We’ve all heard it before… “Live a little…” “One Slice of Pizza won’t hurt…” “It’s the weekend, relax…” All of these lines, working to pull us from the focus we have on our Goals. But sometimes, losing focus is the first step to falling completely off the path. From this week’s episode on the Podcast, learn how we can hold unmitigated discipline and still hang out with friends without losing sight of our goals. What tools do you have set when these situations arise?? 🙏🏻❤️‍🔥

What a year.. This is the epilogue to the writings of mine for this year. The Essays themselves will not be published for sometime, as they include postures of which I must not be delivering as such heavy blows onto unsuspecting souls. But a lot of love and admiration, challenging ideas and mindsets evolving, all of this occurs within these essays. But enjoy this summation please, and have a lovely beginning to your new year. ---- Epilogue That is a very small glimpse into my mind and what seems to pervade my thoughts on the daily or more. Ideas that are challenging the ride of life I am taking, events of which I cannot bear to stay silent on, even with years being between it all. The year 2025 has been so transformational for my mind, body, and spirit. Reflecting on the steps I have taken to better myself, the lack of actions that plague me to this day, and courses where I lay out my sense of direction in this world: there comes a time to lay down the heaviest of hits onto the anvil which awaits such a devastating blow, to truly form what is my might that I could be yielding. Most importantly, what we all can yield. I am nothing more special than yourself. I do not wield any superpower beyond what you are capable of possessing. Simply, I was given the reminder of the mortal nature of our presence here on this Earth. Then taken the choice to do something bigger than myself. And that, is something you can be in control of. Wrap your battle-torn hands around the sword of free will, and take account of your actions. Embrace the opportunity of responsibility for self and those around you. And I promise you, the waves you can make with those decisions will offer you visible evidence of positive change. Change that is necessary for us to move towards something bigger than ourselves. This is within your reach, I can tell you this with the upmost confidence. Whatever your motivation is; a bearded dude in the sky, a humanoid with lots of arms, a big bellied monk, or merely the proper observation of which illuminates what we do have in front of us: Terra Earth. Take what we all can see, together, as one big human family, to the extremes of what is good and not. You know what is and is not good. It is within you. Our ancestors tried hundreds of times to put these feeling into writings. That is how we got into this mess. When we should simply recognize the attempts, as attempts. But evolution is a scary concept, because it implies that we are not perfect creatures going into 2026.

This is a response to an online friend having issues a while back. I share as part of the new year. I feel it is incumbent upon myself to give back positively whenever it is possible. Small gestures can often mean the world to someone who is down. I wish each of you the happiness you deserve and great success throughout the new year. ———————————————————————————————— 10 most dangerous words: What will other people say? What will other people think? So, what is said: I really don't care what other people say, I only know you through Instagram & Facebook, the shares you have made, the messages we have exchanged. So, in that light, this is Steven (@s.w.mcdonald), and I say you are a beautiful woman. You are motivated in your actions, and the results show. Secondly, what is thought: People always have some odd, innate personal desire to break others down, by words or actions. Lets just call them "haters", who knows, or cares, why they are the way they are. These people find their self worth and joy in finding and pointing out flaws in others. Don't waste you time or energy explaining to them, or defending your actions. I am just a single person, but this single person, another human being, believes you are inspirational and motivational. You know what you want, you put in the work for it, and the results show. Proud to call you a friend, proud to offer whatever I can to help you achieve whatever you choose to strive for. You are beautiful, and I love you for being you.

I have been reading the bible and have gotten behind on my book count. I am looking for a book recommendation, so I can keep up with my year long reading goals. Favorite books: - how to win friends & influence people - love and respect - How to stop worrying and start living

Hey everyone!! Surgery recovery is going well, huge thanks to @Austin Douglas for carrying the torch on the Podcast this week 🙏🏻 We discussed Discipline on the show a few weeks back, and we covered a lot of the unspoken Truths regarding it. I wanted to share this clip with you all because it is a somewhat darker side to Discipline, and one that is much more challenging to implement. Sometimes, we have to build the skill of saying "No." No to the dinner that throws off your meal plan, no to the gatherings that may pull you from training, no to even the people who want to see us relax and not push so hard toward our Purpose... This is not Polite. However, it is one of the deepest displays of Respect you can show to yourself and those around you. Because you will build a version of yourself that operates at a much Higher Potential, and in doing so, you will be able to serve everyone in your Life at a much higher capacity. This week, we all should focus on building that skill of saying "No" so we can stay more highly disciplined in our Pursuit of The Impossible. And we can show the highest form of Respect to everyone we serve. Welcome to The Impossible ❤️‍🔥 Best, Matt