On Self-Discipline
How many times have I listened to John C. Maxwell state those words inside the quotes? Many times.
This morning, this video spurred me to write this blog. I am grateful for the video content that really pushed me to type these words. I have to admit it was difficult to get started, but I am glad I began the uphill journey.
Maxwell gives us a powerful visual for the uphill battles that dog us every day. In the early part of the video, he stood before the audience with his arm stretched upwards. That was his simple yet effective visual for the uphill path to success. According to him, anything worthwhile requires setting our vision high and cultivating and maintaining the discipline to move us upwards along the difficult journey.
He buttressed that with a personal example that I connected with easily. At any point, he is planning, writing, and publishing a book. He does this non-stop. He does this tirelessly. Breaking this down further, he states that he does this one word at a time each day.
Each morning, he wakes up with knowledge that his pen is going to hit his writing pad. That is how books are written, according to him. They require the sheer discipline of grabbing that pen (literally or metaphorically depending on your choice of media) and writing. He was emphasizing that one of his daily agendas is to write the x number of words daily; his successful books are determined by that daily agenda.
This video was his teaching session. He is presenting the idea as a person that lived through the experience. He is not selling dreams; he is coaching us to see possibilities.
I am glad I watched the video which gave me the kick to spur me into writing.
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