Discipline Changed My Life (And It Started in the Gym)
📖 Rule 0: Discipline Over Motivation
I’m not a fitness influencer. I’m not a life coach.
I’m a 48-year-old designer who found something in the gym that completely changed the way I live.
A few years ago, I wasn’t in a good place. I was out of shape. Tired. Flat. Stuck.
No direction. No structure. No momentum.
Then I started going to the gym.
6AM. Every day. Tired or not. Ready or not.
It wasn’t easy - especially not at first. But I noticed something:
It wasn’t the workouts that changed me - it was the discipline behind them.
Motivation fades. Discipline doesn’t.
I used to wait until I felt motivated.
The problem is - motivation’s a liar. It turns up late. It leaves early.
And it disappears the second life gets hard.
But discipline?
Discipline shows up even when you don’t want to.
It doesn’t ask how you feel. It asks what you said you’d do.
I didn’t want to train every morning. But I did.
And that mindset started bleeding into everything - my work, my relationships, my focus, my energy.
I work full time at NetVoucherCodes.co.uk - a job I love - and that same discipline made me better at it.
More focused. More productive. More switched on.
I didn’t just feel better. I became better.
Why We Built GYMHOOD®
I’ve always lived in gym hoodies. Especially now I train early - it’s my uniform.
But I got tired of buying gymwear from brands that were either all hype or all performance with no meaning.
So we decided to design our own gym hoodies.
GYMHOOD® is gymwear with purpose. Gear that reminds you what you’re about.
Every hoodie, t-shirt and sweatshirt is a reminder that discipline isn’t just for the gym - it’s for life.
And I couldn’t have built it without Joanne. x
Her belief in me, her support - unshaken, even when things got hard - pushed me through when I wanted to stop.
We’ve faced setbacks, pressure, and days that nearly broke us - but we didn’t fold.
She’s been there every step of the way - and this brand carries that strength.
She’s been there every step of the way - and this brand carries that strength.
Why the Challenge Exists
The GYMHOOD® Discipline Challenge isn’t a fitness challenge.
It’s not about PB's or six-packs.
It’s a mindset reset.
10 days. 10 emails. Ten shots at raising your standard.
If you’ve been coasting... if you’re tired of waiting to feel “motivated”… this is where it starts.
🔥 Discipline beats motivation. And it always will. #WearTheMindset
👉 Join the GYMHOOD® Discipline Challenge
John.