by Scott A Stonehouse | Sep 15, 2025 | Personal Growth
Who is the richest man you know? It might be me, if you know me. I can have bad days. I can get discouraged and frustrated. I can look around and see all the craziness and evil in the world and get overwhelmed like anyone else. But most of the time? Most of the time I...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Sep 4, 2025 | Maxims, Personal Growth
At zero dark thirty this morning, I was out doing a 4 mile ruck with 30 lbs. on my back. It was close to 6 am when I was coming back to the house and I felt tired, but great. I remembered an old US Army commercial that said, “We do more before 9 am than most...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Aug 26, 2025 | Leadership, Maxims, Personal Growth
One of the first and most important to me, I learned “Disciple Equals Freedom” from Jocko Willink, retired Navy SEAL, author, speaker, business owner and all-around rock star. It is a helpful reminder and encouragement across many areas of life. If you...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Aug 23, 2025 | Leadership, Personal Growth
This is a picture of the current version of my maxim card. It is something I look at each day, sometimes multiple times, to remind me of maxims I want to use in my life. Maxims are short, memorable bits of wisdom. They could be called mantras, proverbs, precepts, or...
by Scott A Stonehouse | Aug 9, 2025 | Personal Growth
This principle applies whether it is working out, writing, studying, or [insert your desired habit]. I am not sure if I got the phrase from James Clear and Atomic Habits, but I certainly got the idea from his book. One of the core principles of the book is that...