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According to Scranton Psychology Professor John C. Norcross, Ph.D., less than 10% of New Year’s resolutions are achieved.
“There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self-discipline, none of them work.”
Success principle #1
With self-discipline, the average person can rise further than intelligence and talent alone will take them, and the ordinary person can become extraordinary.
You are the only person capable of changing your life—no one can do that for you. The easiest way to change yourself is to change the things you do each day.
If you are unsatisfied with life, you are in a great place because the disgust that you feel for your current circumstances is an indication that you know you are not where you are supposed to be, and you want to change that.
Unsatisfied wuth life?
But then I learned about the power of a consistent morning routine and my life changed.
The power of a consistent morning routine
If I had to use an alternative word for “routine,” I’d use the word “freedom” because that’s what it gives us.
Routine = Freedom
Establishing a morning routine works in the same way. Once it becomes a habit, and you’re powering through your routine on autopilot, it will give you freedom because you will no longer struggle to succeed.
The problem is that your current routines aren’t doing you any favors. In fact, they’re hindering you. Everything you do in the morning has become an enemy of progress, and the longer you continue living this way, the longer your success will be delayed.
Waking up early is an essential habit to cultivate if you want to succeed because it gives you a head start on the day.
Importance Of waking up early
There is no denying that any skill is easier to master during childhood;
Childhood skills
Discipline is about doing what you know you’ve got to do even when you don’t feel like it. But for your efforts to make a difference, you must be consistent. Slacking off every other day isn’t going to get you to your destination any more quickly. Consistency builds momentum and that’s how dreams become a reality. When you are aware of what discipline demands, you are more likely to choose to do the right thing.
There are many reasons people suffer from low self-esteem, and one of them is that they are not where they need to be in life.
Inactivity leads to one place—failure.
Probably, one of the best quotes from the book.
Friendships and relationships are about trust. A person with self-discipline is always going to live by their word; if you ask them to keep a secret, they will. They are often the same person in private as they are in public because they value integrity.
When people are easily offended, it’s because they are not self-assured; they don’t know who they are or what they stand for, and so they view criticism (even when it is constructive) as an attack on their character and become deeply offended.
Self-disciplined people can handle constructive criticism—in fact, they value it because it pushes them to become better.
even though economics attempts to predict the choice a person will take when faced with more than one alternative, in the real world, most people choose to do nothing
This is true for ‘almost’ everyone.
There is always a cost associated with change, and most of the time, we don’t want to pay the price.
One of the reasons I have survived losses, betrayals, toxic relationships and a multitude of ups and downs, is that I truly understand and appreciate the fact that change is the only constant. You have to continuously adapt or face extinction. ~ Shaune B. Ryder
The fear of failure is why people don’t like change, but the reality is that failure is not final—it’s not the end of the world if you don’t get it right. All successful people fail at some point in their lives, but they use their mistakes to make better decisions in the future.
A close family member once mocked me for a failure I endured, but that didn’t stop me. Because that same person never faced failure, let alone success. Years later as I grew older I realized that, that person never had it in them to even try, never dared to dream and thus couldn’t identify with my grit and determination. Needless to say, I continued to grow, despite the setbacks and delays I achieved my goals and it all lead to a more fulfilling life.
People shouldn’t be afraid of failure; they should be scared of regret. The feeling of looking back on your life and wondering “What if……” will torment you worse than the feeling of having tried and failed.
This single line should apply to you, if you ever wish to live a life worth living.~ SBR
