5. Break your addictions before they break you.

To have the levity required of a warrior it is important to systematically break your addictions. Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana, Internet Porn, Soda, Caffeine, Junk Food… All of these things can be enjoyable, but if one is addicted they are deadly to the warrior’s mind. In order to break the addiction, I have come up with a secret foolproof method: Stop doing it. Too many times we make a big deal about “how to quit” and “how to stop” but all this talk creates an environment that makes the quitting seem more daunting than it needs to be.