Jim Moens

Dad of three awesome young men. I write tales of daring adventure, with the aim to entertain and inspire. All-around swell guy.

[Camus @newstart_2024]

David Goggins just rewired my brain on purpose.

No race. No deadline. No external carrot dangling—yet you still attack every day like your life depends on it.

Because the ultimate purpose isn’t the goal. It’s YOU.

“The main purpose in life is you,” Goggins says. If you’re hitting snooze or skipping the work, you simply don’t respect yourself enough yet. Self-betterment is the one mission that never ends.

Real pride (quiet, earned, unbreakable) becomes the engine. In a soft world, “it’s so easy to be great nowadays because most people are weak.” Lean into the suck, own the loneliness, and turn it into your superpower.

Craft your own ethos—your personal mission statement—and hold yourself ruthlessly accountable to it every morning.

Like the man said: “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for everything.”

My take: In 2025, surrounded by endless distractions and quick-fix dopamine, Goggins’ message is a lifeline. True strength isn’t built chasing applause or events—it’s the invisible daily deposits into your own character account. Compound that long enough, and you become antifragile.

This 4:12 clip is pure fire. Watch it, feel it, live it.

What’s one non-negotiable line in YOUR personal mission statement?

[Sassington, M.C. @MissSassbox]

this is going to be the most wholesome thing you'll see today

[Jim Moens @jimmoenswriter]

I see a sleepy ostrich.

[Out of Context Human Race @NoContextHumans]

Apparently, if you can see a tree, you're left-brained, and if you can see two people holding hands, you're right-brained 🤔

[Out of Context Human Race @NoContextHumans]

Apparently, if you can see a tree, you're left-brained, and if you can see two people holding hands, you're right-brained 🤔

[City On Fire @CityOnFireNews]

THE RAID of the ROAD HOUSE! Iko Uwais joins Jake Gyllenhaal in Amazon’s upcoming ‘Road House’ sequel

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[Jim Moens @jimmoenswriter]

@insidemanifest 111

Get it done.

[Jim Moens @jimmoenswriter]

@Martina No, he just thinks everybody else is.

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Family 🧵

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[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

2. James Clear on Building Habits That Stick

Most think success requires massive changes. James reveals why this is backwards.

Success is the product of daily habits, not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

Nostalgia - A Thread that will take you back in time 🧵

1. Time when we respected the computer like this

[INTERIOR PORN @INTERIORPORN1]

this has to be a joke because what the hell…

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

Someone put crabs in their luggage

[kira 👾 @kirawontmiss]

i’m speaking for everyone when i say that drone shows are way better than fireworks

[Alexander Boldizar @Boldizar]

"If you liked Neal Stephenson’s Reamde (2011), you’re going to love Seconds (2024). The action is gripping and relentless; the ideas are crisp, clear and meticulously well researched; and the characters (even the bad guys) are complicated, believable, charismatic and likeable."

[AZ Nick 🐦‍🔥 @NickGlowMindset]

Discipline is a form of self-care. It is all about mastering self-control. You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined, so that you can love yourself enough to take action based on your inner voice, regardless of how you feel, or temptations you face.

[Rare Breed Mentality @rarebreedmntlty]

Without commitment, you'll never start but more importantly, without consistency, you'll never finish.

[Rare Breed Mentality @rarebreedmntlty]

A man is great not because he hasn't failed. A man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

[Oscar Hoole @theoscarhoole]

In 1965, Singapore was forced out of Malaysia.

No army.

No resources.

No fresh water.

A tiny island of 2M people living in slums.

Then ONE man's ruthless vision built modern Asia's greatest success...

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