I have talked and explained what motivation is, how it can be used and how to more or less obtain enough of it to work for you.
However, motivation has its flaws as well, it is mostly short lived, comes in burst and unless the motivation is internal, needs to be reinforced all the time, otherwise it can fade away.
What I am talking about is DISCIPLINE.
Someone who is disciplined does not care what day it is, does not care if he feels like working, does not care it the results are not showing yet, it is a complete different mindset that is usually most prevalent in the military forces. Doing the same thing daily without a second thought as to how it sucks or I could be doing something fun right now.
While the whole military system is unappealing to most marketers, the discipline part is very, very useful.
Fitness is also a great show of discipline. You will never see results instantly there, yet you have to sacrifice more or less all of your favorite foods, at least 1 hour a day for training and educate yourself properly.
Discipline gets you up every day and to the gym, without any motivation beforehand, you don't think "I have to go to the gym today even though I feel like crap.", you just go. It goes hand in hand with routine as well.
While I might have strayed a bit from IM, the principles are all the same.
While you might be hyped and ready to work the first week/month, unless you start seeing some results, that motivation will probably fall and your productivity will lower.
Discipline, no matter how crappy your day way, no matter if the results aren't coming in yet, no matter if you want to play a game instead, will make you go through your plan every single day. None of your current emotions(Instant entertainment for example) matter.
One quote to sum it up:
"DON'T GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT MOST, FOR WHAT YOU WANT NOW."
So, HOW to get disciplined? Stay tuned, a thread with that in mind coming soon.
However, motivation has its flaws as well, it is mostly short lived, comes in burst and unless the motivation is internal, needs to be reinforced all the time, otherwise it can fade away.
What I am talking about is DISCIPLINE.
Someone who is disciplined does not care what day it is, does not care if he feels like working, does not care it the results are not showing yet, it is a complete different mindset that is usually most prevalent in the military forces. Doing the same thing daily without a second thought as to how it sucks or I could be doing something fun right now.
While the whole military system is unappealing to most marketers, the discipline part is very, very useful.
Fitness is also a great show of discipline. You will never see results instantly there, yet you have to sacrifice more or less all of your favorite foods, at least 1 hour a day for training and educate yourself properly.
Discipline gets you up every day and to the gym, without any motivation beforehand, you don't think "I have to go to the gym today even though I feel like crap.", you just go. It goes hand in hand with routine as well.
While I might have strayed a bit from IM, the principles are all the same.
While you might be hyped and ready to work the first week/month, unless you start seeing some results, that motivation will probably fall and your productivity will lower.
Discipline, no matter how crappy your day way, no matter if the results aren't coming in yet, no matter if you want to play a game instead, will make you go through your plan every single day. None of your current emotions(Instant entertainment for example) matter.
One quote to sum it up:
"DON'T GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT MOST, FOR WHAT YOU WANT NOW."
So, HOW to get disciplined? Stay tuned, a thread with that in mind coming soon.