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Consistency is to stand firm and carry on regardless of obstacles or distractions. Tony Robbins believes “It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It’s what we do consistently”. Dr. Gloria Petruzzelli provides 5 Tips For Being Consistent: 1. Make a conscious decision to remain consistent; 2. Revise your concept of time; 3. Have a plan and know your objective; 4. Remember that feelings & thoughts are temporary and subjective; and 5. Do one thing at a time and be in the present moment. I believe that when you stay true to yourself while executing consistently, everything else will fall into place.

Commitment is the state of being dedicated to a cause, activity or goal. T.D. Jakes once said “You cannot conquer what you are not committed to”. Logan Marshall of the Free Life Project provides 4 Steps to Unshakeable Commitment: 1. Get your mindset right;2. Refine your goals; 3. Focus on what’s important; and 4. Hold yourself accountable. If you have been putting off anything in your life, please ask yourself why. Whatever your mountain to climb is, commit to it and stick to it.

Podcasts are entertaining, informative and a great way to pass the time while multi-tasking. Why would you start your own? Maybe you like to hear yourself talk, maybe you were meant to bestow your wisdom upon others, or maybe you are just plain funny. So how do you get started? I suggest you download the AnchorFM app to your smartphone. It’s easy and it’s free. This podcast is a fun hobby which allows me to connect with you. But the real benefit is the legacy it will leave. Wouldn’t you love to hear the voice of someone dear to you who has passed on and, more importantly, wouldn’t you want someone to hear your voice again once you are gone? That is true legacy.

Aristotle once said “ Through self-discipline comes freedom “. Self-discipline is simply the ability to make yourself do things when you know you should, even if you do not want to do them. But why is this simple concept so hard? Because we as humans are naturally drawn towards pleasure, not pain. Our parents taught us not to touch fire. Education taught us that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Society teaches us to take the easy way out. But champions, mavericks, trend setters and pioneers do the opposite. They take the road less traveled, they think out of the box, they go where no man has gone before and they brake those chains that bind them. Self-discipline is painful emotionally and physically. You must flip the switch and re-wire your brain to embrace the pain of your struggle, work through it and let the pain be your oxygen that fuels you to get what is yours. You have to see it, feel it, work through it and want it more than you want to breathe.

Minimalism is the Intentional promotion of things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it. Minimalism suits me because I have realized that I neither need or want much in the form of stuff. I know this lifestyle is not for everyone. Just remember, when the financial ball drops, you won’t be able to pick it back up if your hands are carrying excess baggage. Minimalism is not about living less, it is about living more with less.

The continuation of Joshua Becker’s list of 10 Tips to Start Living in the Present. 8. Stop Worrying - you can’t fully appreciate today if you worry too much about tomorrow; tomorrow is going to happen no matter what. 9. Think Beyond Old Solutions to Problems - our world is changing so fast that most of yesterday’s solutions are no longer the right answers today. 10. Conquer Addictions - addictions will hold you and the people around you hostage and will take away your freedom; emotionally and physically. The bottom line is this: you can live either in the past, admiring those useless plaques & awards on your Wall of Fame; you can live in the future, looking out the window dreaming of a better life while sitting on the sofa doing nothing; or you can live in the present, in the moment, working & grinding everyday towards realizing your dreams.

The continuation of Joshua Becker’s list of 10 Tips to Start Living in the Present. 4. Forgive Past Hurts - resentment festers and the more you hold onto it, the stronger it gets. 5. Love Your Job - you can either find a new job that you do enjoy or focus on the positives of your current job. Full disclosure here; I absolutely believe that life is too short to spend one minute doing what you hate. 6. Dream about the future but work hard today - dream big, set goals and plan for the future. But remember, dreams without execution are just dreams so you must work hard today as the first step towards realizing your dream for tomorrow. 7. Don’t dwell on past accomplishments - if you are still yapping about all the great things you did yesterday then you are not doing much today.

Joshua Becker believes that “the secret of health for both mind & body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly”. Here are some of his 10 Tips for Living in the Moment: 1. Remove unnecessary possessions, 2. Smile, and 3. Fully appreciate the moments of today. Remember my friends, we are not promised tomorrow.

Mis en place is the French culinary term for having the right ingredients “set in place” before you start cooking. It is not enough to just have Drive. What are the ingredients for having the drive of a champion? 1. A strong Why and 2. Discipline; containing a dash of commitment, consistency & resilience. The drive to succeed is already inside of you. God is the Master Chef and set you up when he created you. The Mis En Place is up to you.

Drive is the innate urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need. Drive is the starting point of motivation. It helps you focus on a specific goal. It is the first step. Without action or execution, your journey is just a dream. Drive is the first step in the execution of your journey to success. Your drive will set you on your way and the strength of your drive will determine how far you go.