Discipline Equals Freedom -- Jocko Willink

Here is the reality: That idea isn't going to execute itself. That book isn't going to write itself. Those weights out in the gym, they aren't going to move themselves. You have to do it, and you have to do it now. So, stop thinking about it. Stop dreaming about it. Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it. Start doing it. Take that first step, and make it happen. Get after it, here and now.

You want to improve? You want to get better? You want to get on a workout program or a clean diet or start a new business? You want to write a book or make a movie or build a house or a computer or an app? Where do you start? You start right here. When do you start? You start right now. You initiate action. You go.

People want to know how to stop laziness. They want to know how to stop procrastination. They have an idea in their head, maybe even a vision. But they don't know where to start, so they ask, and they say, 'Where do I start? When is the best time to start?' And I have a simple answer: Here and now.

The most important thing to allow you to go to bed earlier, the most important thing you can do, is actually get up earlier ... When you get up earlier, well, then you're more tired by the end of the day, and then you can go to sleep, and that gets you in the right pattern. So, the way you start going to bed earlier is by getting up earlier.

Some scientists have claimed that discipline dissipates the more it is used, that willpower is a finite resource that is reduced every time it is used throughout the day. This is wrong. That does not happen. To the contrary, I believe, and studies have shown, that discipline and willpower do not go down as they are called into action; they actually get stronger.

There are a slew of psychological advantages that come from early morning physical training. First, there is a psychological win over the enemy. Knowing that you are working harder than your adversaries gives you an advantage. It gives you confidence that you can overcome them in battle.

Get on the path of discipline and stay on the path. Discipline begets discipline. Will propagates more will. Hold the line across the line, and victory will be yours.

Sacrificing proper form will not make you stronger; it will only make you injured.

One of the best ways to convince people that jiu-jitsu works is to actually have them participate in it and actually have them train against another person that's good. Because when you train with someone that's good that's 40 pounds lighter than you and clearly weaker than you are, and yet they can tap you out over and over and over again, it is a real eye-opener, and it will make a believer out of just about anyone.

I think that discipline is the true pathway to improvement, and like the book says, discipline is ultimately the pathway to freedom.

My workouts are kind of split into some broad movements. The broad movements are pull, push, lift, and squat.