The Quiet Practice — Episode 3: “Peace Comes from Clarity, Not Control”

We spend our lives trying to manage everything — the people, the pace, the outcome. But what if peace doesn’t come from control… what if it comes from clarity?

In this episode, Boyd James Levitt — founder of Umbra Consulting, author of The Underachiever’s War, and host of The Quiet Practice — breaks down how true strength isn’t found in forcing results, but in mastering your response to them.

You’ll learn: 🧭 The psychology behind why control gives the illusion of peace — and why it never lasts. ✈️ Case studies that bring it to life — from airline pilots under pressure to parenting through chaos. 💬 The “90-Second Rule” for calming your reactions before they own you. 🪶 The “Control Columns” method for deciding what’s worth your energy. 🕯️ The “Five-Minute Audit” — a nightly reflection that turns overwhelm into focus.

This episode invites you to step back, breathe, and stop fighting battles you were never meant to win. Because peace doesn’t mean the absence of chaos — it means clarity in the middle of it.

“When you stop trying to control everything, you start mastering something — yourself.”

Listen. Reflect. Practice. 🕊️ The Quiet Practice — Deliberate. Daily. Growth.

🎧 Available on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Amazon Music 📘 Preorder Boyd’s Book: The Underachiever’s War: A Sales Guide for the Tired and Dangerous 🌐 Connect: www.UmbraConsulting.net

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Discipline Over Motivation

Motivation is designed to get you started but we rarely take that motivation to build systems around it. On this week's episode we will be discussing what motivation is and also discuss how to take control of motivation and yield it into discipline.

Episode 1: Gratitude — Seeing Clearly When Life Gets Loud

When life gets noisy, gratitude is what brings things back into focus.

Not fake positivity. Not pretending everything’s fine. But seeing what’s still good — even in the middle of the chaos.

In this first episode of The Quiet Practice, host Boyd Levitt shares how gratitude shifts our perspective when life, work, and expectations start to feel heavy. Through personal reflection, real-world examples, and powerful mindset exercises, Boyd explores how gratitude can turn pressure into perspective and burnout into clarity.

This episode dives deep into:

• Why gratitude isn’t denial — it’s discipline.

• The psychology behind gratitude and emotional resilience.

• A story of how one shift in focus reignited purpose after burnout.

• Simple daily practices — from the “Thank You Walk” to the Morning Three — to help you start seeing clearly again.

“Gratitude doesn’t change your life — it changes how you see it.”

Whether you’re a sales professional, a leader, or someone just trying to find your footing again, this episode will remind you that the quietest moments often hold the loudest truths.

The Quiet Practice — where growth begins in stillness.