Imagine how different your life would be if you knew a way to hack your daily habits to become a highly self-disciplined and productive person.
James Daugherty is an intelligence expert & former CIA Spy who specializes in all forms of human behavior. There are many unique skills required for the job, but there is one thing that makes everything else tick - productivity. A spy would be worthless without high output.
Productivity: An Ex-SPY’s guide is designed to help you with just that. It's a combination of the following two books to help you with productivity, anti-procrastination & time management techniques for success & the confidence to put them into play.
(Confidence: An Ex-SPY'S Guide to Build Unwavering Confidence & Override Social Anxiety to Win in Any Situation)
In this eye-opening & engaging book, Daugherty gives readers a firsthand look into the trials & tribulations he dealt with in the field as a CIA operative & no-nonsense guide revealing how to:

Build general overriding confidence (that lasts).

Step by step strategies to overcome limiting beliefs.

Prepping for important ‘missions’ (interviews, meetings, dates) you have prior warning for.

Positive visualization techniques

Breakdown on the OODA loop process to efficiently deal with stressful situations

Spy tactics to deal with social anxiety on the fly.





Confidence is a mixture of fascinating anecdotes combined with the scientific rationale to back up the author’s advice. The clever confidence tricks described will help you in all areas of life from a professional career, relationships and ultimately your future success.

(Self Discipline: An EX-Spy’s Guide to Hack Your Daily Habits to Build Unshakeable Self-Control, Laser Sharp Focus, Extreme Productivity & Eliminate Procrastination Without the Need for Willpower)

In this insightful and functional book, Daugherty gives readers a firsthand look into the trials & tribulations he dealt with in the field as a CIA operative & no-nonsense guide revealing how to:


Understand the basic cognitive principles on how the brain actually works

The nature of a ‘habit loop’

Why it’s critical to identify bad habits & replace them with better ones

Tactics to help you naturally cultivate a self-disciplined mindset

Strategies to help with delaying gratification & preventing procrastination

Day-to-Day habits of a spy to develop extreme productivity

Implementing ‘Habit Pyramiding’ for exponential progress

CIA Fitness Training Principles for fast results





… and much more.

An Ex-Spy’s Guide to Self-Discipline is a mixture of methodical methods combined with the scientific rationale to back up the author’s advice. The clever self-discipline and habit tricks described will help you in all areas of life from health & fitness, career, relationships and everything in between.