Don’t wait on motivation

Top performers don’t wait for motivation. 

Motivation is fleeting.  You can’t just make it show up whenever you want.  And when it comes, it is often chased away when it touches the boundaries of your comfort zone, or when it feels the work is hard.

Instead, use self-discipline.  Predetermine what you will do today, tomorrow, this week, whenever, and stick to it with self-discipline.  

Now you don’t have to think about it.  The decision has been made. 

And you don’t lie to yourself.  You come through – every time.

Self-discipline is a habit.  Habits are made to make things easier – and they do.

When it’s time to perform, you’ve got this – it’s a habit forged from self-discipline when nobody was watching but you.

The key to accomplishing anything

You cannot control the outcome.  

You can only control effort, preparation, attitude, decisions, action – and what courage you bring to it all.

So do that.

Do it with discipline and be a master at it.

Results will come. 

You will get what you deserve.

You only see what you want to

The eyes can only see what you want them to see.

The ears can only hear what you want them to hear.

They are only instruments for the brain to take in information, but the brain screens that information and gives it meaning.

The brain sees what it already believes.

What do you want to see and hear?

Believe it and you will see it.

Keep your freedom.

We are free.

But some people freely choose their chains.

Discipline equals freedom.

Free to make choices

You are free to make choices.

Your life will be the result of those choices.

Make ones you won’t regret.

Make choices you have been delaying.

Make the ones you know are good for you.

Stay between bored and anxious.

If you are doing things that are too easy you get bored.

If you are trying to do things that are beyond your ability all the time, you are anxious and overly stressed.

But if you are doing things that are challenging but doable, you are growing and feeling good about it.

What are you doing?

Discover your purpose

You were born with a certain set of attributes that are perfectly matched to an important mission here.

You don’t create the meaning of your life – you discover what it already is.

Do you feel you are doing the work you were made to do?

If you are angry and want to fight…

Don’t make your life worse.

If you are angry and want to fight, think on it for three days before taking action.

If you are angry and compose an email or text, think on it for three days before doing so.

How can you add value?

Ask your boss/manager/leader – “What are the top two ways someone like me can add value to you and the company?  What are the top ways I can help the organization?  Please tell me whether you think I can do it or not.”

What a question!  You may have to give your boss a day to think on it and give you the best answer.  If you get a real answer, it is the key to your moving up.  

If you get the answer and don’t know how to do it, find out!  Study.  Learn.  

Some work is necessary, but can be done by many people.

Some work is highly valuable because it moves the needle, and not many people understand it or know how to do it.

Find out what that valuable work is, and figure out how to deliver it – no matter how long it takes.

Reliability is a valued superpower

Being there when you say you will be….doing what you said you will do….giving help when it is needed…. delivering results consistently…

Reliability is a superpower.

And by being reliable, people will appreciate it, and you will likely get more opportunities.