Bob Proctor explains ONE idea that if you turn to habit, will change your world forever. Napoleon Hill wrote an entire chapter on this one idea in his book, ‘Think And Grow Rich.’ It is such a powerful concept! Ray Stanford, my first mentor, told me something critical during one of the first conversations we ever had. He said, “You need only one quality to succeed. You must have discipline.” I didn’t want to have discipline. I thought discipline meant punishment. But the truth is discipline is the ability to give yourself a command and then follow it. Well, it didn’t take long for me to figure out that Ray was right. [It takes self discipline to develop anything of any consequence] If you are disciplined, you can have anything you seriously want.
A Common Misconception
However, a common misconception about successful people is that they like doing all the things they do. That is utterly false. Successful people dislike the same things you do, but they do them anyway. They get up early making sure they’re in front of a prospect every morning at 9:00 a.m. They practice or study while others are watching TV. Why do they do things they dislike? Because they know that’s the price they have to pay for success. And so they discipline themselves to do the things they know they should do whether they like it or not. I’m a very disciplined person. I don’t care if anybody else is working (or) what anyone else is doing. I know what I’ve got to do, and I get it done. Of course, I wasn’t always like this. [Disciplined people are not naturally born that way.]
This is so basic, it’s so simple, yet it’s so misunderstood. People who make it in life, whether that’s becoming really rich, running a successful business or living life on their own terms, have all developed the skill of self-discipline.
Develop With Practice
It’s something you can develop with practice, and the more you practice, the better you’ll become at it. [Three things you can do]: 1. Come to the realization that if you want something different from life, you’re going to have to do things differently. [Command yourself to do what you know has to be done and do it.] 2. Begin scheduling your day—from the time you get up until the time you go to bed. If you have a schedule, you’re more apt to do more of the things you really need to do to get where you want to go. 3. Hold the image of being successful at what you want to do. Envision a complete shift. And proceed to let that vision unfold every day. It won’t be easy at first; however, you’ll get stronger and stronger. And then you’ll be able to do what you want, instead of just what you think you can do.
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