growing and moving into better positions and places in life. If your personal development does not match where you are, you will most likely lose the opportunity.  Resources 1. Peter Principle 2. Habit Mastery Course 3. Allergic to Average 4. Mobile App

The book Left to Tell is easily one of the most heartbreaking stories I have ever ready.  Millions were slaughtered in the name of hate. As you go through this book, you will develop a level of gratitude that only pain and sorrow can bring out of you.  Resources Left to Tell on Amazon Habit Tracker App Allergic to Average Habit Mastery 

You should work to become an expert in one specific area instead of trying to know a lot about many different things.  Resources Allergic to Average Habit Mastery Course Mobile App

Your identity and your daily action are closely linked. For either to change the other must change with it.  Resources Habit Mastery Mobile App  Allergic to Average 

You don't have to see everyone else as being special and capable of achieving things that you cannot.  Resources Allergic to Average Habit Mastery Our Habit Tracker

For those wondering how I came to love habits and want to teach habits, here is the episode for you. I tell my story with habits and how I got to this point. I actually talk about this in-depth in my up and coming book.  Resources My New Book Habit Mastery (Course) Habit Tracker (App)

Developing a bedtime routine will only help you to sleep better so you can wake up more refreshed and ready to attack the day.  Resources  Habit Mastery  Download Our Habit Tracker

You need to reflect on what things you have given up on too early because it helps to make sure you have learned your lesson.  Habit Mastery 

There is always grace! You don't need to be perfect but you do need to be committed. Habit Mastery 

Watch what and who you around and make sure that they are not harmful for your habits. 

The Law of Process is from 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership which is a must-read book. 

It's not enough to be patient but not have the urgency needed to succeed day to day.  Take Our Course Download Our App

Motivation and Discipline are both needed but they are two very different things. You want to use motivation to get started but allow discipline to take over in the long run. 

People will often tell you don't chase the money but they are really giving you the wrong message. You really need to avoid the short term cash and go towards the long term money that is fulfilling. 

The Book of 1 Samuel is where the story of David and Goliath takes place. It's also one of the best stories in the bible when it comes to patience. The journey that David when on from being anointed king to actually becoming king was extensive. 

Depression is nothing to joke about. The one thing it constantly tries to do is slow you down. A great way to fight this is to make sure you take action daily that brings you joy and makes you feel like you have a purpose. Habit Mastery

Listening will improve your life more than talking ever will.

There is no more safety in just working at one place for 40 years until its time to retire. There are more freelancers and hustlers in the economy now than ever and you need to join the party. 

When you people send you hate, you always send them love back! Nothing can change  a heart quicker than unconditional love.  Habit Mastery 

Without the definite chief aim, your life becomes aimless and you never put enough focus into anything to succeed at a massive level.  Habit Mastery Course

Motivation is fickle. Discipline is the solid foundation you want to build your house on.  Here is a way to step your discipline and habits up to the next level. 

There is no way to write a book without first developing the power of habit. All success is like this but we often just refuse to acknowledge it. 

Action is the killer of procrastination. If you are doing anything that is being used as an excuse for not taking action it is a form of procrastination. Preparation is always essential but if you are using prep as an excuse to not act it can become procrastination.

You need a new mindset and a new approach to comfort and safety because they are not like they used to be.  You need to develop habits that help you own things and have more control over your life and finances.  Take Our Course - Habit Mastery Download Our App -  Habit Stacker

The environments you are in are key to habit success. If your environment rejects your bad habits you will begin to as well. 

The last step of the AA program is golden and you should use it to bless your life and the lives of others. 

You want to be the type of person with habits that make it clear what you want to achieve. You don't want to have your daily actions and goals look nothing like each other. 

Everything comes with negatives and habits are no different. You have to be aware of these different things so you can get the most out of your habits and breaks. 

You don't need to do anything crazy to build a new habit and stick with it. By starting small you increase your chances of sticking with it in the long run. Once a habit is locked into your life, it's easier to do more of it. 

When you know how each day is going to start, you can get essential things done that can be foundational to doing more each day. 

Writing started as something I dread and now its something I love to do. I can create content for Habit Stacker daily without a problem. The only reason I have been able to do this is the power of habit. 

When you blame other people you put them in control of the situation. When you own it, you put yourself in control because  the only person you can change is you. 

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The Book The Hypomanic Edge does a great job explaining this link. The very thing that makes people want to start their own business is risky behavior that tends to also be hypomanic. Knowing and hearing the list of traits in this podcast can help many people feel understood. Maybe some will connect with the list but not ever have thought about being an entrepreneur. 

