![]() ![]() The discipline of consistent meditation gave me the freedom from wedding induced monkey mind. I was rarely anxious because I taught myself to manage my mind. Eventually, I reached the point where I was feeling all the benefits and didn’t need to maintain the daily practice. I went through a 50 day meditation practice, and I spent months on end meditating every single morning. But over the last few years, I spent longer chunks of time taking meditation very seriously. I actually haven’t meditated in quite some time. Staying ready means you never have to get ready.Īnother example is my meditation practice. This discipline allowed me the freedom from a few miserable months of grinding, trying to sculpt a squishy body back into wedding ready shape. Instead, I maintained the discipline of consistent exercise and reasonable eating habits for years before my wedding. I didn’t do a wedding diet or a wedding workout. Everyone wants to look great for their wedding and honeymoon. I often hear people mention their “wedding diet”, or their “wedding workout” a few months before getting married. Before you can cash the check of freedom, you must save your dollars with discipline. The discipline takes place now, every day, for a freedom realized in the future. You apply the discipline of writing to enjoy the freedom of clear thought. You apply the discipline of stretching to enjoy the freedom from injury. You apply the discipline of saving to enjoy the freedom of retirement. If you have the routine to consistently do difficult things, you’ll inevitably have the freedom to sail unharmed through a storm. Routine is exactly what Jocko is talking about when he mentions discipline. It’s helped me tremendously in managing the stress and overwhelm of the last couple months. While I’m not as diligent with bug cleaning as my dad, I apply Jocko’s discipline equals freedom mentality to fight entropy in other areas. He would forfeit the freedom to drive a spotless vehicle. My dad would lose the battle with entropy. ![]() If he were to wait months, fill a bucket with hot, soapy water, and head to the driveway in the hot summer sun, the caked and crusty bugs would win. ![]() This method reminds me of a motto from Jocko Willink-discipline equals freedom.īecause my dad has the discipline to wipe the bugs from his truck every morning, he has the freedom to drive a shiny, spotless rig. The truck always looks like he drove it straight from the showroom floor. His vehicle is one of the cleanest I’ve seen. With the moisture of the morning and the freshness of the flies, they peel off with ease. I’m here to share my secret with you, but first, a short story.Įvery morning, while the world is still wet with dew, my dad walks into his driveway and wipes the bugs from the front of his truck. I’m feeling slightly overwhelmed, but much less than you might expect. Life is changing in many different ways, all at once. I just started a new career in a new industry. This is the feeling you have when big life events converge in a short period of time. But if you can imagine grabbing that experience by the edges and stretching it like Silly Putty, that’s the feeling of overwhelm in your life. These feelings are extreme, acute, and temporary. Your senses are taxed, and your brain is running at full capacity, humming and heating up like your laptop during a Netflix binge. Your heart is climbing, one beat at a time, from the comfort of your chest to the tightness of your throat. Your hearing fades, limited to the pop of paintballs exploding overhead. Your vision narrows, looking for a lane of escape. ![]() Paint plastering the wall behind you, spraying like shrapnel in a firefight. If you’ve ever played paintball, you know the feeling of being pinned down in a bunker. ![]()
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