The 60th Edition

If you want to be free, you must be organised and disciplined.

Discipline and freedom might seem like opposites, but they’re actually partners. One can’t exist without the other. I’ve learnt this the hard way.

Something to Think About

Freedom is not doing whatever you want, whenever you want, it’s having the discipline to follow through on what matters most.

Something to Ask Yourself

Where in your training (or life) are you mistaking flexibility for freedom, when what you might need is structure?

Article of the Week

This is a fascinating piece that explains how structure and discipline empower autonomy and creativity: by framing work with intentional routines, clear priorities, and accountability systems, you actually free yourself to innovate and take control of your time and impact.

Track of the Week

I’ve been feeling stressed lately, and The War On Drugs always helps. I know I’ve got them in the playlist already, but… I can do what I want 😅

This week’s track of the week is…

By the way, if you didn’t know, I put all these tracks in a Spotify playlist…

Personal Lesson

Since becoming self-employed, I’ve been hit with a strange paradox. I thought having complete control over my schedule would make me feel free. No boss. No meetings. No set hours. Just me, choosing how I spend each day. It felt like the dream. But without structure, that dream has quickly got messy.

I started waking up without a plan. Pushing runs later. Skipping strength. Letting creative work bleed into the evenings. And weirdly, even though I had “more freedom,” I’ve felt less in control. The days blurred together. I’ve been always ON, always juggling, and somehow still feeling behind.

What I’ve realised is that real freedom comes after discipline. When I’m clear about what matters, when I plan my days with intention, when I follow through, I feel lighter. More focused. More powerful. Discipline is what creates the space I thought freedom would bring.

Running – Life’s Metaphor

Running proves that discipline and freedom aren’t enemies. They’re teammates. When you train consistently, when you commit to your plan, you don’t feel trapped – you feel capable. That’s real freedom.

Final Thoughts

We think discipline restricts us. But what really holds us back is decision fatigue, self-doubt, and trying to wing it every day.

Discipline isn’t about being rigid. It’s about removing the mental weight of constant negotiation. You show up, not because you feel like it, but because you’ve already decided you’re the kind of person who does. That’s empowering.

When you’re disciplined with your time, you create momentum. You get into flow. You stop wasting energy wondering what to do next and you start actually doing it.

So if you’ve been craving more freedom lately, ask yourself: would a bit more structure actually unlock it? Because from where I’m standing, the most disciplined weeks are always the most liberating.

Thanks again for reading and subscribing.

Run the runnable, and keep showing up for yourself!

Tommy 🙂