Answer to email question:
- Discipline trumps motivation (and especially if you’re NOT type A)
- Hebrews 12:3-13
- Thus it comes down to creating the structures for success, and here are some helpful ways to do that:
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- Start by journaling - figure out the things you know you need to do but aren’t yet doing
- Think through/brainstorm what the obstacles are that are hindering success
- Then craft a game plan for overcoming those obstacles
- Finally, publicly communicate it in some way (accountability partners, talk to a mentor about it, talk with friends you see a lot about what you’re trying to do, etc. etc.) - helps us follow through because we all long to be consistent with what we say
- And then, as Jocko poignantly stated - DO THE WORK!
- At the end of the day, you are what you tell yourself you are. Meaning, we largely operate on the narrative that we are telling ourselves (if you say you aren’t a motivated person, you won’t be motivated). You won’t wake up one day and suddenly be motivated or disciplined, but, as you work on convincing your own mind of a new truth, you will slowly but surely creative a mindset of motivation, discipline, and a greater belief in your own capabilities!
Adam’s Topics
- Why Grind? Find your why.
- https://medium.com/@rudehunch/sentences-where-the-word-coffee-has-been-replaced-with-the-healing-power-of-crystals-7526ddb8eff4#.icqs195bx
- The Wealth Principle by Randy Alcorn review
- http://center.spurgeon.org/2016/10/11/4-reasons-spurgeon-died-poor/
- Is voting for Trump Idolatry?
- http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/october-web-only/speak-truth-to-trump.htmll
Thane’s Topics:
- Update on selfishness and what habits I have been working on forming
- The return to California and what problems/challenges that presents
To read the full show-notes, visit: www.theupandcomersshow.com/episodes/caliprobz