Why This Site Looks the Way It Does

I recently stripped this site down to text.

No hero images.
No funnels.
No performance layers.

Just writing.

This wasn’t a redesign in the traditional sense. It was a correction.

Over time, the structure around my work had become heavier than the work itself. Publishing started to feel harder than writing, which told me something was off. Writing has always been how I think, process, and build clarity. The friction wasn’t creative. It was structural.

So I removed what didn’t serve that.

This site now exists for one primary purpose: to publish writing.

You’ll find two kinds of work here.

Articles are finished ideas. Clear positions. Deliberate, long-form pieces that are meant to stand on their own.

Notes are thinking in motion. Observations, reflections, and updates published while the idea is still alive. This is one of those.

I’m no longer trying to make this space do everything. Coaching and speaking live elsewhere. Social conversation happens elsewhere. This site is an archive. A place for the work to live without noise.

If you want the longer explanation behind this shift, I published a full article on X. This note simply marks the moment here.

From here on out, the structure stays quiet, and the writing does the work.

Author: Jim Lunsford

I’m a writer, speaker, and recovery coach based in Columbus, IN. I live by one truth: discipline builds freedom. After hitting rock bottom in addiction and weighing 305 pounds, I made the decision at 2:33 a.m. on August 2, 2015, to quit cold turkey. Since then, I’ve lost over 130 pounds, rebuilt my life, and dedicated myself to helping others do the same. Through my writing, coaching, and speaking, I share hard-earned lessons on discipline, recovery, ownership, and resilience. My work is direct, grounded in lived experience, and focused on action over motivation. I believe lasting change demands structure and standards, not excuses, and I teach others to take full responsibility for building a life they don’t want to escape. When I’m not writing or coaching, I train as an endurance runner. The daily miles reinforce the same principle I teach: discipline doesn’t take a day off.