To give anything the resources it needs to be big, it means you need to cut other things off. 

It's always a bit too early to throw in the towel. 

Reading is one of the best long term plays that you can spend your time on. 20 minutes a day adds up when you do it for 5 years straight. 

You can read about it and talk about discipline all you want but do you actually apply it? The power is all in the application of discipline. Without the application there are no rewards. 

You don't need crazy goals and a mission to start. You don't need to do anything else other than show up once. If you can show up once you can show up twice. 

We can learn a lot from conquerors. They physically conquered a lot of land and people in order to get what they want. We don't have to accomplish things as hard. Now we mostly need to just master ourselves.  Genghis Khan Book Alexander The Great Book

We were made to live life together in tribes. Our biggest fear is being ostracised from the tribe. Accountability is one of the best ways to change for this very reason. 

If you want to reach your full potential you need to run as far from entitlement as you possibly can. Being entitled will get you no where! When you humble yourself and understand that nothing is for sure, the real work begins. 

Passion can be sneaky and you have to give it time to develop. Too many people quit when they are so close to finding their thing. 

There is something that makes it hard to build good habits. That is the lack of craving they come with. If you craved working out like you did donuts it would be easy to stay in shape. 

Most people never stop to think through what things they have bought into because their parents told them to. You need to think through it all and let go of what ideas are no long serving you. 

You can't pour into others what you don't have in yourself! The more you pour into yourself the easier and the more tools you will have to help others with. 

All your failures are just short term setbacks. If you know where you're going and you are determined to get there, nothing can stop you. 

Stretching is one of the most underrated ways to take care of yourself. Simply putting 10  minutes of stretching in everyday will change your mental and physical health.  

You need to practice deliberate practice if you want to improve any skill. 

If you can bounce back when you fail on a habit you can bounce back in any scenario in life. 

When you have a fixed mindset you will always have a ceiling on your abilities. When you have a growth mindset you removing the ceiling because you always believe you can learn, improve and get better. 

You only get to taste greatness when you show up daily and do the little things that most people don't think are important. 

Becoming an Olympian never would have happened had I not believed in the power of habit. 

Decision fatigue is why top CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg where the same things daily. Decision fatigue is when you have made so many choices that you can't make anymore. Routines help to eliminate this problem...

I take the time to tell my story. I recently was writing about how I was first introduced to the idea of habit building. 

The only way your habits can be improved is if you are first aware of them.

There is nothing wrong with being an amateur or teaching amateurs but you have to know that they are looking for different things. If you feel you are working towards mastery, you need to change your mindset when it comes to feedback.  

There are no short cuts or easy routes to success. You have to take the stairs and you're going to take the long way to get there and that is ok. You have to be ready to endure and keep pushing until you win. If you let your guard down too early someone will scoop what you have built. 

You live life to the level of standards you set. If you want to get more then you need to set higher standards for yourself. 

You have dream delusion if you just expect your dream to drop in your lap out of thin air. It sounds crazy but this is what most people do. They set goals that our outlandish and they create 0 plan or path to get there. 

Learning a new skill is not always going to be fun. You reach a point where you are starting to improve and you have to continue working on the basics. Only problem is that you have been working on the basics and you want to do something new now. All of the value in life is in the mundane activities. 

Dealing with rejection is something every successful person figured out. You have to be able to remove the noise from life and never stop moving forward.

If you learn for an hour a day imagine where you will be in 10 years if you keep that up? That is the power of habit and you never know what information you will run into that will change your life. 

You need to have all three of the following:  A Mission Goals Habits They all fit together to create a picture with perfect harmony if done right. 

True discipline comes from getting the big three right.  1. Identity 2. Environment  3. People  When you build you habits around these things it becomes impossible to fail in the long run. 

Grit is the mix of passion over the long run and perseverance. You need them both and the more of this you have, the higher your chances of success are. Anyone can go hard for a little bit of time, but to sustain this takes a different type of beast.  Download App Habit Mastery Course  

People have been trying to figure out what makes you successful for years. It has been proven time and time again that Grit is the best predictor of success. 

We love to believe in other people before we believe in ourselves. We have a tendency to want to help the whole world and then almost feel guilty for wanting to help ourselves and its nonsense. Its out of an overflow of pouring into ourselves that we can pour into others. 

The Habit Stacker System is simple. 1. Stack 2. Start 3. Schedule 4. Show-up

Everyone needs a mission because it's the thing that keep you grinding even when you have seen a bit of success. 

There are tonnes of tech products that are designed to get you to waste your life using them. There is an opportunity costs to this and you have to find a way to turn that negative time into positive time. 

