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My First Million

Living with a Navy SEAL for a month taught me that choosing discomfort on purpose is the fastest way to build discipline and resilience in every other area of life.

Voluntary hardship compounds

The 5 AM club isn't really about the hour; it's about designing a morning ritual that puts your brain in a winning, focused state before the world gets loud.

The 5 AM club is a brain state

Your 'No Zero Days' rule is a beautifully simple anti-perfectionism hack — why do you think it outperforms most elaborate productivity systems?

No Zero Days beats productivity systems

The Atlanta Hawks experiment showed that turning around a losing culture is less about systems and more about energy, stunts, and intentional weirdness that makes people feel alive.

Culture is deliberate weirdness

What is the one daily metric you track that most founders completely overlook, but that you think drives all your results?

The metric founders ignore

When you're on mile 80 of a 100-mile run, how do you reframe the pain and keep the mind from quitting before the body does?

Mental strategy for 100 miles

How do you decide which physical challenge comes next — swimming, biking, running, or something else — and what does that decision process do for your business instincts?

Choosing the next physical challenge

Selling Marquis Jet to Warren Buffett is a legendary exit — what did that deal teach you about negotiation, timing, and knowing when to hold versus fold?

The Buffett deal and negotiation

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