{"id":12600,"date":"2026-03-16T22:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T02:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/3947-the-opportunity-of-lent-by-joshua-becker-of-becoming-minimalist-on-personal-discipline\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T22:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T02:12:55","slug":"3947-the-opportunity-of-lent-by-joshua-becker-of-becoming-minimalist-on-personal-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/3947-the-opportunity-of-lent-by-joshua-becker-of-becoming-minimalist-on-personal-discipline\/","title":{"rendered":"3947: The Opportunity of Lent by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist on Personal Discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at:<a href=\"https:\/\/oldpodcast.com\/\"> <u>OLDPodcast.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Episode 3947:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Becker reflects on how intentionally giving up a controlling influence for forty days can become a powerful path to self-discipline, humility, and clarity about what truly matters. By stepping away from everyday habits like fast food, social media, or television, we gain deeper empathy, stronger self-control, and a renewed perspective on our time, money, and priorities. His reflections reveal how a simple seasonal practice can spark lasting personal growth.<\/p>\n<p>Read along with the original article(s) here:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/the-opportunity-of-lent\/\"> <u>https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/the-opportunity-of-lent\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quotes to ponder:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a humbling exercise to battle controlling influences in our lives. We are forced to stand face-to-face with our weaknesses and our humanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just like a muscle, self-control grows stronger through use and exercise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As soon as you have an answer, you have identified a controlling influence on your life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3947: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motivation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}