Dr. John A. King argues that discipline, not motivation, drives big goals. Define what big means to you, pick three unmovable priorities, and commit to daily disciplined action. Your own self-belief is the greatest obstacle.
If you're going to attempt anything in life, anything big in life, then when I say big, I don't mean social media big, or I don't mean big compared to other people. Big compared to you. Big for you. Maybe it's losing weight. Maybe it's writing a book. Maybe it's starting a business, starting a family, getting married, having a child. Whatever's big, the biggest thing you're going to battle is going to be Is going to be your belief in yourself, is going to be your discipline to see it through, is going to be your determination every day to get up and go again. At those points, you need to have made the decision already to get it done. You don't go to the gym based upon yesterday's decision. You go to the gym today based upon today's discipline. And there's a big difference between discipline and motivation. Motivation is emotional. Discipline is decisional. It doesn't matter what it is in life— writing a book, starting a business, starting a family, staying happily married— those are all very decisional, disciplined things. So I want to encourage you on your journey with what you're doing is decide what decisions you're going to make. And I wouldn't suggest you make a whole bunch. I would suggest you identify 3 things that are vitally important for you, 3 things that are unmovable for you, 3 things that you're very passionate and purposeful about, and make decisions around those things and set your discipline accordingly. And then get after it like your life depends on it, because it does.
