You’re here because you want something more than information.
You want direction.
In the military, a patrol moves with someone on point. They set the pace. They find danger before it finds the team. They keep the unit on the right azimuth.
In life, you’re on point whether you admit it or not.
If you don’t choose your direction, someone else will choose it for you.
And if you follow someone else long enough, you’ll end up at their objective—not yours.
This publication exists to help you do one thing:
Get better at getting better.
What you’ll get here
Frameworks for self-leadership and decision-making
Stories from special operations, translated into real life
Assignments you can execute immediately
The backbone: The 7 Cs
This newsletter runs on an operating system I call the 7 Cs:
Clarity — Where am I going and why?
Commitment — What am I willing to do when it’s inconvenient?
Courage — What hard decision am I avoiding?
Consistency — What can I do on my worst day?
Competence — What skill must I build to win?
Confidence — What proof do I have that I can handle this?
Curiosity — What’s next? What’s harder? What else am I capable of?
Read this first:
The 7 Cs overview: [paste link]
Pick your lane (start with one)
1) Frameworks (thinking)
Clarity / mission / azimuth
Decision tools
Planning systems
Start with: [paste link to best framework post]
2) Stories (meaning)
Lessons from the field
What matters, what doesn’t
The cost of drift
Start with: [paste link to best story post]
3) Fieldwork (execution)
Weekly assignments
The “minimum viable production” standard
AARs and course correction
Start with: [paste link to a strong assignment-style post]
Your first assignment (do this today)
Hit reply and answer this in one sentence:
What’s your current mission?
Then answer this:
What is the one constraint that keeps beating you?
(Time. Focus. Discipline. Injury. Fear. Chaos.)
I read every reply. That’s how I know what you need.
If you want the training arm
Walking Point is the strategy layer.
If you want the execution layer—rucking, standards, and hard physical work—subscribe to RTFU here:
Now stop drifting.
Choose your mission.
— J.A. Dailey
