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Adam Smith | January 12, 2020 | 3 Comments

Books and Other Stuff

I have missed writing here on the blog, but much has happened. We had our beautiful daughter Audrey on July 7th of 2019, and she has changed our lives forever. With two children it was much different, being able to play man-on-man defense, but now we must play zone coverage, having three. We are officially outnumbered…

Not only has my time been consumed with our new addition, but I am also working on my second book on the subject of competition. More on this throughout 2020.

But maybe even more noticeable than my lack of writing here on the blog is my disappearance from social media for the most part over the past year or so. I didn’t want to add to the ever-growing noise, because there’s enough of that. Plus, in the grand scheme of things, who really cares? Sure, I have a few fans, but they email me to see how I’m doing if they need me.

Whether we’re talking about people who share too much on social media or people that try to fake their lifestyle with extravagant purchases, we all have a mental image of social media gone wrong. I became exhausted with the machine that others tell me I need to subscribe to, so instead of competing, I bowed out for a while. I needed a break from it all, as I think we all do. With plastering my life across social media for more than a decade, I merely felt the need to try the opposite to see what results I might produce, and I’m happy with the outcome.

People tell me I need to stay on social media all the time so I grow my numbers so I can sell more books, and so the never-ending cycle continues. I hate feeling that I am part of “the machine”.

Putting my time where it matters most is always my intention, although that’s not always what happens. I now answer email maybe once a week, post on social media maybe once a month, and have been able to write and read more often. Uninterrupted time with family happens more often and has strengthened our bond. Life seems simpler, less stressful, and my mind is less cluttered. I am grateful for peace.

So, what does this mean for the future of my writing, podcasting, etc.? Here’s my official answer for those who are interested: I personally will be posting at least one article per month here on my blog. I will no longer be accepting guest posts here on the blog for quite some time. I will be posting on social media as I see fit, but definitely not as often as I did at one time. And as far as podcasting is concerned, I will start back at some point, and will let you know when that happens.

The main thing that I will be working on this year is my new book and will keep you updated when the time comes. Just know that I really dislike the entire book promo part, and wish that I could write a book and people would know to buy it without me saying anything, but I guess it doesn’t work that way…

Anyway, here are a few books that I read for a second time to begin the new year:

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

What are your favorite books?

Adam Smith | March 22, 2017 | Leave a Comment

Here’s Why Pre-orders Matter

My book releases on May 30th, so not too much more of this book promotion stuff. I know I keep talking about my book, but it’s for good reason. I spent the last two years writing it, and before that, I was coming up with the idea and also researching the publishing process. So, of course, I’m proud of this book. I put the work in and I believe it’s a great product. Actually, here’s what the past few years have looked like: [Read more…] about Here’s Why Pre-orders Matter

Adam Smith | May 12, 2013 | 16 Comments

Discipline: The Art of Achieving Greatness

Have you ever thought that you needed to have more discipline in your life? I know I have. The question usually is, “I have finally figured out who I want to be, but how do I get there?” or “Even if I don’t know who I want to be yet, can I be working on something while I am figuring everything out?”

These are the exact moments in life where this eBook came from. It came from my experiences of being in life’s valleys where I didn’t know which way to turn next. I share exactly what areas of focus that I learned to better concentrate on in my life such as goal setting, life transformation and developing a different mindset that will help you see where you are in life right now. This foundation-building eBook will give you important questions to answer as well as a step-by-step action plan to get you headed in the right direction of becoming more disciplined in your own life. In the end it is not only habits that will change, but a different lifestyle is formed and greatness is achieved.

This short, effective read can be used as a assessment tool as well as an action plan to get you to where you have always wanted to be, but weren’t willing to take the necessary steps or just didn’t know how you could achieve discipline in your own life. It is full of content, so you may even want to read it a few times to remind yourself of the helpful action steps in this eBook and keep yourself on track to achieve your life’s biggest goals.

Having discipline in your life doesn’t just have to be a thought, but it can be a reality in your life today.

Ready to begin?

You can get my FREE ebook by subscribing to my blog. After you sign up to receive regular updates, I will send you an email that will let you download, Discipline: The Art of Achieving Greatness.