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In today's episode of the Daily Drive, I share a wild teenage story of turning a small house hangout into an uncontrollable 200-300 person rager—complete with a Craigslist-fueled heist that stole jewelry, including my dad's Rolex—after I foolishly put a friend on the door instead of guarding it myself. It's the perfect metaphor for life: your mind is the house, attention is the door, and you have to be the strict bouncer. Let in the wrong influences—people, habits, media—and chaos creeps in, just like those uninvited guests. Successful people draw a clear circle of what makes them better (books, podcasts, relationships that push growth) and ruthlessly say no to everything outside it, embracing the discomfort because saying yes to one thing means no to something better. Steve Jobs nailed it: focus means proudly saying no to a hundred great ideas. I end with a quick baseball twist—do you ever feel like slugging percentage is lying to you?—hinting at how raw power stats can miss the real impact in key moments, much like unchecked inputs can mislead your life's trajectory. Draw your circle today; protect what's inside.

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The Daily DriveBy Austin Merrill