Success takes time. It takes a lot more time than most people think that it should take. If you are not willing to put in 10 years of work then you need to find a new thing, 

The more you believe and are working towards your gift, the easier of a time you will have sticking with your habits because you are living in your life purpose. 

Life is going to happen and no one is perfect. The key is getting things right 90% of the time. 

The habit of reading is powerful but it takes a long time to see change. As you read more, you start coming across books that are so good that they need to be dissected daily. 

The difference between the people who go on to succeed and the ones that fail is the ability to show up despite your feelings. Not everyday is going to be a perfect and good day. You have to make a way for yourself by just doing it when most others would not. 

Here are some items that influence your environment: Books Country Your Work  Clothes Music  Religion  Education

You have to move from the well worn path and make a new path through the jungle. It's not easy but it's worth it! Each time you walk the new path you strengthen its ability in becoming a go to habit. 

Some people spend their entire lifetime searching for the hack. There isn't one! There is only discipline. In today's episode Ian Warner reads a page from the book Discipline Equal Freedom by Jocko Willink.  Download Our App 

Almost half of everything you do is a habit. You feel in control and you feel like you are making choices in the moment. In reality, you are just relying on habit to do what you do. If you have good habits, this should excite you, but if you have bad ones this should horrify you. Never be that person that dismisses the power and role of habits. Website Mobile App 

The entire habit game is all about consistency. That is what counts more than anything else. 

Habits are often labelled as being boring. The truth is that they free you so that you can do what you want later. Start your day off with discipline and you can end it how you would like to. 

The Sex Drive is a mind blowing thing.  If you harness it though, it can be used for great things. 

The double discipline makes a huge difference because going to bed on time sets up how you wake up. 

If you struggle to make big changes in your life, you may just not be making them at the right times. 

You need to show up every single day! You become a champion when you don't want to do something and you get it done anyway. 

You have to constantly ask yourself and others this question.  There are limits that we must accept, but we have to be willing to push those limits. 

Discipline will always equal freedom in the end. You have to give up what you want now for what you really want later. 

There is no middle ground when it comes to the results of your choices. You either build positive habits that help you or you build negative ones that break you down. 

The Keystone Habit is the one habit that you start doing that invites in more positive habits. Its the habit that gives you space and permission ot change more. These are four examples of keystone habits:  Waking up early  Making the bed each morning Saving money  Working out

After you build yourself emotionally and mentally, you must work on your physical strength. 

Mental strength is the most important of the three when it comes to strength. The only path their is through discipline. 

To be successful you have to be able to keep your emotions in check. 

Time is the most valuable resource we have and it should be treated as such. 

Nothing happens if you don't first believe in yourself and that change is possible. 

Don't sleep on your supporting habits. 

Habits built on Cues vs. Habit Stacking who wins and why? 

Understanding the habit loop is the basics of all habit change. If you cannot grasp this you will never be able to change your habits with ease. 

Disappointment is always lurking in life. You have to learn to deal with it and keep moving forward. 

Mastering the basics are the key to being good at any craft. If you don't get the basics down, you won't be able to do the more advanced stuff. 

The only way to get ahead in life is to render more service than what you are paid. If you try to cheat this system you end up cheating yourself. 

Proverbs 16:4 The Lord has made everything for its day of trouble, even the wicked for its day of trouble. The most important thing you can do is figure out why you are here. 

If you only use and rely on your habits when times are going well, you are missing the biggest benefit of excellent habits. 

Stop trying to avoid pain so you can live a comfortable life. People who stay inside their comfort zones never do great things. Greatness demands you do much more. You have to destroy glass ceilings in your life knowing that you are going to bleed. 

The way to the best life is through your habits,. 

"At the end or every principle is a promise, but the end of your little feelings is nothing!"

If you want to build effective habits and make sure you stick with them. Here is the system to help you do it. 

Don't be in a rush to improve your habits. You have to first know that it is a habit before you can make any big leaps forward/ 

No matter how much you want to change the outside, you must change the inside first. 

You always want to have some accountability when you are making a change that is hard. 

If you are staying the same day to day and year to year you are being left behind. Everyday presents opportunities to grow.

Your product will never be perfect or just right. You have to leap! And trust that your parachute will open.

Your mind will use both emotional and logical arguments to make you stop. Tell it to shut up!

Stop acting like you deserve rest. Rest is for people who work!

You must know if you’re a pro or an amateur. If you don’t know you could be getting too much praise for your own good.

Noting builds mental fortitude like cold showers.

Most people want to be pros but they act like amateurs.

These three tips will help you to see that changing habits are more about your environment and identity than just will power.

