There are a few buzzwords that get thrown around a lot when it comes to success. I want to tackle what I truly believe are the 3 most important traits and skills that can be learned that to me, have the largest value when applied to any of the 5 categories of success. The Big 3 is Discipline, Personal Accountability, and Motivation.

Discipline is defined as the willpower to stick to your plan, to carry out your decisions and wishes, and having the unwavering strength to have self-restraint..
Accountability is defined as the willingness to accept responsibility for the outcomes of your actions, positive and negative.
Motivation is defined as general desire (can be a burning fire of desire as well).

In this episode, I break down why it's important to have all 3 of these to make lasting change, tips of how to get better at it, and recommendations of where to learn/draw inspiration from to keep getting better.

Remember, if you just get 1% every month, that will compound greatly and before you know it, you'll be on the path to success in all the 5 categories!

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Recommendations:

• First Things First by Stephen Covey Sammy's favorite book of all time
• Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy - Great book on prioritization
• Grit by Angela Duckworth - Angela never considered herself the smartest, but used immense discipline and grit to achieve a PhD from Harvard, winning the MacArthur Genius Grant, and more amazing accomplishments!
• The QBQ by John Miller - Great book on personal accountability and introspection
• Jim Rohn Seminar - Very good source of inspiration from one of his old seminars, but be warned it is 4 hours
• Les Brown 1998 GA Dome motivational speech - One of the most inspiring 40 minute videos I've ever watched and go back from time to time when I need inspiration and fuel to the fire.