Stoic Live Tour Returns to Australia & New Zealand
Australia & New Zealand — I’m coming back. This October, I’ll be returning for a 5-city tour to talk about Stoicism, discipline, leadership, and the lessons that have helped so many people around the world live a better life. Whether you’ve read the books or listened to the podcast daily, I’d love to see you there to discuss these ideas in person. Sign up now for early access to tickets at dailystoiclive.com before they go on sale.
Control What You Can, Surrender the Rest
If nothing changes nothing changes. Change what you can and surrender the rest to the Lord. Control your controllables.
Choosing Action over Anticipation Fuels Real Progress
“To procrastinate is to willingly endure the discomfort of anticipation, rather than the discomfort of action. Both are burdens, but only one leads to progress.”
Improve by Doing the Opposite More Often
To improve your writing, read more. To improve your thinking, write more. To improve your understanding, build more. To improve your storytelling, present more. To improve your energy, rest more. To improve your network, give more. To improve your happiness, appreciate more.
Solo Builders Today, Future Masters of Their Own Revenue
The people building alone right now look crazy to everyone around them. But they're learning how to do everything themselves, and that compounds. In a few years, they'll build whatever they want, whenever they want, and keep nearly 100% of...
Detach From Outcomes, Focus on Duty, Avoid Suffering
"Do your duty without attachment to the fruits" — Bhagavad Gita i think and experience this as a mental framework more than any business book mantra i've ever read. It's one of the things that contributed to my relentless pushing of...
Build Standards, Show up Regardless of Motivation
You don't need more motivation. You need to become the type of person who shows up whether they feel like it or not. That's called standards.
Build Foundations, Flow Naturally, Progress Logically, Stay Consistent, Personalize Training
The 5 Rules of Training: 1. The boring stuff is your foundation 2. Let it Come, Don’t Force it. 3. Take the Next Logical Step 4. You lose what you don’t train 5. Train the individual, not the system.
Action Beats Knowledge: Earn by Doing, Not Just Knowing
Most people are drowning in information. But the ones making money are taking daily action Don't be the one who knows everything but never does anything
Three Questions Turn Zombie Mornings Into Elite Clarity
Before I found this simple journal prompt, I began every day in pure zombie mode: • Sucked into 24-hour news • Doomscrolling social media • Replying to every notification But now I start every morning with elite clarity. I call it the Morning Kickstart. Here's...
Delay Gratification, Earn Long‑Term Freedom
My entire life changed when I realized you have to sacrifice short-term freedom in order to earn long-term freedom. Instant gratification is the thief of your dreams. Sacrifice is the cost of entry. Delayed gratification is the key to the...
Drop Old Habits, Start Doing the Work
But you can't build a new life with the exact same old habits. Stop negotiating with your potential and start doing the work you know you need to do.
Critics Are Those Doing Less, Not More
"You'll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You'll always be criticized by someone doing less. Remember that." - Denzel Washington
Demand Specific Madness, Turn Impossible Into Must‑Do
Two thoughts from Natasha Pulley “Being mad isn’t an excuse for being vague. Can we at least have specific madness?” “Stop looking at it as an impossible thing and start looking at it as a thing that must be done.”
Leave Space in Your Schedule for Real Productivity
Most weekly plans fail for one simple reason: we try to fit too much into too little time. A productive week isn’t built by packing every hour with tasks. It’s built by creating breathing room so you can think, adjust, and focus...
Success Comes From Embracing Rejection, Not Avoiding Hardship
Most founders fail because they avoid hard things. Sara Blakely faced rejection for Spanx and kept pitching until one yes changed her life. Melanie Perkins heard no from 100+ investors before Canva took off. Each no built skill, grit, and belief. What hard thing...
Productivity Starts with Priorities, Not More Organization
We’ve been told that productivity means organising everything. More to-do lists. More apps. More perfectly categorised tasks. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: organising more work doesn’t solve overwhelm. It often creates it. The real productivity shift happens when we stop asking “How can I manage...
Build Power, Position
Six years ago, I released Power Shift into the world… Six years later, the message still stands: You don’t wait for power. You build it. You don’t chase opportunity. You position yourself for it. I’m grateful for every reader who didn’t just read the...
Finish the Work, Feel the Reward Beyond the Struggle
Doing the work tired Doing the work nervous Doing the work imperfectly Doing the work even when I don’t feel like it Because no matter how bad I feel when I start, I know exactly how I feel when I finish.
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You can “take about writing or ✍️ drawing or anything” but until you put pencil ✏️ to paper … you’re doing nothing but building a fake narrative to hide your insecurities and fear … my friends … this post is...
Action Beats Talk: Celebrate Those Who Actually Create
You can “take about writing or ✍️ drawing or anything” but until you put pencil ✏️ to paper … you’re doing nothing but building a fake narrative to hide your insecurities and fear … my friends … this post is...
Success Comes From Trying One More Time
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Make Resolutions Habitual, Measurable, and Sustainable
I actually do the whole new year's resolutions thing, and it actually works. The key thing to understand is that humans are creatures of habit. Doing the same action you've already done regularly takes very little mental effort, whereas inserting a...
Arrive Early: Build Reputation, Show Respect, Ensure Reliability
Better 15 minutes early than 5 minutes late. Reliability, respect for others, and your reputation matter more than the small advantage of arriving ‘just in time.’ 🦉
Small, Easy Wins Boost Daily Mindfulness and Connection
Low-Friction Goals Drink a cup of water before a cup of coffee. Have one conversation that solely benefits another. Listen without interrupting during one meeting today.
Every Kind of Day Moves the Needle Forward
I plan for 3 types of days to achieve my goals Extraordinary days : I can do a lot more Normal days : all checkmarks are completed Chaos days : the minimum gets done They all move the needle.
