As I said in my previous post, in order to start repositioning yourself, you need to Commitment. Discipline follows closely. Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability. Its therefore your ability to be disciplined throughout your repositioning process. Discipline will help you so that you do not get distracted. If you lack discipline you are surely bound to fail. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Once you set your goal, do not let anything divert your attention. I am speaking from experience.
During my early days in business, I found myself getting easily distracted by situations. I remember; way back in 2006; when I had just started my mobile phone business (Phonex Mobile Services). As I was setting up and trying to find my feet; business was picking up slowly. One close friend of mine said to me....."you are wasting your time, there are too many people doing this kind of business in this small town". I began to look around, and surely I started seeing that there were too many people in the mobile phone business. What I had forgotten is that when I started in the business in 2004, there were as many businesses. My friend then put forward an idea that was to make me quick money. Galaxy Lifestyles Ltd was supposed to make me treble my £1900.00 investment in just one month. As I write today (4 years down the line) ; I am still waiting. Had I been committed and disciplined, I could have used the £1900.00 to build my mobile phone business. I learnt the hard way and I don't want you to go through the same issues. Always focus on what is at hand. Unless you win a lottery ( whose chance is 1 in 14 000 000); anyone who tells you that money can be made quick will be lying to you.
Zig Ziglar taught me that :...." It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action and disciple that enabled us to follow through.
Contrary to my belief, discipline is a skill. It can be learnt like any other skill.
I have learnt that in order to succeed with discipline, the following is required:
- Avoid acting on impulse
- Continue to work on a project; even if the initial enthusiasm has faded away
- Overcome laziness and procrastination
- Meditate regularly
- Fulfil promises you make to yourself and others
- Start reading books, and read a book to the end
- Learn to have enough sleep
After reading this post, do not do nothing. Start the process of changing your situation. No one else but yourself can make you change.
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