“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments, and that bridge must be crossed every day.”
A
thought by John C. Maxwell (2012-10-02) from his book, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
(p. 79). Center Street. Kindle Edition.
Now the first step is a goal. What do you want? Have you stopped and really looked at what
you want from your future? One thing I
have set as a goal is to pay off all our credit cards. We will get a raise if we do that so I have
set up a plan to do that. It means we
have to daily discipline ourselves to not use then and then to pay off the card
with the lowest balance first and then pay a little over the minimum on all the
others till they are paid off. I already
have three of them paid off.
I know, I know that doesn’t sound exciting but that is the
way it works.
Now the first step is a goal. What do you want? Have you stopped and really looked at what
you want from your future? One thing I
have set as a goal is to pay off all our credit cards. We will get a raise if we do that so I have
set up a plan to do that. It means we
have to daily discipline ourselves to not use then and then to pay off the card
with the lowest balance first and then pay a little over the minimum on all the
others till they are paid off. I already
have three of them paid off.
The first step is the goal.
Take some time and set some goals and set up a plan. Remember, it is a cinch by the inch but hard
by the yard. In other words it is
easier to accomplish a long term goal by setting up smaller daily goals. What am I going to daily do in order to
accomplish my long term goal?
So what do you want to accomplish? It will take discipline. It isn’t easy but it is worth it. First of all start with a long reach goal and
then break it down to a daily goal. That
is where the discipline comes in.
Some people are afraid to go over bridges so they have never
seen what is on the other side. But
there is so much to see, so much to accomplish.
Every one of us has so much potential, so much ability. God created us to accomplish specific goals.
Think of what is in your life that wouldn’t be there if
someone hadn’t decided to figure out how to make it. Almost everything in your life is there
because someone walked daily over the bridge between goal and accomplishment until
it happened.
John then said, “Over time that daily crossing becomes a
habit. And ultimately, people do not decide their future; they decide their
habits and their habits decide their future.”
So what habit do you need to start today?
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