🎙 i'm struggling with discipline

Assalāmu ‘alaykum and Good Evening

Faisal here.

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It’s been a while! I’ve been away over the past 2 weeks and took some time away from the monitor to try and be a normal human.

I survived.

Now here’s what’s on the menu today:

• The discipline check-list

• New episode of the pod

• The ayah that gives me hope

✅ The Discipline Check-list:

Over the next few weeks, i have a unique opportunity. My bloodline continuers (kids) are with the fam whilst i came back to take care of some biz, see-a-man-about-a-dog-kinda-thing 

now here’s the skinny: whilst i have this opportunity, i’m looking to transform. Physically, mentally, spiritually, financially.

but it’s easier said than done. it’s a lot harder to be the guy that stays up from 5:30am when theres no kids screaming at you to wake up.

that’s why i’ve created myself what i call the daily discipline check-list.

the DDC is a check-list that contains the 6 most important things that i feel will maximise my productivity and efficiency.

My plan is to fill this out everyday with a ✅ or an ❌ next to each of the 6 categories and then send this at the end of every day to someone i trust.

the aim is not to be judged, or to show off my deeds, but the goal here is accountability.

i hope that if i know im sending this at the end of every day, it will help me to push myself on days i feel sluggish.

today is day 1.

so here’s my check-list (with example ticks and crosses), let me know if i should add anything or how you would ensure discipline if you were in my ones and twos.

🎙 New Episode of the Pod

this week we discuss how to kill it with cold emails, what makes ‘buy now pay later’ schemes problematic (and a potential halal solution), and some general chinwag.

Meme of the Week

me every time i go to a restaurant:

☕️ The Black Coffee Briefings:

Bullet-point rundown of news, updates, and caffeinated contemplations (things we found interesting this week):

• This ayah is currently hitting me different. If you’re in need of a boost of hope. Read this.

• This week the world health organisation decided diet soda drinks are bad for you

• Monster could buy Bang Energy for $362M, which made me think there’s a lot of money in the drinks game. Get your idea hats on, folks.

• Are you in a haram riba-based contract without realising it? Check this part of this weeks pod to see what we’re talking about

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