Discipline over Motivation
We all have dreams and goals we want to achieve in our lives. At some point, we wanted to do something but we wait for that perfect moment, for that "motivation" to kick in. This is an ideal way to achieve failure because MOTIVATION IS PERISHABLE. It doesn’t last forever. Motivation should be the reason behind your goals. But in actually achieving those goals you should be disciplined.
Think of motivation as the initial spark for something you want to achieve, but discipline is the fire that will keep you moving toward your goal.
Imagine you want to start a company, that will require motivation for you to start. Then you will have to do a lot of stuff, from planning to developing your first product and knowing your customer, which takes a lot of discipline.
So how does one become disciplined? YOU JUST HAVE TO DO THE THING. There is no secret recipe. You must force yourself to do that one thing toward your goal. Even if you are tired, even if you are lazy, especially when you are lazy. You just have to do the thing.
With self-discipline most anything is possible - Theodore Roosevelt
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