Happy Sunday 😎 At the end of last year / beginning of this year, we had two big posts (here & here) and exercises around goal setting. The goal was never for you to copy/paste anything, but to build your own version so you have something real to work with. Yesterday we had our first Accountability Call of 2026. If you couldn’t make it, please watch the recording whenever you can so you understand the exercise and how to use it for yourself. Here’s why this matters: Most people set goals… and then life hits, schedules change, motivation goes down, and suddenly it’s March and they’re “starting over.” or just never doing it anymore. That’s why a checkpoint is so powerful. It’s you stopping for a couple hours (this weekend or next) to ask: ﹥What’s working? ﹥What’s not working? ﹥What needs to be adjusted? ﹥What do I need to recommit to? This is how you stay in the long game that we've been talking about. And the biggest reminder of all: Accountability is for YOU. Not for me, not for the community, not for a coach. It’s to hold yourself accountable, because you’re the one who will live with the results of what you do (or don’t do) this year. To make it easier, I’m attaching two examples of how I revised key areas in my own life. You can follow the same format or make it your own. I wrote quick feedback after each item and marked it ✅ if done, ⚠️ if it needs work, or if I need to readjust and re-plan. Don’t do this for me. Do it for yourself. I genuinely can’t wait to get to December and celebrate wins we planned back in January. In the meantime, let's continue celebrating small checkpoints, monthly wins, weekly wins, daily wins (confidence builders)... Consistency proves what’s possible. We can do ANYTHING we want when we stay aligned and accountable. Question: How do you feel about your goals so far?

I’ve listened to Jocko Willink on YouTube sporadically over the years (info about him here: Jocko Willink - Wikipedia) and I’ve always liked the following quote from him: “Discipline equals Freedom.” He even wrote a book with that title (which I have yet to read, along with so many other great books). To onlookers, discipline might appear like suffering / an overly-restrictive way of living. However, applying strict protocols to oneself, as Jocko argues, is actually liberating. Here are some examples: If I am disciplined about my diet and exercise, I will achieve freedom from chronic diseases, medication, being a complete wreck by the time I am in my 70s, etc. If I am disciplined about saving money, building my own business and investing, I will eventually achieve freedom from financial burden and reliance on employers to survive. If I am disciplined regarding my education, I will be free from having to work menial, entry-level jobs forever. Etc.… Of course, there are no guarantees in life, but you get the point. Putting in the work now creates freedom in the future. Inputs equal outputs, as I’ve read both in this Skool and elsewhere. What’s your opinion? Do you agree with Jocko regarding his claim that ‘discipline equals freedom’? How has discipline made you free? How do you see it freeing you in the future? How strict should one be, in your opinion? When should we break the rules and promises we set for ourselves and just ‘live a little’ (many people have told me to do that over the years, haha🤣)? On a related note, I often like to apply what I call the ‘zero policy,’ for lack of a better term. This reduces ambiguity regarding things, such as eating sugar or drinking alcohol. If I simply follow a ‘zero sugar lifestyle’, there is no ambiguity regarding how much I should eat, should the opportunity arise. ‘Moderation’ is ambiguous, and doesn’t work. For some people, it could be one sweet per week. For others, it could be two per day. Zero is zero – simple, clear and liberating.