Jim Lunsford
@jimlunsford.bsky.social
I found my purpose at my lowest. I found my power in discipline. Now I teach others to do the same.
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Jim Lunsford
@jimlunsford.bsky.social
· Sep 8
I lost my health, my family, and myself to addiction. Ten years sober now, I rebuilt it all with discipline and ownership. My new book 10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Sobriety is the story and the lessons. Ready to take your life back? 📖💪 #sobriety
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That voice in your head that doubts you doesn’t need to be silenced. It needs to be trained.
Turn it into fuel.
When it says, “You can’t,” answer, “Watch me.”
When it says, “You’ve failed before,” remind it, “And I got back up.”
Train the voice. Make it your ally.
#mindset
Turn it into fuel.
When it says, “You can’t,” answer, “Watch me.”
When it says, “You’ve failed before,” remind it, “And I got back up.”
Train the voice. Make it your ally.
#mindset
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
That voice in your head that doubts you doesn’t need to be silenced. It needs to be trained.
Turn it into fuel.
When it says, “You can’t,” answer, “Watch me.”
When it says, “You’ve failed before,” remind it, “And I got back up.”
Train the voice. Make it your ally.
#mindset
Turn it into fuel.
When it says, “You can’t,” answer, “Watch me.”
When it says, “You’ve failed before,” remind it, “And I got back up.”
Train the voice. Make it your ally.
#mindset
The loudest critic lives in your own head.
It remembers every failure and waits to remind you.
You don’t silence it with words. You silence it with proof.
Keep your promises. Stay consistent.
Let your actions speak louder than your past.
#discipline #recovery
It remembers every failure and waits to remind you.
You don’t silence it with words. You silence it with proof.
Keep your promises. Stay consistent.
Let your actions speak louder than your past.
#discipline #recovery
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The loudest critic lives in your own head.
It remembers every failure and waits to remind you.
You don’t silence it with words. You silence it with proof.
Keep your promises. Stay consistent.
Let your actions speak louder than your past.
#discipline #recovery
It remembers every failure and waits to remind you.
You don’t silence it with words. You silence it with proof.
Keep your promises. Stay consistent.
Let your actions speak louder than your past.
#discipline #recovery
Self-respect doesn’t make noise.
It’s built in silence through the promises you keep when no one’s watching.
That’s where real strength lives.
Keep your word. Trust yourself. That’s unshakable confidence.
#discipline #selfrespect
It’s built in silence through the promises you keep when no one’s watching.
That’s where real strength lives.
Keep your word. Trust yourself. That’s unshakable confidence.
#discipline #selfrespect
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Self-respect doesn’t make noise.
It’s built in silence through the promises you keep when no one’s watching.
That’s where real strength lives.
Keep your word. Trust yourself. That’s unshakable confidence.
#discipline #selfrespect
It’s built in silence through the promises you keep when no one’s watching.
That’s where real strength lives.
Keep your word. Trust yourself. That’s unshakable confidence.
#discipline #selfrespect
Addiction isn’t just drugs or alcohol. It’s anything that owns you.
For me, it was comfort, excuses, and bad habits.
Discipline isn’t about saying no, it’s about protecting what matters—your health, your peace, your purpose.
Every choice of discipline is a choice for freedom.
For me, it was comfort, excuses, and bad habits.
Discipline isn’t about saying no, it’s about protecting what matters—your health, your peace, your purpose.
Every choice of discipline is a choice for freedom.
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Addiction isn’t just drugs or alcohol. It’s anything that owns you.
For me, it was comfort, excuses, and bad habits.
Discipline isn’t about saying no, it’s about protecting what matters—your health, your peace, your purpose.
Every choice of discipline is a choice for freedom.
For me, it was comfort, excuses, and bad habits.
Discipline isn’t about saying no, it’s about protecting what matters—your health, your peace, your purpose.
Every choice of discipline is a choice for freedom.
Discipline is doing the work when no one’s watching.
No recognition. No applause. Just you and your word.
That’s where integrity is built and self-respect is earned.
Do it anyway. That’s how you build freedom that lasts.