Life is going to smack you in the face and the best thing you can do is stay in your normal rhythm of life. Don’t allow the adversity to get you in your feelings and make you stop taking any action.

Skills always comes second to character.

Read to improve don’t just read to entertain yourself.

Great things take time. Success never comes out of microwaves.

No purpose and your habits will not be game changers. You have to have a purposeful mission, goals that make you stretch and habits that force you to show up.

Are you just talking or are you doing? Doers make moves!

The morning routine is often the obsession but people forget that we need a night routine as well. The night routine makes sure that you end the day with a bang!

Before you can master the advanced stuff you gotta get the basics. You can’t get the basics though if you do not show up.

The environment you are in and who you are around make a much bigger impact on your habits than many realize.

Building new habits does not need to be as hard as we make it.

The last episode we also talked about this so the episode is more of a part 2. Identity is strongly connected to the habits you succeed and fail to keep.

To change a habit for the long run there is one big thing that must be done. Most people miss this and in a week or two they go back to who they used to be.

The small things we do over a long period of time are what really decide our lives.

Developing the habit of preparing for each day the night before can be a game changer for you. When you wake up each morning you already know what needs to be done.

Self confidence is the key to accomplishing big goals. A lot of people miss the way you built it up though.

Are you still coming. Up with excuses why you are not where you should be? Hold yourself to a higher standard and do what you are supposed to do in order to succeed.

Your phone can be the best tool and aid for your life if you allow it to be. Otherwise it can be the biggest distraction and impede you from reaching your goals.

A big part of a morning routine is getting started with the same thing but your first fruits should not be wasted on just anything.

Rest is not enough for every situation. Sometimes to get the most benefits you need to rest in place that is not familiar.

The goals lay the foundation for what you want with your life. The habits make sure that you are doing what you need to on a daily basis.

Success never goes on discount, if never comes easy or quickly. Success is a grind and it takes time and patience.

Do you find yourself setting massive goals that you get no where close to achieving? The way to fight this is to set smaller goals supported by tiny habits. Go for the daily small wins.

We often brag about what we are doing when we should be bragging about what we are not doing. Saying no creates focus and focus is what creates value.

What is your One Thing? How are you building habits that support it?

Learning is not just about topic specific information or learning the obvious. Sometimes it’s the random things we choose to learn that set us apart and help us the most.

You want to build a habit around activities that help you to learn about you and journaling is a great way to do that.

You have to build habits about around your reading that work best for how you learn best

When you are just not motivated to work... that when you need to work the most. That is when you need to show up and give the world your all. There is a way to fight low motivation but it is not sexy.

Millennials have learned to block all feedback and criticism in the name of calling people haters. But all feedback should be accepted because it’s an opportunity to get better.

The greats get it done no matter how they feel. People with excuses never can be great because they find an excuse instead of a way.

The armed forces make their beds each morning but why? Does it really matter? Who knew such a simple task had so much power.

“There is no good in anything until it is finished” - Genghis Kahn

Behind every principle is a promise but behind every feeling is nothing.

Why don’t we listen to our guts more? A lot of time our guts or the Holy Spirit is telling us what we need but we just refuse to listen.

Stretching is an easy way to improve your muscle health. Taking the time to do it daily has its perks and benefits.

In infinity wars the reality stone is powerful because it’s hard to do anything productive if you don’t know what is real. Your dreams are the same way.

Some people are are curious while others think they already know it all. They don’t have a single showing of humility and because of that they never learn.

There is no better way to leave everyone frustrated than to try and help a people who don’t want your help. You gotta learn to keep your mouth shut and only help People who really want it.

You don’t get what you want in life by not knowing what you want. You get what you want by being crystal clear about what you want and how you plan to get it.

More is not always better but just being “busy” all the time is not the best way either. You need to find the valence between taking care of your commitments and not closing down huge opportunities.

You want to have goals, track your habits to help you reach those goals and a journal to help you document the journey.

Olympian and WeWake founder Ian Warmer speaks on how to be the real you all of the time. There is not reaching your full potential without doing this.

You must do everything you can to get momentum to work for you.

You know you are being your true self when it naturally pushes some people away. No everyone was meant to like you.

Self control is what habit building is really about. No self control and your focus will always be on what you can get now.

Your goals and actions must align . When they do not you risk big disappointments.

Being busy is almost a badge of honor in our society today. Being busy only matters if it moves the needle of your life forward though.

Olympian and WeWake founder Ian Warner digs into how a habit tracker works. There is a difference between a habit tracker and a goal. The habit trackers set you up for success in the future.

If you don’t have discipline and consistency, you don’t have what it takes to succeed.

