Are you tired of being stuck—professionally, personally, or physically?

I’ve been there.

In fact, I’ve built and led multiple high-growth companies, driven seven-figure outcomes, and coached leaders across the country, but I’ve still had seasons where my momentum stalled. It’s humbling, but it’s real.

Recently, I completed the 75 Hard program for the second time. If you’re not familiar, it’s not just a fitness challenge, it’s a mental toughness transformation. It’s uncomfortable, inconvenient, and demanding.

But it works.

And here’s the truth: It shouldn’t take an intensive program like 75 Hard to get us back on track, but sometimes it does.

Why?

Because success, real, lasting success, doesn’t come from hype or heroics.

It comes from small, disciplined, integrated habits stacked consistently over time.

It’s a concept we know intuitively. It’s backed by bestsellers like Atomic Habits by James Clear and The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy.

But it still gets ignored, because these habits don’t feel urgent or immediately gratifying. And in a world obsessed with speed and scale, we overlook the slow burn of compound growth.

But I’ll say it clearly: if you want to transform your business, your mindset, your body, or your results, you must become obsessed with the small things. Because small things aren’t small when they’re done daily.

The Habit of Learning Daily

75 Hard requires reading 10 pages of nonfiction every day. That alone has led me to read, and more importantly, retain, 4 to 5 books during the challenge.

Think about that.

What would happen if you consistently learned from other experts every single day for the next 75 days?

What if that learning directly influenced your leadership, your strategy, and your decision-making?

Books are mentors.

For around $15, you can buy the most valuable insights from the world’s best thinkers, and most people won’t even turn the first page.

Don’t be most people.

The Habit of Data-Driven Focus

One of my businesses had a recurring challenge: we weren’t seeing our performance clearly.

We had tools.

We had CRMs.

We had dashboards.

But the data wasn’t driving decisions, it was buried.

So we implemented a habit: our team manually sends a daily report with just four simple KPIs:

• Number of Proposals
• Proposal Dollar Volume
• Revenue Collected
• Revenue of Jobs Delivered

It sounds old school, right?

Emailing numbers.

But it works.

Because now, the numbers are front and center.

Not hidden in a sea of data, but visible, discussed, and acted upon.

More importantly, team members are developing ownership of the metrics.

That’s how cultures of accountability are built.

From this data, we’ve been able to reverse-engineer profitability, spot opportunities, and establish crystal-clear targets. Remember: you can’t scale what you don’t understand.

The Habit of Doing What You Don’t Want to Do

Drinking a gallon of water a day was one of the hardest parts of 75 Hard for me, not because it’s complicated, but because it’s inconvenient.

Carrying water.

Constantly using the restroom.

It’s not glamorous.

But that’s the point. What are the things you know are good for you, but avoid because they’re annoying, difficult, or uncomfortable?

Success isn’t built on preference.

It’s built on principle.

The Habit of Daily Visibility

Let’s get tactical: Are you posting content every day?

Some will say, “Don’t post too much.” Those people have never posted with consistency.

So let’s be honest—why would you take advice from someone who’s never done the thing?

The reality is, the internet never sleeps.

Social platforms, search engines, and your website operate 24/7.

If you're not visible, you're invisible.

If you're not present, you’re forgotten.

Every post, whether it reaches 10 people or 10,000, is a digital billboard for your brand.

But it must be relevant. It must be real.

And it must be consistent.

The Habit of Prioritizing One Thing

One of the most transformative books I’ve read this year is The One Thing by Gary Keller.

The premise is simple: identify and complete your most important task each day—first.

We tend to delay the hard stuff, the high-impact work, until the end of the day, or worse, until “later.”

But momentum is built through early wins.

Prioritize, attack, and finish your one thing before anything else.

Do that, and watch your productivity compound.

Success Isn't Sexy

It’s not about hacks.

It’s not about viral tactics.

And it’s not about pushing harder for the sake of pushing harder.

It’s about structure. It’s about ownership. It’s about stacking small habits, reading, measuring, showing up, doing the hard things, posting with intention, and letting them compound into something extraordinary.

The leaders who win in this new economy will be the ones who master consistency.

Not the ones with the best logo, biggest team, or loudest voice.

Because success isn’t sexy.

It’s scheduled.

And the biggest change in your life or your business might come from the smallest daily commitment you almost ignored.

SML

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