#discipline #integrity
No recognition. No applause. Just you and your word.
That’s where integrity is built and self-respect is earned.
Do it anyway. That’s how you build freedom that lasts.
#discipline #integrity
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Discipline is doing the work when no one’s watching.
No recognition. No applause. Just you and your word.
That’s where integrity is built and self-respect is earned.
Do it anyway. That’s how you build freedom that lasts.
#discipline #integrity
No recognition. No applause. Just you and your word.
That’s where integrity is built and self-respect is earned.
Do it anyway. That’s how you build freedom that lasts.
#discipline #integrity
If you’re trapped in addiction, I know how heavy it feels.
The guilt, the shame, the broken promises to quit tomorrow.
You don’t need a perfect plan to change. You just need one honest moment to say, “I can’t live like this anymore.”
That’s where recovery begins.
#recovery
The guilt, the shame, the broken promises to quit tomorrow.
You don’t need a perfect plan to change. You just need one honest moment to say, “I can’t live like this anymore.”
That’s where recovery begins.
#recovery
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you’re trapped in addiction, I know how heavy it feels.
The guilt, the shame, the broken promises to quit tomorrow.
You don’t need a perfect plan to change. You just need one honest moment to say, “I can’t live like this anymore.”
That’s where recovery begins.
#recovery
The guilt, the shame, the broken promises to quit tomorrow.
You don’t need a perfect plan to change. You just need one honest moment to say, “I can’t live like this anymore.”
That’s where recovery begins.
#recovery
Progress doesn’t always make noise.
It’s built in silence, one unseen choice at a time.
No applause, no spotlight, just work.
Keep stacking the bricks.
The results are already forming.
You just can’t see them yet.
#discipline #progress
It’s built in silence, one unseen choice at a time.
No applause, no spotlight, just work.
Keep stacking the bricks.
The results are already forming.
You just can’t see them yet.
#discipline #progress
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Progress doesn’t always make noise.
It’s built in silence, one unseen choice at a time.
No applause, no spotlight, just work.
Keep stacking the bricks.
The results are already forming.
You just can’t see them yet.
#discipline #progress
It’s built in silence, one unseen choice at a time.
No applause, no spotlight, just work.
Keep stacking the bricks.
The results are already forming.
You just can’t see them yet.
#discipline #progress
The grind tests patience more than strength.
Most people quit because results take longer than they expected.
Keep showing up when it feels endless.
Remember why you started and take one more step.
Freedom belongs to those who refuse to stop.
#discipline #grind
Most people quit because results take longer than they expected.
Keep showing up when it feels endless.
Remember why you started and take one more step.
Freedom belongs to those who refuse to stop.
#discipline #grind
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The grind tests patience more than strength.
Most people quit because results take longer than they expected.
Keep showing up when it feels endless.
Remember why you started and take one more step.
Freedom belongs to those who refuse to stop.
#discipline #grind
Most people quit because results take longer than they expected.
Keep showing up when it feels endless.
Remember why you started and take one more step.
Freedom belongs to those who refuse to stop.
#discipline #grind
Ten years ago, I started posting about my sobriety to stay accountable and remind someone out there they weren’t alone.
A year later, people told me those posts helped them. That changed everything.
I still post for that reason.
You’re not alone. Keep going.
#recovery #discipline
A year later, people told me those posts helped them. That changed everything.
I still post for that reason.
You’re not alone. Keep going.
#recovery #discipline
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ten years ago, I started posting about my sobriety to stay accountable and remind someone out there they weren’t alone.
A year later, people told me those posts helped them. That changed everything.
I still post for that reason.
You’re not alone. Keep going.
#recovery #discipline
A year later, people told me those posts helped them. That changed everything.
I still post for that reason.
You’re not alone. Keep going.
#recovery #discipline
Everyone wants purpose to feel good. It doesn’t. It feels like work.
Purpose is repetition, not inspiration.
It’s the quiet grind that builds something real.
There’s purpose in the sweat, the struggle, the silence.
Show up again tomorrow. That’s where meaning lives.
#purpose
Purpose is repetition, not inspiration.
