1. I stopped waiting for permission. I gave myself the green light. 2. I built a vision of who I wanted to be in 5 years — and forced my habits to line up with that person. 3. I raised my standard and stopped lowering it for people who wouldn’t rise with me. 4. I surrounded myself with ambitious people who made “average” uncomfortable. 5. I put myself in situations where I was underqualified. Pressure built my confidence. 6. I brainwashed myself into believing I could do anything — through action, not affirmations. 7. I put in enough reps to make “luck” irrelevant. 8. I woke up 90 minutes earlier and attacked the most important task before the world was awake. 9. I cut the noise — unfollowed 100s of voices and focused on a few that mattered. 10. I learned how to talk to busy people. Direct. Clear. Memorable. 11. I started reviewing myself weekly with brutal honesty. 12. I moved my body every day and fueled it like an athlete, not a garbage can. 13. I stuck through the seasons when quitting would’ve been easier. 14. I reminded myself that none of this really matters — and paradoxically, that’s when I started winning. 15. I laughed more. 16. I did everything with conviction. No more half-in, half-out. 17. I started living by a rule: if it won’t matter in 5 years, it doesn’t deserve 5 minutes of my stress. 18. I learned the real shortcut: study people who’ve already done it, take their clues, then add your own fire. Success leaves clues. That’s why I built The Table — my free Skool community for brand builders, closers, and creators who want to share the real reps, the frameworks, and the fire it takes to change your life.