Next up is perseverance. Perseverance is of course a factor of self-discipline. Thus, a sub factor of achievement. To persevere simply means to maintain a state of unbending and unyielding movement toward an outcome.
Perseverance and renewing genesis are the two key factors in self-discipline.
Renewing Genesis
Renewing genesis means beginning each day or each part of the day without having to think about "it." You simply begin again. Yesterday you wrote pages 248-254. Today you write 255-261. It makes no difference what else is on the list.
You decided to DO "it" and then you DO it.
KEYPOINT: Decision then Do creates self trust. When you create self trust, others begin to trust you and want to be around you because you make things happen.
You never will think, "I wonder if I should ....today."
That sentence = eternal failure.
When do you find the time?
First.
Then everything else comes next.
KEYPOINT: Renewing genesis and perseverance create self discipline which is the core factor of achievement.
Thus self-discipline.
What next?
Decision: The Second Factor (Pillar) of Achievement
There are definitely beliefs you can model but they are all a waste of time until you DECIDE.
Decision is the starting point of self-discipline. Effective decision-making is a source of enormous power.
Self-Discipline is the first factor of achievement and success.
Making good decisions and fairly quick decisions is the second factor of achievement.
The decision has to be made now. And then you don't make it again.
You DO, because you decided you would. You TRUST your SELF and you teach yourself that you are worthy of trust by doing what you decide to do.
I want to say this very gently: If you can't rely on your self to follow through on your own decisions...
...if you can't TRUST your SELF to follow through, then you are in mega-trouble.
You can have all the motivation and positive attitude on the planet and never move. Without decisions you fail. Those who don't ever decide, those who never "cut off from", they cannot achieve...much of anything...ever.
Learning to make rapid, effective decisions that you yourself trust and rely on is a crucial completely overlooked factor in success and achievement.
DECIDE, DO and UNTIL.
DO UNTIL.
I don't expect you to master self-discipline or decision-making from reading to this point. How could you? It would be unreasonable to ask, and I won't.
This article is about the factors. We'll touch on implementation today, but you *must* have an understanding of the achievement factors before you begin to implement. The ingredients are required before popping the cake in the oven.
Decision is the starting point of self-discipline. Effective decision-making is a source of enormous power.