Letter to Self (Personal) (Focus)

I wrote this note to myself in June. It might serve you too if you're feeling the pressure and want some gentle motivation to get back on top.

I was heated, and deprived, so excuse my language in advance.

Are you the one controlling your attention? or is your attention being controlled by every impulse that runs through your brain??

in this viciously competitive landscape..

your #1 weapon is focus.

the way you get the competitive edge is through your mind.

the ability to flip a switch and suddenly be on, ready to execute, ready to deliver, moving swiftly towards a goal efficiently and effectively - this is a rare, rare skill.

there’s nothing more dangerous than a man with focus and a ruthless ability to say no.

it’s self-control.

it’s cognitive willpower.

it's immense inner strength.

we’re drowning in a sea of distraction and cognitive dissonance.

everyone talks and very few follow through.

I think I make people uncomfortable.

No f*cking problem. I’m just the black sheep.

[ Update: this was written in June.. Last week I was called psycho, so I feel very convinced about this now lol.. ]

If you’re not ready to handle the workload, someone else will. Somebody’s coming for you. Someone’s watching. The team’s watching. They’re waiting on you—that's right, you. You to build the vision. You to carry the boats. You to start the load the wood and start the fires early in the morning. You’re leading the mission into these unknown territories.

I don’t care if you’re tired this morning, level up. Find a way. Lock it in. Get focused. Amp up your drivers again. Activate the necessity to perform. Sharpen your competitive edge with clarity, vision, duty, obsession, identity.

Remember who you are.

Remember why you're doing this and speak it forth.

Remember who needs you on your A-game today, look them in the eyes, and show up for them today.

Remember what happens if you decide to avoid this, put it off till tomorrow, and forget the vision. Visualize the pain of failure.

If you don’t move right now, this campaign falls flat on its face.

It’s Wednesday Dittmar, I demand progress.

You’re not slipping off.

There’s no time for that.

Honor all those late nights and early mornings.

You’ve been at it.

You’re about it.

Sometimes your energy will be a little off, get it back on. Put the energy back on.

Turn the energy back on.

Set the bar again.

Raise the expectations.

Raise the ambition.

You want to build an extraordinary life, but you’re not yet willing to do the 100% extraordinary work that puts you out in front, leading the industry, leading the team.

The only way you do this is you lead. You’re built to silently dominate in the Lord’s name. That’s your game. Always has been. You remember NSI, silently getting up at 0300 just to grind before the 0500 lights alarm.

You’ve always been this way. You’ve always had that edge inside that demanded more than what everyone else expected. Nothing’s changed, only the stakes are higher and you’re being required to perform at an even higher level this time.

But don’t forget the power of application. It is the deepest knowledge.

It’s gained through

The sprints.
The runs.
The PTs.
The early mornings.
The study sessions.
The missed parties.
The late weekend nights where you’re up building the future while everyone else is playing pretend.

You’re gonna be the man waking up at 0300, 0400, taking care of business, so your girl and your kids can sleep peacefully till whenever the f*ck they want.

That’s your mission.

It’s becoming that man.

That one.

You’re the one who’s going to change this.

You are going to carry the boats.

You can do all things here—that's right: all. things. required.—through Christ who is your strength. You’re not doing this alone. You have the Holy Spirit. You have the same power that raised the Son of God from the dead resting behind each and every heartbeat of yours.

Let some of that power flow today.

Make the difference. Be the #1. Not #3, #1.

I want you to outperform.

I want you to focus on leading through the STANDARDS you demonstrate in every action, every breath you take.

Set the example.

You don’t lose days to lack of motivation or focus - you actively spark and sustain those throughout your minutes.

You’re constantly locking back in to the high performance neural pathways.

Narrow in.

Tune out the noise.

Zoom in on the vital few things that matter.

Once, you were a US sailor. A midshipman candidate. A midshipman.

All that shit is gone now. Those labels are gone.