Discipline in My Thoughts: Direction Over Distraction

In this week’s episode of The Coach Matthew Mitchell Show, Coach Mitchell kicks off the final four Wednesdays of 2025 with the third Winning Tool: Discipline—starting where every great leader must begin: in your thoughts.

After guiding listeners through honesty and hard work in their thoughts, words, effort, and actions, Coach Mitchell now reveals why discipline is the tool that provides direction. You’ll learn how disciplined thinking can turn talent into effectiveness, energy into progress, and intention into impact.

This episode breaks down:

• Why discipline begins in your thoughts—not your actions
• How to lead your mind before the world leads it
• How to guard your focus like it matters (because it does)
• Why building mental routines beats reacting to distractions
• 3 essential questions to keep your mind aligned with purpose

As we close out 2025 and prepare for a focused, intentional 2026, this episode will help you stop drifting, stop reacting, and start leading your thoughts with purpose.