

From Chad
Chad Smith
Your thinking is bad. I can help. These quick daily messages aim to upgrade your mental game by helping you tell a better story. The most powerful story in the world is the story you tell yourself. You can download my book at fromchad.gumroad.com. Email me at fromchadsmith@gmail.com or visit www.fromchad.com for episode transcripts.
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Mar 25, 2025 • 2min
Reflection #649
What has this person been saying to you?

Mar 24, 2025 • 3min
Doom #648
Amy Morin’s book “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do” highlights a client’s journey, Pepsi Man, from hopelessness to empowerment. It illustrates how owning control and taking small steps can create a chain reaction of change.

Mar 23, 2025 • 3min
Concentration #646
Concentration is a skill that can be developed through practice, like a muscle. To improve concentration, try focusing on a single word for three minutes, refocusing when distracted.

Mar 22, 2025 • 2min
Channel #645
When you find your one right thing, it will liberate you from having to monitoring everything.

Mar 21, 2025 • 1min
Focus #644
Your focusing question.

Mar 20, 2025 • 1min
Step #643
A journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step. Just make sure you start in the right direction.

Mar 19, 2025 • 2min
Process #642
Process produces the prize.

Mar 18, 2025 • 2min
Narrow #641
Jesus is teaching about two paths, illustrates the importance of focus and concentration in life. While the wide path may seem appealing, it leads to waste and a diffusion of energy, whereas the narrow path, though difficult to find, offers power and fulfillment.

Mar 17, 2025 • 2min
One #640
Diffusing energy across multiple tasks hinders success, while concentrating on what matters most leads to accomplishment.

Mar 16, 2025 • 2min
Consistency #639
Consistency is a superpower that leads to significant achievements through force amplification, where small, consistent steps create compounding benefits, overtime. Success in areas like money, relationships, learning, and character comes from patient, sequential, and incremental actions.