The default cycle
- Trigger
- Symptom
- Blame
- Distract
- Forget
- Stuck
Wake up reacting. The first hour belongs to whatever pinged loudest. Blame the schedule, numb the friction, forget. A decade goes by and you cannot point to what changed.
The Daily ContractLive intentionally.
The Daily Contract is a three-minute daily practice. Name the one action that makes today a success, uphold it, and let Wil, your growth partner, show you the patterns you cannot see from inside your own life.
14 free cycles. Then $14/month. Cancel anytime.
No app store needed: add it to your home screen from your phone's browser.
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/ The pattern
You keep not doing the things you said you would.
The workout you said you would stop skipping. The hard conversation you said you would have. The morning you said you would own. You read the books. You buy the planners. You start the streaks. And then the day runs you, again.
And the cost compounds. You stop trusting your own word, because you have heard it before, from yourself.
/ Two ways to live a day
Most days happen to you. Few happen through you.
The intentional cycle
- Press in
- Action
- Transform
- Forge forward
- Compounding
Open the day on your own terms. Name what you learned yesterday, pick the one thing today that earns your trust, and see it succeed before it happens. A year goes by and you can point to exactly what changed, because you wrote it down.
Same triggers. Different lives. The gap between them is closeable.
/ The practice
Four beats. Three minutes.
Each day you name your contract, uphold it, and forge forward. It is the small hinge that swings a giant door.
Prime
Open with what you are grateful for. You start the day from growth, not deficit, and see the good around you instead of the gaps.
Improve
Score yesterday and name what you learned. Pattern recognition, not punishment: the number cools the emotion enough for the lesson to show.
Commit
Name the one specific action that will make today a success. Not five. One. Named and trackable.
Visualize
Play the movie of today succeeding, so you start the day having already felt it work.
/ Wil · your growth partner
Names the pattern you cannot see from inside your own life.
Wil reads what you write and reflects back what only someone who has traveled the whole way with you could see: the patterns across months and years, the contradictions you keep repeating, and the gap that closes the moment you name it.
Generative AI replaces.
It writes on your behalf and swaps your voice for a statistical average. It makes you faster, and often makes you average.
Reflective AI develops.
Wil sharpens your commitment instead of writing it, and is trained to uphold the ten WayMaker tenets. It makes you better.
/ The Ascent
Your growth, made visible.
Every day you uphold your contract, you plot a point. Growth is not a straight line, and relentless discipline draws it anyway. Milestones count every cycle you complete, never a streak, so a missed day never takes one back.
- 2Proof of Life
- 77 Strong
- 21Blueprint II
- 30Top 10% Club
- 44The Grind Pays
- 66Sovereignty
- 100Centurion
- 180The Long Watch
- 365Steward
- 500Bearer
- 730Standard
- 1,000Anchor
Milestones, by cycles completed.
/ Together
Go fast alone. Go far together.
When the contract goes communal, the work compounds. Your practice becomes fuel for the people around you, and theirs for you.
Member roster
Who is on the practice with you.
Participation heatmap
Consistency, at a glance.
Communal Ascent Graph
The trajectory of the whole group.
Trajectory analysis
Wil reads the pattern and surfaces the leverage.
The group sees who showed up and where it is heading, never what you wrote.
/ Pricing
One tier. Built right.
The Daily Contract
$14a month, after 14 free cycles
No annual lock-in. Cancel anytime.
Start your contract- The daily contract, every day: Prime, Improve, Commit, Visualize
- Wil, your growth partner: patterns surfaced across months and years
- The Ascent Graph: your discipline, made visible over time
- The Log: every reflection, searchable, with private field notes
- On iPhone, Android and the web, from your home screen
Tiering is a tax on the people who need this most. The practice is the same whether you lead a company or are naming your first contract, so the price is too.
What we will never do: sell or rent your data, fill it with ads or sponsored nudges, use streak gimmicks built to trap you.
/ Built by
Jon Mayo
Practitioner, Army veteran, and author of Be Relentless, Forge Forward, STRIVE and The WayMaker Code. Jon built The Daily Contract because he needed it first, and he uses it every day.
/ Questions
Straight answers.
What is The Daily Contract?
The Daily Contract is a three-minute daily practice from WayMaker. Each day you Prime, Improve, Commit and Visualize: you name one contract for the day and uphold it, and Wil, your growth partner, surfaces the patterns across your practice. It works on iPhone, Android and the web, from your home screen.
Is there an iPhone or Android app?
Yes. The Daily Contract works on iPhone and Android from your browser: open app.waymaker.ai on your phone and add it to your home screen, where it opens like any other app. There is nothing to download from an app store.
How long does The Daily Contract take each day?
Three to five minutes, in four beats: Prime (what you are grateful for), Improve (score yesterday and name what you learned), Commit (the one action that makes today a success) and Visualize (see today succeed before it starts).
How much does The Daily Contract cost?
Your first 14 cycles are free. After that it is $14 a month, with one tier, no annual lock-in, and cancellation anytime.
How is Wil different from ChatGPT?
Wil is reflective, not generative. He sharpens your commitment instead of writing it for you, and he is trained to uphold the ten WayMaker tenets. He is built to develop you, not replace you.
What are the ten WayMaker tenets?
Live Intentionally, Cultivate Curiosity, Pursue Wisdom, Uphold Truth, Be Relentless, Forge Courage, Embody Sisu, Foster Unity, Champion Freedom and Build Living Legacy.
What happens if I miss a day?
Pick it back up tomorrow. Milestones count the total cycles you complete, not streaks, so a missed day never resets your progress. Consistency beats perfection.
Who is The Daily Contract for?
People who want to change: builders, leaders, founders, parents and veterans, anyone willing to do the work daily. If you want something easy that makes you feel good without changing anything, it is not for you.
Who can read my reflections?
Only you. Your reflections are private by default. In a community, the group sees participation and trajectory, never what you wrote.
Does The Daily Contract work for teams?
Yes. Each member runs their own daily contract, and the group view shows the member roster, a participation heatmap, a communal Ascent Graph and Wil's trajectory analysis, without showing anyone's reflections.
How do I cancel?
In one click. There is no annual lock-in, and your full reflection history can be exported on request.
Who built The Daily Contract?
Jon Mayo, the founder of WayMaker: an Army veteran and the author of Be Relentless, Forge Forward, STRIVE and The WayMaker Code. He built it because he needed it first, and WayMaker makes it.