You’ve heard me say here that there is no painless path. If you’ve watched any of my videos, then you know that the price of pursuing elite is high, but the cost of staying the same is even higher.

1. Sooner you start, sooner you get there.
2. More disciplined you are, more reliable your results.
3. Longer you execute, better your chances.
4. Always a future moment you wish you started sooner.

Embrace the chase. Do the work.

If you want to hold a standard that you worry will make you stand out, make up your mind whether you’re committed to fit in at a lower standard or you’re committed to live a higher standard. You don’t have to do anything yet, and it may be emotionally difficult, but do the work to make up your mind.

Today’s message is uncomplicated. People will sacrifice their future to protect from feeling rejected. It’s basic to the point of being mistaken as something that doesn’t apply to you. Don’t make that mistake. Push past any mental programming that says this message isn’t for you.

To understand why peer pressure is so powerful and how it quietly explains so much behavior, we need to understand our deepest human fear . . .