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18
September 6, 2026
Episode 18: The Discipline of Silence
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz starts a personal experiment: practicing silence as a form of discipline. Not every thought worth having is worth saying immediately, and he's noticed that holding words…
~14 min
17
August 30, 2026
Episode 17: I Screwed Up — Discipline After Failure
In this raw, personal episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz opens with an admission: he fell off his own discipline this week. Real discipline was never about perfect consistency — it's the ability to return after yo…
~10 min
16
August 23, 2026
Episode 16: Discipline and Leadership — Why Consistency Beats Charisma
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz explores why discipline, not vision or charisma, is what actually makes leadership credible. A leader may inspire with words, but discipline is what makes those words bel…
~9 min
15
August 16, 2026
Episode 15: Discipline and Resilience After Failure
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz tackles a topic that tests discipline more than success ever can: failure. It's easy to stay committed when things are going well. The real work happens when plans collap…
~11 min
14
August 9, 2026
Episode 14: Discipline and Digital Habits — Reclaiming Your Attention
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz gets honest about phone addiction — his own included — and why discipline in the digital age has become one of the hardest kinds to practice. Billion-dollar algorithms ar…
~10 min
13
August 2, 2026
Episode 13: Discipline and Self-Respect — Why Keeping Promises to Yourself Matters Most
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz explores what may be discipline's deepest driver: self-respect. Discipline is often seen as something external — rules imposed to control behavior. But at its core, it's…
~10 min
July 26, 2026
Episode 12: Emotional Control — Discipline in the Moment You Need It Most
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz explores one of the most powerful and underrated dimensions of discipline: emotional control. Because many of the decisions that shape our lives are made not in calm mome…
~10 min
July 19, 2026
Episode 11: Discipline Is Freedom — Why the Two Are Not Opposites
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz challenges one of the most common beliefs about discipline: that it restricts your freedom. In reality, discipline is what makes real freedom possible.
~10 min
July 12, 2026
Episode 10: Motivation vs. Discipline — One Starts the Journey, the Other Finishes It
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz tackles one of the most common misconceptions in personal development: that motivation and discipline are the same thing. They are not — and confusing the two is exactly…
~10 min
July 5, 2026
Episode 9: 90% Discipline, 10% Knowledge — The Real Formula for Financial Success
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz makes a bold claim: 90% of personal finance success comes from discipline, and only 10% from financial knowledge. After 23 years in finance, he's convinced this is true —…
~20 min
08
June 28, 2026
Episode 8: Discipline & Career — How Consistent Effort Builds a Reputation That Opens Doors
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz draws on 23 years in finance, accounting and auditing to explore one of the most underrated career strategies: discipline.
~10 min
07
June 21, 2026
Episode 7: Discipline & Parenting — The Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Child
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz tackles one of the most debated topics in modern parenting: is discipline good or harmful for children? And why has society shifted so dramatically on this question over…
~11 min
06
June 14, 2026
Episode 6: Discipline & Money — Why Financial Success Is About Behaviour, Not Brilliance
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz draws on 23 years in finance to make one thing clear: the difference between people who build lasting wealth and those who don't has almost nothing to do with intelligenc…
~11 min
05
June 7, 2026
Episode 5: Ikigai & Discipline — When Your Habits Are Connected to Purpose
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz shares reflections from one of the most powerful books he's read recently — Ikigai, the Japanese concept of "reason for being" — and explores what it has to do with livin…
~10 min
04
May 31, 2026
Episode 4: Make It Easy — The Secret to Habits That Actually Stick
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz gets personal — sharing the mistakes he made that caused him to stop going to the gym entirely, and how one simple mindset shift got him back on track.
~12 min
03
May 24, 2026
Episode 3: Stop Being Idealistic — The Power of Simplifying Your Habits
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, Behrouz shares a personal wake-up call that happened this week — he stopped going to the gym. Not because he lost motivation, but because he was trying to make his routine too pe…
~12 min
02
May 17, 2026
Episode 2: The One Habit That Changes Everything — Taking Full Responsibility
In this episode of The Discipline Lab, we explore the single most powerful habit you can adopt on the path to a disciplined life: taking full responsibility for everything that happens around you.
~12 min
01
May 10, 2026
Episode 1: Why I Got Serious & The Compound Effect of Discipline
In this first episode of The Discipline Lab, I share the personal turning point that made me get serious about my health and my life — and why losing weight was just the beginning.
~11 min