The Discipline Manifesto

You can change the environment, it means nothing, if you're not right in your mind. Being somewhere else is not going to be what shifts that. I've been undisciplined, I can see that now. I had someone to talk to, and through them I saw how little discipline I keep in my life. I saw through him. He was undisciplined, pronounced. I choose a subtle approach, still I saw the same things. I saw someone who had an excuse, and a negative feeling attached to him. I saw someone who was improper in his ways. I saw it as a lack of love. I recognised it because I see the same things when I look in the mirror. I say that I love me, yet my love is unsteady. This is lack of discipline. I have said that I love you, and I did the same. Even love requires discipline. Life requires discipline. And those without discipline in this life, they can go far, but their mind will always be unruly. Discipline is the human's best way to live. We need it. Religion, ideology, stoicism, philosophy — all for what. To tell us how we are supposed to live. Not for worship, that's what's there to keep us grounded. I don't think religion is prayer. I think in discipline we find peace. This is why you cannot deny learning. Because what do I know of life? Nothing. And many things I will never know. So if I'm going to play life, I should at least learn what I need to be doing. I should be running it in the way that gives my character the best experience. And here I am spamming cigarettes, like it doesn't lower my life. This is simply a lack of discipline. I am not unruly by nature. I must start there. I allow my habits to rule over my life. I create excuses, justifications, lies to help myself deal with the truth. Why's that? It's not because I can't do it. It's because now I'd have to do something about it. But how can I? What can I do? You do what you can. That's all it is. Right now you are walking from the UK to Kenya. You have a feat ahead. You need to be locked in. You allowed your brain to be flooded, and to experience an experience is not the worst thing to do. Now you must return to baseline. You must. Whether you will is for time, but you must. Because even if you accomplish — is that what you want your story to be? Who is it you want to be. You are not a degenerate, I know that much about myself. Yet I have tendencies that disagree with that statement. So it's simple. Prove it. Going to Kenya means nothing to me. Doing it the right way is what would be impressive. Growing, pushing yourself, adapting. Transforming yourself into the person you've always wanted to be. Now that I can get behind. I'd be so very proud of you if you did this. If you can prove to me that you are who I always thought you were, I would be so proud that you were me. Rules are simple. Stay off the stimulants — feel the burn, suffer a little, it is a detox, it is supposed to suck. That's your body healing. That pain in your brain is the sun hitting the skin after times of clouds, it stings a little but soon you'll be enjoying it. Romance doesn't exist — your inability to show love in the only true way, by taking care of yourself, reflects that you do not have the ability to love someone else. Short term relationships are a tempting solution, yet let's be honest. Why do we need to invite outside energy and influence into our life, what possible use do we have for this complication. The body — only put in that which helps the body and mind. It just increases health stats. This one isn't even a question of what helps us, just keep what harms us away. If you need to fast, fast. Water is a good one, drink plenty. Why? I need you at baseline. You are travelling the world. This is not the time for your undisciplined nonsense. You could have done that at home. You chose to come out here and play. Then by god. Play. Because your life depends on it. You are playing multiple games, and you need to accept it. Only then can you succeed. And I tell you something, it is doable. So why can't I be the one who does it. I'm here anyway. Day 188 walking from the UK to Kenya. Structure and focus. This is your journey. This is your survival. This is your future. Social media. The most difficult one. There is no one sided coin. For all the good that it brings, it returns that which is equal. It is a tool, not a monster, yet its effects can inflict consequences if you are not careful. Live a life that you're happy to show. Don't worry about what others want to see. This is your life. They are others already focused on who others want them to be. Be yourself. And here's the challenge — be the best version of you. Stop rejecting the title. Influencer. You have been watched for 10,000+ hours. Repeated exposure increases influence. You may not have a huge audience, but there's someone whose ear is curious as to what you're going to say, as to how you're going to live. And they're going to take that information and throw it in their life calculator, to build on their understanding of the world. You have a responsibility. If you're going to be seen, to do the right things. Everybody respects those with discipline — over their tongue, their mind, over what they do with their body, their self control. This is not religion. This is