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.

No one teaches THIS skill.
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Brian Kight

No one teaches THIS skill.

2025-11-17 05:00:00

Self-awareness is a skill. It might be the most important skill people don’t teach. It’s your...

Are you choosing style over substance?
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Are you choosing style over substance?

2025-11-14 04:59:59

People reject valuable lessons every day because they don't like how those lessons are delivered.

Enter the space between death and life.
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Brian Kight

Enter the space between death and life.

2025-11-13 04:59:59

Change is a kind of death. One thing dies so something new can live. It’s the loss of something,...

3 ways to approach discipline
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3 ways to approach discipline

2025-11-12 04:59:59

You can approach discipline in three ways:

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The Limit of Leadership

2025-11-11 05:00:00

One of the first responsibilities of leadership is earning the trust of the person you intend to...

Small improvements make progress
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Brian Kight

Small improvements make progress

2025-11-10 04:59:59

People like to think discipline is all or nothing. They see it as mistake-free consistency. But...

The recipe for excellence
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The recipe for excellence

2025-11-07 05:00:00

The world rewards excellence. It doesn’t reward intentions or intelligence. It doesn’t reward...

“Be brave.”
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Brian Kight

“Be brave.”

2025-11-06 05:00:00

My six-year-old daughter loves to jump off things. “Dad! Watch this!” she’ll say as she climbs onto...

You’re afraid of the wrong thing
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You’re afraid of the wrong thing

2025-11-05 05:00:00

41,945 people in 2000.42,196 people in 2001.43,005 people in 2002.

The limits you put on your life
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The limits you put on your life

2025-11-04 05:00:00

In last Friday’s email, I said, “Unrecognized risk gets most of the attention, but believing in a...