Show notes
Martin opens with the NFL training camp phenomenon — now that camps are open to media, every practice gets scrutinized, creating an exaggerated day-to-day narrative (great one day, terrible the next) that doesn't reflect the real work happening behind the scenes.He draws the parallel to personal change: weight loss, business building, relationships. Judging progress by daily snapshots (the scale, the view count, the bank balance) leads to two failure modes — overconfidence when things look good, or discouragement and quitting when they don't. Neither serves the actual work.His prescription: don't evaluate progress for the first 90 days of any new habit or venture — focus entirely on the process (consistency, the fundamentals) rather than the outcome metrics. Once a habit is locked in (roughly the 90-day mark), it's appropriate to start reviewing results.He closes with a scripture reference (Hebrews 6:12 — "faith and patience" inheriting the promise), reframing it as: faith = showing up daily, patience = not needing immediate results. The core message: protect the practice, and the progress takes care of itself.you reset your mind at work.