I left the service thinking discipline and structure would buy me instant success online. Two years later I learned that the digital battlefield has its own rules — and that veterans often trip over t
Allen Davis
Feb 20, 2026 • 15 Minutes Read
Feb 19, 2026
I remember the first week after the service—no orders, no SOPs, just noise. I tried posting every day, buying tools, chasing motivation. Nothing stuck
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I used to treat content like a Monday PT session: all intensity, zero structure. By week three I was burned out and chasing the next hit. After five p
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I remember staring at a laptop in my off-duty hours, tired but stubborn, convinced there had to be a way to build income without sacrificing what I al
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I used to wait for the surge: the YouTube pep talk, the 3 a.m ‘this is it’ feeling. Then I noticed a pattern — my best weeks came when I followed rout
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I remember sitting in a motel parking lot at 2 a.m., laptop glowing, trying another weekend launch. Discipline wasn’t the problem—I was a former plato
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Feb 14, 2026
On Valentine’s Day I found myself holding a bouquet and a stack of pivot plans. I’d spent years protecting a perimeter; when I left service the perime
Feb 13, 2026
I served, I followed SOPs, and yes — I once fixed a generator at 0300 with duct tape and a prayer. So when my attempt to launch an online course fizzl
I still remember clicking through that secure checkout and feeling oddly calm. For $97 a month I wasn't just buying a subscription — I was stepping in
Feb 12, 2026
When I left the military I realized I hadn’t lost my discipline—I’d lost the structure that made discipline useful. Online business felt like a sandbo
Feb 11, 2026
I remember the first week after my ETS: endless advice, zero direction. I tried posting whatever felt right, chasing virality, and burned out fast. Th
