7-40 Challenge | Round 4, Day 7
Round 4’s first week is in the books. Here’s what it looked like.
Day 1, I locked the priorities for the round. Two targets: get ready to sit my CDMP exam and get Phase Defiant in front of more people.
Day 2, I finished a book, started another, and published two blog posts.
Day 3, I drove from Oklahoma City to Dallas with a list of questions and a voice recorder. Two and a half hours of talking produced 18,000 words of raw material — business strategy, financial planning, a distribution roadmap, a seven-part writing series framework, and a rebuilt essay. Five documents came out of one car ride.
Day 4, I published a post and drafted another one while fighting a headache.
Day 5, I hit the wall. Six out of seven habits. No creative work. In bed early. It happens.
Day 6, I punched back. Full day. Every habit. Gym with my son.
Day 7, everything done. Holiday weekend ahead.
One rough day out of seven. The system held. The habits didn’t break — they bent for a day and came right back.
That’s what Week 1 looks like when the question isn’t “can I keep going” but “how do I build something with what I’ve already proven I can do.”
Six more weeks in Round 4. We’re just getting started.
David Willis 