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Into The Arena - You don't need to do more...

Published 5 months ago • 1 min read

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Into The Arena

With Mike Schiff

It's the new year. You're probably fired up and looking to improve your life in one area or another.

Your health.

Your relationships.

Your finances.

The list goes and on and on.

Where most people get it wrong is this:

They try to do MORE.

Workout more.

Make more money.

What if I told you there's an easier way?

And it doesn't require you to add anything new to your life.

Sounds too good to be true, I know. But over the years of coaching men, I've found this to be the case.

Improving your life comes down to simply removing the bad habits you know are holding you back.

Get healthier by eating less junk.

Improve your relationship by biting your tongue.

Save money by not going out every weekend (this helps with the health piece too)

Addition by subtraction as I like to call it.

1 + 1 = 2

also,

1 - (-1) = 2 (for any of your math nerds out there)

Now, this isn't effortless. Yes it requires some sacrifice and discipline. But it's as easy as making a decision and then not going back on it.

When you add more, it inherently requires you to do more.

And none of us have much time or energy as it is.

So my suggestion for 2025 would be to identity 1 or 2 things you can remove from your life, decide you're not doing those things any more, and then don't compromise.

Feel free to email me back and let me know what you're going to remove from your life in 2025.

Thanks for reading and as always, God bless.

-Mike

Into The Arena

By Mike Schiff - Men's Coach

Helping you get off the sidelines and Into The Arena by sharing thoughts, stories, and strategies on fatherhood, faith, fitness, and more as I learn and grow as a husband and father. Raising 2 children with my wife of a decade while also leading a men's community of 60+ high value men.

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