When we aspire to high levels of success, we must be prepared to sacrifice. To achieve an average level of success takes neither commitment nor hard work, but champions know they must be prepared for all of it to win.

We all have to deal with that sound… the alarm clock. For some people it’s music, but for a lot of people it’s just an unpleasant shrieking noise, designed to get us up and out. Unfortunately, the alarm clock has a self-defeating mechanism, and it’s called the snooze button.

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Eric tells us what the Daily Locker Room is and why he created it, and shares his words of Inspiration for Never Giving Up.

Life has all kinds of beautiful moments in it. Inside a single day can be the most incredible highs, and there can also be some of the most incredible lows. Oh, you experienced that?

We’ve talked a lot about how our feelings can sidetrack us from success. We’re tired, our aunt is coming in from out of town, or something has happened where we just don’t want to do what’s necessary. It’s important to fight this, because while it’s better to attack a task with enthusiasm, we must attack even when we don’t feel especially excited about it.