25 Hours a Day: Going One More to Get What You Want

Whenever I talk to someone, I can tell right away as to whether they’re talking from experience, or from something they read in a book, or saw on a video, but have never actually experienced themselves. I never wanted to be that guy.

Instead of bitching and complaining, the “pre-workout” of quitters, just keep your sights set on YOUR goals and aspirations; YOURS, and no one else’s.

Over-commit to what you’re passionate about. Over-obsess on it. Embrace the things about your journey that are going to be hard, and be ready for obstacles. Be ready for bad advice from people you love and respect. They can’t see your vision the way you see it. Only you can do that.

I knew the way to overcome gaps in education or experience was simply to challenge myself and work my ass off harder than anyone else.

When you search for those things that are really hard, those things that really suck (like a four-day, 150-mile ruck march in the heat of late summer Texas), and embrace them, you’ll have those life-changing experiences that will lead you exactly where you want to be.

Discipline in combination with a broken switch, broken in such a way that it won’t let you stop or turn off, have been key to driving forward and surviving the toughest of times. I flipped the switch when I started, and broke it so I could never turn it off.

Here’s your hack: work hard. Seek out experiences that stretch you out physically and mentally. Learn how to flip your switch. Do a good job at whatever you do.

No one grows in their safe zone. It’s a static place. No change, no evolution, no learning.

Push back against those barriers. Those are walls we build before we start anything. Before starting a business. Before going on a workout. Before starting a new job. It’s natural to want to protect yourself by setting limits that you can easily bump up against. This gives you the false impression of really working to your capacity. In reality, it