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What if the smallest possible step could flip your whole day? That’s the spark behind this conversation, where a single cue from jiu-jitsu—keep moving—turns a frustrating slump into a surge of momentum you can actually feel. We zoom into the mechanics of motion: how constant movement on the mat translates to sharper focus, faster feedback loops, and better results in creative work, trading, and daily habits.

I share how the 1% better rule reached a milestone at day 100, and why that marker mattered more than I expected. The best roll I’ve had in training didn’t come from brute force; it came from continuous adjustment, patience, and presence. Those same principles helped fuel an early start, a profit in day trading, landing a new comedy job, deep study, a long rehearsal, and a string of finished podcasts—all without the burnout spiral that usually follows a forced grind. Instead of seeking giant wins, we break down how micro-actions reduce friction and compound into a flywheel of results.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, you’ll hear an honest look at slipping standards and the mindset shift that jump-starts a restart. Jiu-jitsu becomes more than a sport—it’s a balance tool and a metaphor engine. Stay active, improve position, conserve when needed, and explode with intent. These simple, durable principles help calm mental noise and convert scattered effort into focused progress across health, work, and creativity.

Take a breath, pick the smallest next action, and push the car out of neutral. If this resonates, follow the show, share it with someone who needs a nudge today, and leave a quick rating or review to help more people find it. What’s your next 1% move?

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A national audition is about to change my life path, but the focus stays on craft, momentum, and discipline. I share why belief matters, why silence can be strategy, and how one big chance can reshape years of grind.

• choosing focus over hype
• faith and trust as creative fuel
• momentum as the missing boost
• small shows versus high-leverage shots
• drilling material and tightening technique
• setting boundaries on what to share
• documenting the journey with honesty
• preparing for March (reveal month) and staying grateful,

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We break down a practical path for creatives using Stephen Pressfield’s book, The Artist's Journey, and others, to fight resistance, build professional habits, and pursue meaningful work. Jiu-jitsu is my balance from the mind to relax The passion/Comedy, as a counterpractice that sharpens thinking and keeps that craft fresh. Jiu-jitsu can and will be a balance for your skill, pursuit, and Passion,

• naming resistance and ending procrastination with The War of Art
• adopting professional habits and consistency with Turning Pro
• seeing craft as a lifelong pursuit with The Artist’s Journey
• using audiobooks, highlights and visible copies to retain ideas
• making a counterpractice like jujitsu your mental balance
• placing your body where the work happens
• a suggested reading order that builds momentum

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Want to grow faster without guessing what the algorithm wants? We break down two books that changed our creative and business strategy: Hook Point and One Million Followers by Brendan Kane. You’ll hear why the first two to four seconds of a post decide your fate, how to craft hooks that earn attention immediately, and the simple experiments that turn sporadic wins into repeatable growth.

We start with the power of clear, tight openings. By front-loading the payoff, we moved from slow setups to sharp lines that lock attention and buy time for deeper storytelling. Then we dig into the growth blueprint: testing multiple variations, aligning thumbnails and headlines, measuring saves and shares, and doubling down on what resonates. These are the same methods that helped us scale from a tiny audience to 30,000 and push a single post past 100,000 views.

There’s a hard truth at the center of the conversation: talent without attention often loses to attention without talent. That’s how teams, venues, and brands make decisions, because attention sells tickets and keeps the lights on. Instead of resenting it, we show how to use it. Whether you’re an athlete, local business owner, comedian, or musician, this approach helps you earn visibility that multiplies your opportunities and accelerates your craft.

We also get real about momentum. After a messy stretch, we needed a reset. Returning to the frameworks gave us structure, clarity, and wins we could stack. If you want a practical plan, start by writing ten hooks for one idea, choose the best, design a matching thumbnail, and publish. Then run weekly experiments with formats and posting times, and track retention as closely as likes.

If this helped, follow the show, share it with a friend who is building, and leave a quick review to tell us what hook you’ll try next. Your feedback shapes what we test next and keeps this playbook evolving.

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Want a shortcut to standing out without shouting louder? We explore how Positioning by Al Ries and Jack Trout can transform the way you think about your work, your brand, and your creative edge. The goal isn’t to be incrementally better than people with bigger budgets and longer résumés—it’s to be unmistakably different in a way the audience understands in seconds.

We unpack the staircase metaphor for growth and put “different over better” into practice with concrete examples. From reimagining a stand-up set by weaving in magic, music, and mentalism to crafting unorthodox strategies in jiu-jitsu and basketball, we show how a clear position becomes your playbook under pressure. Instead of competing in someone else’s lane, you create a lane where your promise and style define the rules. That shift clarifies your message, accelerates feedback, and makes marketing a matter of proof, not persuasion.

You’ll also hear why your circle acts like an algorithm for ambition—surround yourself with people who defend their edge and your standards rise. Above all, we come back to simplicity as the mark of real genius: distill a complex idea into a single, memorable promise, then build options beneath it like a pyramid. When your why is crisp, decisions get easier, tactics align, and you become findable in a noisy world. If you’ve been grinding for attention, this is your reframe: carve a niche, say it cleanly, deliver it consistently.

If this sparked a new way to think about your craft, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs a positioning reboot, and leave a quick review telling us your one-line why.

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We share a practical system to beat procrastination, build a brand that answers why, and turn daily actions into outsized results. Books become mentors, routines become anchors, and 100‑day sprints drive measurable progress with simple, repeatable steps.

• audio books as a time‑saving learning system
• war of art and turning pro to crush resistance
• physical anchors to enter flow on stage
• storybrand to clarify message and audience
• one‑page marketing plan for simple strategy
• sell or be sold to win key conversations
• 10x goals to fail upward and land higher
• $100M offers to make value undeniable
• $100M leads to build a steady pipeline
• do the work and run after‑action reviews

Check out my Instagram, and also for this one individually, I will put it on YouTube specifically

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We explore a simple mindset for hard days: treat each day as a battle and your life as the war. We share how offense, simplicity, and efficiency help you rebound from bad stretches and stack wins that compound.

• defining daily battles and the life-long war
• how relationships, work, and training affect each other
• playing offense to build momentum
• simplicity and efficiency as force multipliers
• using long checklists without perfectionism
• turning bad weeks into 10x rebounds
• the daily reset and relentless accountability
• aiming for one percent better over time

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We explore why insults hit harder than compliments, how fast pacing shapes laughter, and how we test material that might bomb to find the lines that truly land. We share how we design sets for short attention spans with one-liners, stories, music, and even a little magic.

• compliments rarely trigger laughs while insults create tension and release
• negativity bias compared to how news grabs attention
• moving beyond standard stand-up with music and magic
• real-time testing of jokes and counterintuitive audience feedback
• pacing laughs every six to eight seconds for momentum
• adapting format for short attention spans with rapid one-liners
• maintaining effortlessness despite difficulty and precision
• vault of unused material and long-term writing practice
• using self-deprecation to keep sharp humor ethical

I am Benja Welldone, Thank you for listening. I'm out. Peace.

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