I absolutely love everything about this plan. I am going through this major change phase in my life right now. I have immersed myself in learning sales and marketing, which feels like learning another language... but I am going to conquer it! This has involved both reading books and attending trainings and mentorships. I also agree with daily meditation and workouts... I indulge in both of these daily and have indeed noticed positive changes in my life over the past few months of making this a serious, consistent habit. And as for a project... my entrepreneurship is my project. And everything else supports that - the sales and marketing training, the daily walking for my physical health, and the meditation (and seeing the world from a positive lens and a sense of wonder) for my mental health. You hit this one out of the park again, Dan.
Best post of yours Ive read in 3 months. It's philosophy and it's practical. I know from your videos you don't like to give out routines because people need to be adaptable.
This is a great alternative. Provide a framework that is easy to personalize. Challenge accepted. See you December 7th.
We are not just shifting the conversation; we are reframing the entire lens on suicidal thoughts. We are cracking open space for people of any age to feel seen without shame and to find possibilities in their darkest moments. We are taking the most intense human pain and giving it language, dignity, and a path forward. All in the hopes of not losing one more. Will you join us? SHARE THIS WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.
The monastery has a saying. When your mind turns into a marketplace, close the damn gates. People think constant connection is life. It is not. It is leakage. The path to clarity sometimes begins with blessed disappearance. Unplug. Unfollow. Unfriend. Uninvite. Un-everything that siphons your vital force. You are not here to be an inbox for other people’s chaos. Go extreme. Go quiet. Return only when your bones remember why you came.
This is so true. We all need to find our edge and use it to serve others. I would add that it's important to focus on how we can be of service, improve our service, improve our craft and go out there and use our EDGE. That's why it's so important to find ONE percent every day to make a change. Not 50 not 100 but ONE percent.
I learned this the hard way. A divided mind builds nothing of value.
It's not about adding more habits or hype. It's about subtracting everything that weakens you. Every distraction. Every excuse. Every lukewarm yes.
When I finally chose silence over stimulation and discipline over comfort, my clarity returned. My body followed. My work started to matter again.
To change your life, you don't need balance. You need conviction. You need to disappear from the noise and reappear as someone new.
Powerful post. Well earned.
Agree 100%.
Geniusly articulated - this highlighted some gaps in my own life. Committing to daily exercise from this day until my last.
Very true Jonathan.
As always, an incredible read.
It often seems easier saying no to your future self than to other people because you can bear your own judgement but not others.
This has to be one of the most powerful posts of Dan. It directly hits at everything he has been teaching for so long. Really resonated.
ITS also so simple to read.
Banger monk mode reframe 🔥
I absolutely love everything about this plan. I am going through this major change phase in my life right now. I have immersed myself in learning sales and marketing, which feels like learning another language... but I am going to conquer it! This has involved both reading books and attending trainings and mentorships. I also agree with daily meditation and workouts... I indulge in both of these daily and have indeed noticed positive changes in my life over the past few months of making this a serious, consistent habit. And as for a project... my entrepreneurship is my project. And everything else supports that - the sales and marketing training, the daily walking for my physical health, and the meditation (and seeing the world from a positive lens and a sense of wonder) for my mental health. You hit this one out of the park again, Dan.
Best post of yours Ive read in 3 months. It's philosophy and it's practical. I know from your videos you don't like to give out routines because people need to be adaptable.
This is a great alternative. Provide a framework that is easy to personalize. Challenge accepted. See you December 7th.
This is what is specified in Bhagavad Gita too - for achieving transcendental state of awareness.
(truth, knowledge, bliss) -
One project - Karma Yoga - the path of action
One book - Jnana Yoga - the path of knowledge
One meditation - Raja Yoga - the path of meditation and self control
One workout - Bhakti Yoga - the path of devotion
What chapter? I want to read more.
I feel that way about this project.
We are not just shifting the conversation; we are reframing the entire lens on suicidal thoughts. We are cracking open space for people of any age to feel seen without shame and to find possibilities in their darkest moments. We are taking the most intense human pain and giving it language, dignity, and a path forward. All in the hopes of not losing one more. Will you join us? SHARE THIS WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.
https://open.substack.com/pub/paintopossibilities/p/an-invitation-to-be-part-of-something?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2at1yi
You'll gain an understanding with reading one good book.
One intensely thorough reading; understand what, how, and why the author is saying what they're saying.
Get extreme with your goals; ruthless prioritisation of minimal needs.
Man’s gotta have purpose.
Something to do. To learn. To strugggle with and evolve from.
Without purpose life becomes null, stagnant and colourless.
The monastery has a saying. When your mind turns into a marketplace, close the damn gates. People think constant connection is life. It is not. It is leakage. The path to clarity sometimes begins with blessed disappearance. Unplug. Unfollow. Unfriend. Uninvite. Un-everything that siphons your vital force. You are not here to be an inbox for other people’s chaos. Go extreme. Go quiet. Return only when your bones remember why you came.
No one has been more influential in my journey as a writer and one person business than Dan.
He's on a league of his own.
Insightful read. I've learned that cutting out distractions does more than trying to build new habits. Do less but better.
Inspiring post. Every word hit a nerve. Thank you for providing action-filled solutions.
This is so true. We all need to find our edge and use it to serve others. I would add that it's important to focus on how we can be of service, improve our service, improve our craft and go out there and use our EDGE. That's why it's so important to find ONE percent every day to make a change. Not 50 not 100 but ONE percent.