This episode of Camera Ready & Abel is brought to you by the phrase Daily Disciplines. According to success.com being a high performer is the result of your daily disciplines.

Here to discuss is my friend, journalist, J.D. Durkin, who opens up and shares the personal details of how developing his daily disciplines with intention helped him navigate his career, work through challenging times in his life and evolve as a human being.

J.D. is a host and reporter at the New York Stock Exchange for the financial news site The Street, the investment app Public, and a regular guest on CBS News. He previously served as the White House and Capitol Hill correspondent for Cheddar, and anchored a nightly national news show after hosting and co-creating the documentary series The Pivot Counties. He is a moderator and host at various fintech and business conferences, including Collision, Politicon, and Web Summit in both Brazil and Portugal. Before his time in Washington, he was Senior Editor for Mediaite. 

Key takeaways:

• Understanding urgency vs importance
• Having the time vs making the time
• Loving the climb up the mountain
• Study those who have gone before you
• Everyone's trying to figure it out (you're not alone)
• The will to win is a mindset
• Every battle's won before it's even begun

Get more J.D. at www.instagram.com/jd_durkin + www.linkedin.com/in/j-d-durkin