The Code. The Evaluation. The Protocols: Striving to Become an Eminently Qualified Human

by Jocko Willink

Every moment you are alive is made of choices you get to make.

The person you cared about does not exist. The idea that this person was a trustworthy faithful companion is not true. You created an ideal around their framework, but they do not actually exist. They have proven they do not exist by their actions.

GET BACK ON THE PATH. Wake up early. Work out. Run. Read. Write. Learn. Play an instrument. Train jiu-jitsu. Eat clean. Clean your room. Clean your car. Get ahead at work. When someone breaks our trust, we question ourselves.

Admit that you are controlled by something external in your life. This thing makes your life worse, not better, and prevents you from reaching your fullest potential. You cannot become what you are capable of until you beat this.