3x3: On Getting Weird, Reading More, and Self-Respect

Hi, it’s Tom.

This week is about going against the grain.
Doing what others won’t so you can live how others can’t.

Here are 3 powerful ideas to inspire action this week:

1. The World Rewards the Weird

If you live like everyone else, you’ll get the same life as everyone else.

Same routines. Same thinking. Same results.

And there’s nothing wrong with that. Just don’t do it by accident.

Weird isn’t bad. Weird is thinking differently, living boldly, and refusing to follow the crowd blindly.

Great lives are built by those who dared to be different:

• Training when others rest.

• Thinking deeply when others scroll.

• Building something when others call it impossible.

The world doesn’t reward the average. It rewards the weird, the exceptional, the brave.

Question: Do you build your habits intentionally, or do you copy the crowd without realizing? How can you make your habits “weird” to align with your goals?

2. Reading Can Save Your Life

If you’re lost, books are your map. If you’re stuck, books are your escape rope.

Few people have access to mentors, experts, or brilliant minds.

But books give you that access, for $10 or less.

When I don’t know where to turn, I turn to books. And they show me:

• How to think sharper and deeper.

• How to push past excuses.

• How to design a life I’m proud to live.

Books collapse time. The right words, at the right moment, can change your life forever.

Question: What’s one recurring problem in your life? Find a book that can teach you how to solve it and read it this month.

3. Discipline Is Self-Respect

Self-discipline is self-respect in action.

Every time you choose discipline over comfort, discipline over distractions, discipline over excuses, you’re telling yourself:

“My goals matter. My future matters. I matter.”

Self-discipline doesn’t restrict you. It frees you:

• To build that body you dream of.

• To write that life-changing book.

• To prove yourself right, not those who doubted you.

Choosing the hard path isn’t easy. That’s the point. It’s how you earn your edge.

Question: What’s one promise you can keep to yourself this week? Keep it for a month. Watch how it changes you.

One Final Thought

Being weird gives you an edge. Reading gives you answers. Discipline gives you the tools to execute.

Weird. Curious. Disciplined.

That’s how you change your life.

À la prochaine,

Tom