It’s the quiet grind that builds something real.
There’s purpose in the sweat, the struggle, the silence.
Show up again tomorrow. That’s where meaning lives.
#purpose
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Everyone wants purpose to feel good. It doesn’t. It feels like work.
Purpose is repetition, not inspiration.
It’s the quiet grind that builds something real.
There’s purpose in the sweat, the struggle, the silence.
Show up again tomorrow. That’s where meaning lives.
#purpose
Purpose is repetition, not inspiration.
It’s the quiet grind that builds something real.
There’s purpose in the sweat, the struggle, the silence.
Show up again tomorrow. That’s where meaning lives.
#purpose
No one stays sharp forever. Life dulls the blade.
Stress, loss, and exhaustion wear you down until you start calling drift balance.
If you built the edge once, you can build it again.
Honesty. Effort. Struggle. That’s how you sharpen again.
#discipline #resilience
Stress, loss, and exhaustion wear you down until you start calling drift balance.
If you built the edge once, you can build it again.
Honesty. Effort. Struggle. That’s how you sharpen again.
#discipline #resilience
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
No one stays sharp forever. Life dulls the blade.
Stress, loss, and exhaustion wear you down until you start calling drift balance.
If you built the edge once, you can build it again.
Honesty. Effort. Struggle. That’s how you sharpen again.
#discipline #resilience
Stress, loss, and exhaustion wear you down until you start calling drift balance.
If you built the edge once, you can build it again.
Honesty. Effort. Struggle. That’s how you sharpen again.
#discipline #resilience
Rock bottom stripped me of everything. Pride, excuses, ego.
What I gained was perspective.
Everyone is fighting their own battles.
Look around, not down.
#recovery #perspective
What I gained was perspective.
Everyone is fighting their own battles.
Look around, not down.
#recovery #perspective
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rock bottom stripped me of everything. Pride, excuses, ego.
What I gained was perspective.
Everyone is fighting their own battles.
Look around, not down.
#recovery #perspective
What I gained was perspective.
Everyone is fighting their own battles.
Look around, not down.
#recovery #perspective
Adaptation isn’t weakness. It’s strategy.
You can change direction without changing your code.
Bend, don’t break.
Adjust your stance, not your standard.
That’s how you stay dangerous in every season.
#discipline #resilience
You can change direction without changing your code.
Bend, don’t break.
Adjust your stance, not your standard.
That’s how you stay dangerous in every season.
#discipline #resilience
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Adaptation isn’t weakness. It’s strategy.
You can change direction without changing your code.
Bend, don’t break.
Adjust your stance, not your standard.
That’s how you stay dangerous in every season.
#discipline #resilience
You can change direction without changing your code.
Bend, don’t break.
Adjust your stance, not your standard.
That’s how you stay dangerous in every season.
#discipline #resilience
People think discipline starts with motion, but it starts with stillness. Before you move, get centered. Sit with your thoughts. Breathe. The mind moves before the body ever does. Build your foundation before you move. #discipline #mindset
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
People think discipline starts with motion, but it starts with stillness. Before you move, get centered. Sit with your thoughts. Breathe. The mind moves before the body ever does. Build your foundation before you move. #discipline #mindset
Freedom isn’t earned once. It’s maintained every day.
Structure keeps you stable, but action keeps you free.
The habits that saved you will leave if you stop showing up.
Discipline builds freedom.
Consistency keeps it.
#discipline #freedom
Structure keeps you stable, but action keeps you free.
The habits that saved you will leave if you stop showing up.
Discipline builds freedom.
Consistency keeps it.
#discipline #freedom
November 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Freedom isn’t earned once. It’s maintained every day.
Structure keeps you stable, but action keeps you free.
The habits that saved you will leave if you stop showing up.
Discipline builds freedom.
Consistency keeps it.
#discipline #freedom
Structure keeps you stable, but action keeps you free.
The habits that saved you will leave if you stop showing up.
Discipline builds freedom.
Consistency keeps it.
#discipline #freedom
My back injury is still hanging on, keeping me off the road. I’m used to logging 40+ miles a week, and going from that to nothing isn’t just physical; it hits hard mentally, too.
