| Success comes not through sporadic activities, | | | | giving up, you can be sure to get an answer. |
| but through sustained consistency and regularity. | | | | Discipline helps you to overcome the challenges |
| In a word, discipline. Sporadic activities might, but | | | | you will encounter on your journey to progress. |
| only might, lead to some luck; but discipline will | | | | Discipline helps you deal with those inevitable days |
| surely lead to success. The successes that come | | | | of disappointment, when things seem not to be |
| through discipline are usually lasting, not some flash | | | | going well. |
| in a pan. | | | | "Lack of persistence is one of the major causes |
| Check the biographies of all truly successful people | | | | of failure," wrote Napoleon Hill. He continued: |
| - scholars, athletes, entertainers, business | | | | "Moreover, my experience with thousands of |
| executives, investors, etc - you will discover that | | | | people has proved that lack of persistence is a |
| discipline, consistency and regularity are part of | | | | weakness common to the majority of people." So |
| their attributes. | | | | if you want to be among the "minority of people" |
| Best-selling writers will tell you that they are | | | | who attain success, you must have to work on |
| successful because they write all the time, not | | | | your discipline. |
| sometimes, but all the time. The best scholars are | | | | Fortunately, discipline is a habit that can be |
| often those who combine their skills and talents | | | | developed by practice. These 4 simple but |
| with the discipline of long hours of sustained and | | | | necessary steps will help you to develop your |
| persistent research and writing. Successful | | | | discipline: |
| athletes are successful because they practice all | | | | |
| the time, until their skills and game become part | | | | 1. Have a clearly defined goal |
| of their system. | | | | 2. Develop a definite plan of action to accomplish |
| Do you ever think it's possible to lose weight by | | | | your goal |
| exercising once every three weeks, or eating | | | | 3. Close your mind to all negative thoughts and |
| healthy diet once a month? | | | | influence |
| Even from a biblical perspective, the Bible says to | | | | 4. Find a coach, or a mentor, or friendly and |
| pray unceasingly and persistently. The faithful | | | | objective alliance who will hold you accountable. |
| know that you don't expect answers from your | | | | As you develop this habit of discipline, it will only |
| prayer all the time just by praying once and go | | | | get easier, and you will begin to feel more |
| away, and then come back several months later | | | | confident and stronger in character. The result will |
| to pray again. But by praying consistently without | | | | be success and happiness. |