Tag: self discipline
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Why closing these Gap’s are vital to your life and success.
If you had to sum up life it could really be summed up in one sentence. You spend most of your life trying to close the GAPs in the most important areas of your life. The GAP between what you might be asking. The GAP between you and everything you want out of your life…
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How many Thursdays do you have left in your life?
I don’t know about you, but no matter what I do, it seems like I always use more time to do something than I should use. This is not a new phenomenon. Actually if you look it up there is actual supposed law for this belief. Called Parkinson’s Law. Cyril Northcote Parkinson, actually wrote about…
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New Year. New You. Or have you already quit?
New Year. New You. Does this sound like you? Hey, I hope so. I think the beginning of the year is as good as any to start a new thing. Whether it is your health, your money, a bad habit you want to quit, or anything else. But do you want to know what is…
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The two best measurements on determining what you think is important
Years ago when I was single I would eat out a lot, even more so than I do as a married man now, I think. Ha Ha. I can remember one year I was looking at my bank account online. My bank had one of those software systems that put all of my spending into…
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Four hundred times later, this is what I’ve learned
On January 13, 2014, I was sitting and staring at my computer just like I am now. I had just purchased the domain name selfdevelopmentaddict.com My goal was to write/type a blog at least once a week for a year, and at the end of that year turn those blog posts into a book. I now…
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A link in the chain
Every discipline that you make in your life will lead to another discipline. Eventually you will have enough links in the chain to have a well designed life. Maybe you start off small with just turning the television off and reading/listening to something educational an hour before you would normally turn the television off. You…
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40 hours is the starting line
This morning I was listening to the recorded version of the Dave Ramsey show like I do every morning. In all his wisdom (which is why I listen) he said to someone who called in that they had competing goals. I believe the caller was asking if her husband should go back to school or…
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The Law of Diminishing Intent
This truly is a law. It’s a law because it is true and without a doubt I have, and many of you have all broken this law many times in our life. What does the law mean: We have all had that moment when we get really excited about something, maybe it is dieting, getting…
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Self Discipline
Andrew Carnegie stated that the greatest and the most essential ingredient to success is Self Discipline. Self discipline is complete control over ones mind which in turn complete control over their actions. I don’t know about you, but sometimes my self-discipline is absent. I allow life or circumstances to get in my way. Mr. Carnegie…