Word of the Day: Glory - High renown or honor won by notable achievements. Health Cookie #22: What does my channel name mean, Discipline Before Dishonor? It takes a firm decision to wake up in the morning and choose to take a cold shower. I don't always take that shower, nor do I always commit to intermittent fasting every day. Most days I do, but sometimes I need to give myself a little pep-talk, my channel name is that pep-talk. Whenever I'm standing outside the shower, hesitant to embrace winter's chill, I always push myself over the edge with this mantra, by speaking the words "Discipline Before Dishonor": I would rather exhibit discipline and will power in this moment, and do the difficult thing right now, than avoid doing it, and thereby dishonor not only myself but also my true potential, and the magnitude of service that I can be of to both the world and to my family today. Cold showers, fasting, exercise, healthy eating, choosing abstinence when you'd rather smoke weed or masturbate every day, these decisions optimize your capacities, and amplify the influence you can have on the world around you - whether your intentions are good or bad. It just takes that "One Second Decision" as David Goggins would say, wherein I ask myself, plainly and clearly: Am I worthy, or unworthy? Will I confront my desire for comfort to bring forth my true potential and accomplish more for the world, or will I resign myself to comfort-seeking, betraying not only myself but also everything I could do for - or to - the world today? Tell you one thing: On the days where I record an episode, it always starts with a cold shower. Not just because it's healthy, but because it actually spikes my reflexes and cognition, rouses me from post-sleep stupor, and stimulates improved decision making within me. I'm not just taking a cold shower, I'm tapping into a source of inner power and shattering the plateau of my limitations for the day. Whenever you're standing outside of that freezing shower, hesitant to march in there, just remember: It is better to have discipline and do the difficult thing than it is to dishonor yourself every day, because that decision is exactly where the power to manipulate the world around you comes from. Your manipulations can be for the purpose of good, or evil. I'm not here to judge your morality, do whatever you want. What I will judge is your strength of will. Discipline Before Dishonor is my mantra and maybe it can become yours, too. Odin is watching, so don't disappoint Him; You can only curry His favor if you prove yourself worthy of receiving it in the first place. Whether your intentions are good or evil, wasted potential is always a crime against both yourself and God above. So never waste an opportunity to confront your weakness and cultivate your strength inside.
Word of the Day: Glory - High renown or honor won by notable achievements.
Health Cookie #22: What does my channel name mean, Discipline Before Dishonor? It takes a firm decision to wake up in the morning and choose to take a cold shower. I don't always take that shower, nor do I always commit to intermittent fasting every day. Most days I do, but sometimes I need to give myself a little pep-talk, my channel name is that pep-talk. Whenever I'm standing outside the shower, hesitant to embrace winter's chill, I always push myself over the edge with this mantra, by speaking the words "Discipline Before Dishonor": I would rather exhibit discipline and will power in this moment, and do the difficult thing right now, than avoid doing it, and thereby dishonor not only myself but also my true potential, and the magnitude of service that I can be of to both the world and to my family today. Cold showers, fasting, exercise, healthy eating, choosing abstinence when you'd rather smoke weed or masturbate every day, these decisions optimize your capacities, and amplify the influence you can have on the world around you - whether your intentions are good or bad. It just takes that "One Second Decision" as David Goggins would say, wherein I ask myself, plainly and clearly: Am I worthy, or unworthy? Will I confront my desire for comfort to bring forth my true potential and accomplish more for the world, or will I resign myself to comfort-seeking, betraying not only myself but also everything I could do for - or to - the world today? Tell you one thing: On the days where I record an episode, it always starts with a cold shower. Not just because it's healthy, but because it actually spikes my reflexes and cognition, rouses me from post-sleep stupor, and stimulates improved decision making within me. I'm not just taking a cold shower, I'm tapping into a source of inner power and shattering the plateau of my limitations for the day. Whenever you're standing outside of that freezing shower, hesitant to march in there, just remember: It is better to have discipline and do the difficult thing than it is to dishonor yourself every day, because that decision is exactly where the power to manipulate the world around you comes from. Your manipulations can be for the purpose of good, or evil. I'm not here to judge your morality, do whatever you want. What I will judge is your strength of will. Discipline Before Dishonor is my mantra and maybe it can become yours, too. Odin is watching, so don't disappoint Him; You can only curry His favor if you prove yourself worthy of receiving it in the first place. Whether your intentions are good or evil, wasted potential is always a crime against both yourself and God above. So never waste an opportunity to confront your weakness and cultivate your strength inside.