Daily Discipline from BK

Each day, I write and send brief, simple messages from my personal notes on discipline, focus, and skill. If you're ready to DO THE WORK subscribe today.

How your goals become excuses
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Brian Kight

How your goals become excuses

Now that we’ve clarified discipline’s primary function (to drive or restrain action—to do or not do...

The only two discipline problems you’ll ever face
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The only two discipline problems you’ll ever face

Most of our struggles with discipline are mental and emotional rather than practical. We know what...

Perfect aim means nothing if you never shoot
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Brian Kight

Perfect aim means nothing if you never shoot

Discipline services two primary functions:

Emotional logic or logical emotion?
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Emotional logic or logical emotion?

People get persuaded by emotion, not reason. Logic does not move people. Logic does not change...

Chaos to Clarity: 3-step perspective shift
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Chaos to Clarity: 3-step perspective shift

E+R=O is a great system for driving disciplined action. It’s an even better tool for improving...

Perspective First, Success Follows
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Perspective First, Success Follows

People tend to think E+R=O begins with choosing good responses rather than reacting to events....

See Differently, Respond Differently
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Brian Kight

See Differently, Respond Differently

The quality of your response (E+R=O) does not begin with the response you choose. Nor does it begin...