Mindfulness: Simple Pauses Over Long Meditations
Mindfulness doesn’t have to mean long meditation sessions. It can be as simple as pausing during the day and fully experiencing a moment. Put the phone down. Notice the light, the air, the people around you. Let yourself actually experience the...
Time Doesn't Matter—Keep Learning and Creating
It doesn't matter if it takes years. What the fuck else are you going to do? You aren't going to learn, create, experiment, grow, and everything that makes life enjoyable because you have something better to be doing? Your mind is playing tricks...
Seeing Your Future in Detail Fuels Unstoppable Motivation
Visualisation sounds like nonsense until you realise what it actually does. When you picture a future moment in extreme detail, what it smells like, what people say, how you feel, your brain starts connecting the dots on how to get there...
Choose What Matters: COD Decision Framework Boosts Progress
Most of us were trained to grind. Very few were taught how to decide. COD is your decision framework: ✔ What gets captured ✔ What gets scheduled ✔ What gets ignored Less guilt. More progress. Master Collect, Organise, Do for FREE. https://t.co/edEGsruY96 https://t.co/Ov1xW8eM3P
Get Your Hands Dirty: No Shortcut to Success
Sometimes you can't outsmart doing the actual work. The only way through the mud is to get your hands dirty.
No One’s Watching—Just Get It Done
Hey, you. Yes, you. Nobody is thinking about you. So go do the damn thing. #growth #mindset #energy
Read Selectively, Act on Insights, Index for Recall
Bestselling author and podcaster @tferriss reads 1-4 books every week. Here are 10 of his reading rules: 1) Be ruthlessly selective. "It's now 80/20 for me—what you read (being effective) is much more important than how much or how quickly (being efficient)...
Consistent Bedtime Beats Sleep and Discipline Issues
Don't take sleep training and schedules for granted. I honestly believe that my mom being a stickler for that is the reason i've never had a sleep problem or a discipline problem My bedtime is so set in stone that even...
Act Before You're Ready, Success Follows
“The art of not being ready and doing it anyway will take you far.” A certain trend following to that.
Keselowski's Gutsy Race Shows Resilience After Leg Break
Brad Keselowski broke his leg 10 weeks ago. Then he delivered one of NASCAR’s gutsiest races. So cool to see these ideas being used out where it matters most.
Curiosity Turns Suffering Into Insightful Ownership
The person who faces illness and asks, “Is there something I can learn from this? Is there something I could have done to avoid this?” opens the door to discovery. That mindset has the power to teach the world something...
Gratitude to Five Friends Boosts Your Daily Energy
Take 5 mins today to share how grateful you are to 5 friends in your life. A call… text… quick voice note.. will change the energy you have throughout the day.
Your Age Is a Story, Not a Deadline
#1 reason stopping us from starting: Not (lack of) talent. But the story we tell ourselves. "I'm too old." "I'm too late." "I missed my window." I've heard every version of this limiting belief. And I've studied the psychology behind why we...
Protecting Attention Unlocks Deep Work Under Pressure
I’ve seen constant scrollers go offline for a goal. I’ve seen distracted minds lock in under pressure. I’ve seen “I can’t focus” turn into deep work daily. People protect attention when it matters.
Progress Delayed, Persistence Pays Off
Progress doesn’t always happen on your timeline. But if you keep going, keep learning, and keep showing up… you’ll get there.💪
Swap Envy for Gratitude: Transform Your Perspective
So many are stuck in a “glass half full” 🥃 mindset…envy, jealousy, resentment, longing, desire, begrudging, rivalry, yearning,spite of others isn’t allowing you to see the “good” you have … comparison to what others “have” has destroyed a generation of...
Science-Backed Strategies to Break Everyday Addictive Habits
Will you try this the next time you’re hit by an urge to mindlessly scroll, shop, eat, or whatever habit you’d like to break? Today I’m talking to Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Dr. Eric Garland about the science...
Know Your Destination, Choose Yes for Greatness
Understanding where we want to go in life helps us say yes to the things that keep us on the path to greatness, and say no to those that do not.
Time Is Wealth; Stop Waiting for “Someday”
Two thoughts from Rolf Potts "Time is the truest form of wealth. And the beauty is, we are all born equally rich in time." “Someday” (“someday I’ll do this, someday I’ll do that”) is a disease that will take your dreams to...
Stubbornness, Not Age, Holds You Back
fwiw is this is you sitting on the sidelines bc you think you missed it, don’t. you’re not too old. you -are- too stubborn. you can just decide not to be. https://t.co/IDQLQ631VY
Protect Your Energy, Boost Productivity Every Day
Productivity isn’t only about how much you do. It’s about where your energy goes. Most people try to solve exhaustion by working harder, planning better, or adding another tool. But often the real issue is simpler: energy is leaking in small places all...
Self‑Endorsed Goals Turn Pressure Into Victory
Alysa Liu’s comeback is a great example of psychology’s overjustification hypothesis. When something you love becomes dominated by external pressure, rewards, and expectations, you lose your autonomy, and it loses its joy. So she retired. That’s why when she decided to come...
Great Ideas Bloom During Boring, Unproductive Moments
The best ideas I’ve ever had came when I was deeply, embarrassingly unproductive. Not in a “romanticizing laziness” way. In a “my brain needed to be bored to actually create something” way. The hustle content is lying to us and...
Imagine Tomorrow's Miracle: Visualize Your Ideal Life
The miracle question. If a miracle happened tonight and everything you’re hoping for would be different in the morning, what is the miracle? What would the beautiful life be tomorrow morning when you woke up? This is a grounded question in a well-researched...