If you have no relationships in life then you have nothing! You want to develop habits that feed the relationships you want to succeed!

The concept was made popular by the book extreme ownership. It is simple to understand but very hard to execute. It goes like this, take ownership for everything no matter how hard it is to blame others.

If you do what is hard your life will be easy. If you do what is easy your life will be hard. The best habit you can build for your own discipline and success is the ability to attack what is hard.

Olympian Ian Warner issues a challenge on building better habits and why simple daily choices can change your life.

Cold showers are not for the faint of heart but there is ok better thing to do for an instant mindset shift. You can be under cold water for 30 seconds and come out of it a new person.

Your body knows what it needs and it will do what it needs to do to tell you. If your need water it will make your mouth dry. If you eat foods it does not want, it will make your stomach hurt. You have to listen to these signals!

Jealousy is never a good look. You must challenge yourself to rise above this ugly trait.

Olympian and WeWake founder Ian Warner speaks on doing more than you are paid to do and why it matters so much.

Life has to be more about education than it is about entertainment. The average person loves spending all their time watching Netflix. Successful people spend their time learning.

Reflection is a huge key to success because it requires thinking and a deeper level. You can’t get better if you’re not thinking about the best way to move forward from this moment.

Gossip is just the worst! It leaves you feeling cheap and pathetic after. It does nothing to add to the world and it is a negative habit we need to kill.

Success never comes on discount. It never comes easy! If it were easy everyone would crush their goals.

WeWake founder and Olympian Ian Warner speak on why you has to be real with yourself. Save the wins and the lies for Instagram... WeWake is about getting better even when it starts ugly.

Never sleep on your goals. They give you purpose and direction in life and because of that they should be reviewed daily.

If you want to change your life you have to change something you do everyday! A habit tracker is how you measure if you are getting it done daily.

It’s a weird habit to think about but successful people are not constantly bored.

Wake up like a kid going to Disney World for the first time.

You have to know when to switch between being optimistic and being pessimistic because they both can serve you.

Olympian and founder of WeWake Ian Warner tell his story of how he thought he was bad at math until he practiced it daily.

Truth is how we make sure we stay on the right path. If we are operating off of incorrect data we will never reach our destination.

Olympian and founder of WeWake talks about the importance of knowing where you are going and why you must get the most important thing done first.

Olympian and WeWake founder - Ian Warner speak on the habit of sleeping in and how you can actually go about destroying this habit.

Olympian and WeWake founder Ian Warner talks about his struggles with the habit of treating his time like it is valuable.

Olympian and WeWake founder Ian Warner talks about the habit of working out and why it can be a game changer for your day.

Olympian and founder Ian Warner speaks on why WeWake makes users review goals daily.

Olympian and WeWake founder Ian Warner talks about developing that winning mindset.

Olympian and founder of WeWake Ian Warner, talks about the one financial habit that will open plenty of doors.

WeWake has officially launched. Not because of luck or anything else though! Events are created from being disciplined with your habits.

Taking bad days and making them good days.

New is not always better than old because new has not been tested by time.

Olympian and WeWake founder Ian Warner speaking on how we can only really control our attitude. We must make it out HABIT to see the positive in dark situations.

Olympian and founder of WeWake Ian Warner speaks on the habit of going to bed on time everyday.

Olympian and founder of WeWake talks about the habit of reading and why it is just as powerful as compound interest.

Olympian and WeWake founder Ian Warner talks about the power of our habits and how they help us to overcome our weak feelings.

Olympian Ian Warner talks about how consistency is the thing we need to get to our dreams and goals.

Book = World Changers by John A. Bryne

The Miracle Morning is by Hal Elrod and the book will change your life. It is all about starting your morning on your own terms.

Own Your Dream!

There is no good in anything until it is finished.

Outwitting the Devil - Napoleon Hill.

World Changers by John Bryne

Principles by Ray Dalio

Willpower by Roy F Baumesister and John Tierney

Principles by Ray Dalio

Willpower by Roy F Baumeister and John Tierney

Built to Last - Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Eleven Rings By Phil Jackson

The American Health Care Paradox

Move Fast and Break Things by Jonathan Taplin

Three Feet From Gold by The Napoleon Hill Foundation and Greg Reid

Move Fast and Break Things by Jonathan Taplin

Working with Emotional Intelligence by Danielle Goleman

Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco

Pushing Up People by Art Williams

Start Something That Matters By Blake Mycoskie of Toms

Hard Drive By James Wallace

Your time is valuable so you need to protect. Producing great work requires focus and we can’t do that distracted.

You must come together with great minds to grow and prosper.

Keep At It!