Today, we flip the script.
You’re not answering these Chain-Breaker Questions for yourself. We are using them to coach.
This is a sample of what it looks like when you take a brother through change. Not surface-level advice. Targeted questions that break through distraction and excuses.

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“Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
— Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)

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The Reflection:
The moment you recognize something as a distraction, it loses its power. But when you entertain it, scroll a little longer, respond to that pointless message, chase that wandering thought, you’re trading purpose for comfort and calling it productivity.

You have a mission. You have a task. Get it done.

📌 Distraction is the enemy of discipline
📌 Your focus is your responsibility
📌 If it doesn’t move the mission forward, it doesn’t belong in your mind

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⛓️ Chain-Breaker Questions

⛓️ 1. What distraction has mastered you lately?
I’ve been giving ground in three specific areas.
Sleeping past 5 am is not just a time issue. It’s a leak in my discipline. I know what time I need to be up to own the day. When I don’t hit that mark, the whole day starts off weak.
Facebook reels are another area. I usually go in to send a DM for life coaching, but I let myself get pulled into the scroll. What starts as intentional turns into wasted time. That’s not harmless. That’s my focus being hijacked.
Then there are the little insignificant things. I don’t need more hours. I need fewer distractions disguised as obligations.

⛓️ 2. Who benefits when you stay unfocused?
No one. Not me. Not my kids. Not my calling.
I know this. I teach this. But if I don’t stop and reflect, I become the exact man I’m trying to help.
When I let my focus slip, I end up pouring from an empty cup. I stop being a blessing. I start being a burden. The enemy wins when a leader forgets to lead himself.

⛓️ 3. What are you avoiding by staying distracted? What truth are you afraid to face when the noise is gone?
I had to study my habits and routines to answer this. I looked back at the weeks I remember as rewarding and productive. The difference is simple. I did what I planned. It wasn’t complicated. It was consistent.
5 am: Coffee. Prayer. Two devotionals. More prayer.
6 am: Follow up with client emails and encouragement texts.
8 am: Write a reflection.
9 am: Hit the weights and work out. Visit Dad.
11 am: Generate and post campaigns. Prospect. Sessions when scheduled.
5 pm: Prep dinner
7 pm: Put in the four miles

But when I looked over that list, I saw what I’ve been avoiding. Campaigns and prospecting. That’s where I let distractions win. Not because they’re hard. Because I hear “Not interested” often. I know what I offer can change a man’s life. I’ve been there. I’ve lived through it. I can help someone identify what’s not working and build a real plan to become unstuck. But rejection stings. Every “Not interested” feels personal. It’s not just a pass on the program. It feels like a pass on me. When that uncomfortable feeling creeps in, I retreat into distractions. It’s easier than facing another no. That’s the truth I’ve been avoiding. And it’s time to face it.

⛓️ 4. Are you using business as a badge to cover up the fact that you’re avoiding bold moves?
I don’t see this in me. I’ve trained myself to spot that lie and shut it down. In our Friday men’s group, we tackled this head-on. That phrase “I’m too busy” has become a red flag for me. When a man keeps saying he’s too busy, he’s avoiding. He’s not overloaded. He’s undercommitted to what matters.
I’ve built the habit of calling that out in myself. I’ve learned to be real. I teach that to others. But for a lot of men, they haven’t practiced this enough. No one has challenged them to face what they’re running from.
So no. I’m not using busyness to hide. But I see how easy it is for others to fall into that trap when no one demands more from them.

⛓️ 5. What one task have you been putting off that would actually shift your life forward?
This one’s different. I’ve already addressed surface-level avoidance. But shifting my life forward requires something deeper. For me, it’s completing more studies. Taking more courses. Growing stronger in the calling God put on my life. That’s the real forward motion. That’s where power and responsibility meet.
I want to learn more about prayer. Not just practicing it. Understanding it as a spiritual weapon. I want to grow in spiritual fitness. I want to be in a position to create disciples. That’s the mission. That’s the legacy.
We’re working through a concept in our current session. Then there is “Becoming Before Belonging.” It’s about becoming the man God called you to be before a relationship. Build the foundation strong so the structure doesn’t collapse.
Because I know who I want to be in the next season. I know deeper study and training will get me there. This isn’t about escaping. It’s about stepping into something bigger.

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✝️ Altar Challenge
Turn off all distractions for the next 90 minutes. No phone. No TV. No multitasking. Just you, your task, and your purpose.
Then write down how much progress you made. Prove to yourself what you’re capable of when you lock in.

No More Nails.
What held you does not hold you.

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This is a short sample of what my coaching looks like.
Five questions. One conversation. Clear direction.
Now watch how the Chain-Breaker Questions become the framework for transformation.
This is where coaching begins.
This is where chains break.

The Decision: I need a plan that includes more studies.

This is how coaching works. This is how the questions reveal the actions needed to improve a man’s life. Like nearly every man I coach, it begins with an assumed weakness or fault. “I am distracted.” But after only five questions, and coaching myself through them, I now see clearly that I need a plan that includes more studies and less fluff.

The Plan: In this case, I have to create a plan – Answer the questions. What, When, Where, How, and Who to accomplish compete the decision.

Those first five questions aren’t just symptoms. They are the system.
If I’m going to commit to serious study, I have to tighten up the discipline. I have to wake up early. I have to eliminate distractions. I have to face rejection without retreating. I can’t use busyness as camouflage. I have to follow through on what moves the mission.

The commitment to study can’t survive without the structure to support it.
The five create the frame. The calling fills it.
If I lock in, stay obedient, and honor the process, the rest will fall into place as God wills.
Because of the action.