All was going well during my first week of the Police Academy to become a reserve until Day 5, when I got my first "memo."
A memo can be given for a variety of reasons, but the basic idea is simple: pay attention to the standards, stay focused, and understand that there are consequences when you don't.
Mine was for not adhering to the academy's uniform and appearance standards. More specifically, I forgot to shave.
I had to handwrite 250 words, in all capital letters, about the importance of maintaining appearance standards.
As someone who started working for himself at 21 when I opened my first gym, it's safe to say I've never had much of a dress code. Call it an oversight, laziness, or just a lack of focus, but I forgot to shave before heading to the academy and got called out on it.
Will that determine whether I complete the academy? Of course not. It just cost me an hour or two of my day and served as a reminder that details matter.
In training, business, parenting, and life, it's rarely the big things that get us off track. It's usually the small things we stop paying attention to because they've become comfortable.
The academy has reminded me that discipline isn't just about doing hard things. It's about doing the simple things consistently, even when they seem insignificant.
One of the reasons I enjoy following a structured training program is because it helps eliminate those blind spots.
The workout is already written. The plan is already laid out. All you have to do is show up and execute.
That's one of the goals behind TRAIN HARD Daily. Instead of spending time wondering what to do, second-guessing your training, or trying to piece together workouts from social media, you can simply open the app, follow the plan, and get to work.
The less energy we spend making decisions, the more energy we can spend executing.
Sometimes discipline isn't about doing more. It's about paying closer attention to the details that already matter.
Keep training hard,
Jason
