Be Relentless in Pursuit of Your Dreams

Are You Prepared to Do What It Takes?

Although virtually everyone agrees that "time is money," I'm convinced most people only pay lip service to this truism. If you're really serious about it, you need to come to grips with the reality that the key ingredient for converting time into money is self-discipline.

The greatest catalyst for an undisciplined person is pain, and pain comes in many forms.

Physical pain, for instance, can be the catalyst for becoming self-disciplined when it comes to exercise and healthy eating. Financial pain can be the catalyst for having the self-discipline to work when you're tired or sick, or when you'd rather be out having fun. And then there's the pain that comes from a lost love, which can give you the self-discipline to be a better partner when love comes your way again.

Well, I've certainly been in the financial pain category! I know that many of you have been in the same situation: Going to a job every day, that you knew in your heart would never give you the life you dream of.
Seeing others "living the life", while your were struggling just to make ends meet. Feeling that you were just as good as those in positions that you reported to. Oh, and how about missing family events or time with your friends because you couldn't find someone to cover your shift.

Unfortunately, most people in this situation eventually give up on their dreams over time. They just settle for their lot in life, as they see it. A small percentage of this group, about 20%, stay opportunity-minded, looking for a way to make their dreams come true. But, again, about 97% of this smaller group, give up when they feel they are not making progress. That leaves about 3% that are absolutely relentless in the pursuit of their dreams.

In my years in direct sales, I have seen many people come and go. The initial excitement soon fades into disappointment and discouragement. Some have unrealistic expectations, while others let family and friends get inside their heads. Lack of leadership is also a huge detriment.

The bottom line is that you have to be persistent and determined to make it, no matter what. Your future depends on you sticking it out. You will work harder on yourself than you have on anything else in your life. Success is not easy, but you must not give yourself the option of failure.

Self-discipline is about restraining, or regulating, your actions -- repressing the instinct to act impulsively in favor of taking rational, long-term-oriented actions. I was not very self-disciplined earlier, and it really set me back. Now I realize that self-discipline -- a trait that every human being has the capacity to develop -- gives me the power to outperform people who may be more intelligent and talented than I am.$

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