November 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My back injury is still hanging on, keeping me off the road. I’m used to logging 40+ miles a week, and going from that to nothing isn’t just physical; it hits hard mentally, too.
Really excited to be building something new with my wife. We’re just laying the groundwork now, but this one means a lot. Details coming soon. 👕👚🛍️
November 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Really excited to be building something new with my wife. We’re just laying the groundwork now, but this one means a lot. Details coming soon. 👕👚🛍️
Another satisfied reader! Thank you for the review, Ellen. My book, "10 Things I've Learned in 10 Years of Sobriety," is available in paperback and on Kindle.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Another satisfied reader! Thank you for the review, Ellen. My book, "10 Things I've Learned in 10 Years of Sobriety," is available in paperback and on Kindle.
www.amazon.com/Things-Ive-L...
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2025 has taught me a new form of discipline. Heatstroke while training back in July and now a serious back injury during basketball. My ignore and override philosophy took me out of addiction 10 years ago and got me here. Now it's time to learn the discipline of adapt and listen.
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
2025 has taught me a new form of discipline. Heatstroke while training back in July and now a serious back injury during basketball. My ignore and override philosophy took me out of addiction 10 years ago and got me here. Now it's time to learn the discipline of adapt and listen.
You don’t find yourself after rock bottom. You build yourself there. The chaos was the demolition. Now comes the construction. Read my latest article, Identity After Rock Bottom. #recovery #discipline
Identity After Rock Bottom - Jim Lunsford
Build identity after rock bottom through discipline, structure, and purpose. Learn to turn silence and loss into strength and freedom.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
You don’t find yourself after rock bottom. You build yourself there. The chaos was the demolition. Now comes the construction. Read my latest article, Identity After Rock Bottom. #recovery #discipline
You don’t find strength when life is easy. You find it when you’re exhausted, broken, and still choose to keep moving. The moments you think you can’t go on are the ones that prove you can. Keep walking, even if it’s only one step at a time.
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
You don’t find strength when life is easy. You find it when you’re exhausted, broken, and still choose to keep moving. The moments you think you can’t go on are the ones that prove you can. Keep walking, even if it’s only one step at a time.
People think change happens all at once. It doesn’t. It happens in the little choices no one sees. Getting out of bed when you don’t want to. Saying no to what once owned you. Every small victory is a step out of the dark.
October 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
People think change happens all at once. It doesn’t. It happens in the little choices no one sees. Getting out of bed when you don’t want to. Saying no to what once owned you. Every small victory is a step out of the dark.
Motivation is a liar. It disappears when pain shows up. Discipline doesn’t. Discipline stays when emotion leaves. It’s the difference between relapse and resilience. Here’s why. #recovery #discipline
Discipline in Recovery: Beyond Motivation - Jim Lunsford
Discipline in recovery builds freedom. Motivation fades. Learn how structure, consistency, and ownership keep you strong when emotion fails.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Motivation is a liar. It disappears when pain shows up. Discipline doesn’t. Discipline stays when emotion leaves. It’s the difference between relapse and resilience. Here’s why. #recovery #discipline
Keep your story unedited. Every scar you hide is a page someone else needs to read. Don’t polish your pain for the crowd. Speak it. Someone out there’s listening for real. #lifeunfiltered
October 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Keep your story unedited. Every scar you hide is a page someone else needs to read. Don’t polish your pain for the crowd. Speak it. Someone out there’s listening for real. #lifeunfiltered
I’m not supposed to be here. Addiction tried to bury me, but discipline kept me alive. My new article, Life After Addiction: Sober and Alive, is the truth about life after addiction. Read it now. #discipline #addiction #recovery
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Life After Addiction: Sober and Alive - Jim Lunsford
I built my life after addiction with discipline, ownership, and grit. This is how I rebuilt and stayed alive. Start now. Never go back.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I’m not supposed to be here. Addiction tried to bury me, but discipline kept me alive. My new article, Life After Addiction: Sober and Alive, is the truth about life after addiction. Read it now. #discipline #addiction #recovery
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