Every day is a battle against distractions, and the weapon is discipline.
What are the most important systems to have in place as you start the new year? Personally, I’m building systems and processes for the following:
Morning routine Evening routine Finances Personal development Fitness Nutrition (supplements and food) Career growth Business growth
It’s all about making sure you have systems in - place for the outcomes you want to create. Then, it’s simply a matter of executing the steps or habits in each system on a consistent basis. systems take the thinking out of doing.
System to grow a career
My goal is to be the best employee while I work my job but continue to build side hustles and invest.
Read book summaries relevant to your career - 2 per week
Continue to read for personal growth -15-30 min per day
Strengthen your network. Set meetings with people in your network to stay connected 2 times per month
Read an industry relevant news article per day such as from the Wall Street journal
Revisit your yearly goals and expectations twice per month and what you have done to achieve them or move them forward
Review behavior expectations for your current role and role above and assess what you need to do to perform at the next level
Meet with your boss once per week to demonstrate incremental value added, priorities and what’s planed for the following week
You are the product of your systems.
Mindset System for Building a Cash Flow Asset
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Define Your Why Identify the deeper reason driving you to create the asset. Ask yourself: Why do I want this income? Freedom? Financial Security? Impact? Write it down and revisit it regularly—it becomes your anchor when motivation dips. Determine Your End Result Be specific about what success looks like. Example: I want a passive income of $2,000/month within 12 months. Visualize the lifestyle, freedom, and opportunities this result will create.
The wealthy don’t work jobs or own jobs—they own systems and investments. Systems create scale and leverage. They change how you make money: money works for you.
If you want to be a leader, know that not everyone is going to like you.
The biggest challenge you will ever face is you.
Freedom is my cause, built through discipline and systems.
Learn while you build.
Systems produce results through small, repeated actions:
1% improvements, done daily, compound.
The system doesn’t look impressive in the moment, but it’s decisive over time.
By focusing on systems:
You reduce the emotional roller coaster of success or failure.
Progress becomes inevitable if the system is followed consistently.
Goals are about where you want to go. Systems are about how you live daily.
Use your job to fund your business, until your business can fund your freedom.
Start your day knowing you’re building something that will pay you later.
You don’t build a business.
You build people and people build the business.
Zig Ziglar
We often don’t achieve our goals because they are not time bound. Going to the gym is different than: I’m going to the gym for 45 minutes and will complete the following activities - lift weights 25 minutes and cardio 20 minutes.
Certainty comes from stewardship. Stewardship comes from good systems—followed consistently. Freedom is the outcome when you’re faithful with both.
Tie each habit to the type of person you want to become.
Example:
Habit: Morning walk Identity: “I am someone who values health and energy.”
Habit: Read devotion Identity: “I am someone who prioritizes faith and focus each day.”
Framework for Creating a System
Friday, December 26, 2025
Here’s a simple framework for creating a system: Pick the outcome – Be clear about what you want to achieve. Choose the actions (habits) – Identify the small, repeatable behaviors that move you toward the outcome. Decide when to do them – Attach each habit to a time or trigger. Track your habits – Mark each habit as done so you can see progress. Weekly review – Check whether you completed your habits, celebrate what worked, and adjust what didn’t.