Aim for discipline, not motivation.
Motivation is just a feeling.
Discipline is a habit.
Discipline is the key to success.
99% of the success I have experienced has been directly correlated with my ability to act despite how I feel.
That’s why when people say, “How do you stay motivated?”
The answer is, “I don’t.”
I don’t rely on my feelings to get the job done. If anything, I can only count on my feelings to delay the job from getting done.
Feelings are fleeting and often illogical. Relying on a sensation to accomplish anything will leave you inconsistent and ultimately deter you from success.
The key is to build your “Get shit done when I feel like shit” muscle. Because that’s the truth, every ounce of your being will want to avoid or excuse… but you do it anyway.
Things I tell myself to build the GSD muscle…
“If you’re going to do it eventually, you may as well do it now.”
“I don’t need to feel good to stick with the plan.”
“If I do what’s hard now, the later will be easy.”
