There are no shortcuts. There are no hacks. If you want to take the easy road, I promise

you it's longer and more painful than the hard road. I know. I've lived it. I've ventured

down the easy road at times in my life and it never led to anywhere good. The positive

things in my life always came when I faced the biggest challenges. I joined the Navy.

I took the hard road in the Navy and made it into the SEAL teams. There I had the honor

of leading men in combat. I learned some lessons along the way, lessons that had been tested

on the battlefield and when implemented, lead to success in any arena. One of the best things

I've learned is that anyone has what it takes to travel the hard road, to walk the path

that leads to success. That includes you. It won't be easy. It will demand everything

you've got to give, but you can do it. And I want to give you three key principles I've

learned that will help you to get it done. Principle number one, discipline equals freedom.

That's not a contradiction. It's an equation. Discipline might appear to be the opposite

of freedom, but in fact, discipline is the path to freedom. Discipline is the driver

of daily execution. Discipline defeats the infinite excuses that hold you back. Some

people think motivation is what will compel them to get things done, but motivation is just

an emotion of feeling. And like all feelings, it's fickle. It comes and goes. You can't

count on motivation to be there when you need to get through truly challenging times,

but you can count on discipline. Discipline is something you dictate. Motivation won't

make you exercise every day. Discipline will. Motivation won't stay up late and finish

a project for you. Discipline will. Motivation isn't going to get you out of bed in the morning.

Will. Make discipline part of your daily life and your daily life will get better.

Principle number two, stay humble. In life, you are going to have to do things that you don't

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