Fell off but reoriented. Binged two podcasts about the UFC card over the weekend. Feels good to be back on track. Hope y’all are having a good Monday evening 🙏🏻 MAINTAIN (DAILY) /Morning Routine: ☑️ /MT or BJJ: ☑️ /Budokon or S&C: ☑️ /Nutrition Mins: ☑️ /No booze, drugs, porn, pods: ❌ ESTABLISH (DAILY) /One Hour Deep Work: ☑️ /Full Focus Rituals: ❌ /NSDR: ❌ /MMGA Checkin: ☑️

Hey guys, I've had some t-shirt designs I can't get off my mind lately. So, I've put one together, but I need some honest feedback. I know most of you aren't car guys like I am, but I'm willing to bet we all wear or have worn graphic design t-shirts. So, please critique this design for me front and back. Branding, text font, art, or the design itself. Good or bad, I need some unbiased constructive criticism. If you like it say so, if it sucks say so, I need some opinions. Thanks, JB

Our Duty Limits, are where we are at in the moment. Just as before you learned to write, probably felt awkward holding that pencil. But now, you can do it easily. Same with other limits we perceive at the time. With this idea, I saw the need to improve my energy balance. This carried over into my production creating and my workouts improved too. Limits are there for us to see where we are at now. Make that limit a stepping stone. Then how can we grow from there.

The super power you’re looking for is to realize that you are not your thoughts or feelings. Observe your “self”. You are not your ego. This is what mediation or mindfulness does for you. From here, you can align with god. From here you can discern. From here you can flow. You can connect deeply. From here you can choose love. From here you can choose your actions to best serve your mission. Have a great day guys!

Had an insight on my dog walk this morning… I know a Chain is worth examining if a short term attempt to break it results in a “look, don’t touch” desire eg When I first tried to quit porn, I felt a desire to look. Instagram, Reddit, and sometimes actual porn sites. It felt totally justified. “I’m a man, I have needs, I’m not masturbating to it” etc etc Maybe not. But I was definitely engaging in stimuli that revved the mental engine. It kept things idling. And it was always a matter of time before I was off the starting line and into the very behavior (Chain) I was trying to break. When I quit drinking & drugs in ‘14, same kind of thing. I stayed away from all the usual people/places/things associated with my using patterns, but eventually started going to bars and clubs with my “boys” again. Similar rationale: “I’m young, I’m not drinking, I live in Miami and this is just the culture” I relapsed about 18 months later and found myself waking from a black out, behind the wheel, an hour from home. 18 months of looking, not touching, and idling. (I’d listened to guys talk about this in AA for years and always thought it was an exaggeration. Turns out, I don’t know everything after all). I’m grateful things are better. Unbelievably better. But I still have this toxic little “look, don’t touch” impulse that I’m starting to see in a new light. It’s not just the “bad” stuff like booze, coke, pills. It seems to be anything and everything outside of myself that can temporarily provide some relief… I’ve been sober for years and off porn for months, so my Chain for this challenge has been podcast binging (which seems hilarious by comparison, I know, but it’s behavior that cause a crazy amount of work avoidance and subsequent anxiety/depression) On my walk, I found myself opening Spotify to see what my favorite podcasts have been posting… Saw it. Caught it. And asked: Why do I care? What is so important about this? On the surface, I think I care because I want to feel connected, informed, and smart. And that’s something I work on a lot. But I’m going to remain curious and keep asking those questions.