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 28, 2025 | Leadership, Maxims, Personal Growth
I don’t like hard things. I like easy things. Seriously. I am someone who naturally values comfort and ease. That is true physically, relationally, commercially, whatever. I just want things to be easy. But life is not always easy. In fact, sometimes life is...
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 16, 2025 | Personal Growth
I want to be a disciplined person. On the whole, I often am. I have morning routines and evening routines that I follow. Habits that I have developed. They were not easy to establish. When I was younger I often began new resolutions or habits with a lot of enthusiasm...