discipline. This is self control. This is mindfulness. This is intelligence. Everything else revolves around the lowest forms of our creature. Seeking impulse and desire, like an animal in an experiment being distracted by so much they forgot they had an original goal. They had a dream. Yet unfocused brains are the most harmful brains of all. By forgetting your own dreams for pleasure, you have betrayed the very spirit in you. No wonder you are depressed. How can you respect yourself when you know you make decision after decision that goes against your wellbeing. To fix it is never outside of reach. Maybe this is why we hold onto the past, because we think that reflects who we are today. It isn't. You are a different person, on a different playing field. Your job is to play life in a way that's best for you today. Don't waste time looking back. Think about what's next. Always. What is the best way I can spin this thing, for the sake of me. You must return to discipline. And that starts with one word. A word you must tell yourself and others. No. I am not doing this because it doesn't align with who I want to be. Just stopping the bad things you do in life is a great way to increase your stats. So do it. With no goal and no date in mind. Just for the sake that one day a later version will be happy that you did things to create the best life for them. That is love. To be disciplined. This is the peak of any human. To be disciplined. Right now, what do I want for myself. I would like to have a clear mind. I would like to be in good shape. I would like to be stimulated by the way I live my life. Maybe that's the problem. Maybe you don't need to be stimulated. Maybe you just need to do it anyway. Do the thing that sucks, until it stops sucking. This is how you got in shape before. You are struggling with the beginning because it's uncomfortable. To rewrite your brain. You will thank yourself for it. Just push through, and not just today. Do it consistently. Don't seek the result. Seek the input. Show up. Just keep showing up. You'll get what you're looking for. The mind. Limit your exposure. There's too much out there. It's easy to hijack my systems, to make me think about things I didn't previously think about. It reminds me of why in religion it says don't go near certain things. The very nature of the thing is poison to the mind. It plants seeds that grow. Keep your distance. Out of sight is out of mind. The people you surround yourself with will influence the way you think, the things you do. By positioning yourself around other strong accounts you're more likely to level up. They know what to do, they can tell you, you can watch, you will grow. Playing with people on your level can only work when there is discipline. It is not to be a saint. It's to have enough respect for yourself that you acknowledge the things that are important to you, and you do the right things around that. It is taking a chisel and deciding what your character will bring to life. Just do the right things. It's not even that hard. It's literally just not doing the wrong thing, and then keep doing that. With no excuses. You just show up, time after time, because you're a soldier, and this is your battle. The fight for your life. Freedom is an illusion, at least in the way people think. You are not free when you do whatever you want. You are a slave. A slave to your vices. It is when you do what is good for you, when you are free. A slave to no vice. Only to good do you bend the knee. When you say I will do something that I don't want to do, but it's the right thing to do, for me, and I care about who I'm becoming as much as who I am — then you are free. At this point I'm writing because I want to write. The message has been received. I'm out. I think it could be good to be honest with the camera. It is a part of my life, I can't not be honest. This is who I speak to, day in day out, and I like sharing my experience — not for praise. I like the data, I like the connection, I like the showing. I don't need to be praised, just to get what this is like. I'm just a guy. I think I actually dislike holding the camera for myself, because I'm thinking from the point of the one taking the video, thinking about what's the product. And as the product, thinking — is my truth not enough, must I perform. The thing I'm learning is you shouldn't need to. What I want takes time to build. I have spoken to other travellers, similar in our quest for adventure, different in our reasons why. If you make videos and you travel, unless you're rich, you are thinking how do I sustain this. Because money is a thing. After that it's where it becomes different — what do you aim to accomplish. I made a mistake in saying why I was walking. That was a discredit to myself. I held out for so long and broke on a whim. I said what felt true at the time. I don't know if that means it's true. I just think when I switch on the camera to talk I can't present myself the way I do here, because now somebody's going to see it. And I don't think many people take the time to try and understand. I think they look for the punch, they validate if you are worth their attention. And maybe that being rejected would be a painful thing to experience.