Self-Discipline ~Brian Tracy
The Miracle of
Self-Discipline
REPORT
By Brian Tracy
© B rian Tracy. All rights reserved. The contents, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form for any purpose without the written permission of Brian Tracy.
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our ability to develop the habit of self-discipline will contribute more to your success than any other quality of character.
Some years ago, I met Kop Kopmeyer, a noted success authority who had discovered one thousand success principles which he had published in four books containing 250 principles each.
I asked him which of these one thousand principles he considered to be the most important. He said that it was self-discipline, “The ability to make yourself do, what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”
Napoleon Hill, after interviewing 500 of the richest people in America, concluded that “Self-discipline is the master key to riches.”
Tom ----- the famous sales trainer, said that “Success is tons of
Discipline weighs ounces,
discipline.”
but regret
Jim Rollins said, “Discipline weighs ounces, but regret weights
weighs tons.
tons.”
Dr. Edward Banfield from Harvard concluded that “Long time perspective” was the key to upward social and economic mobility in America or anywhere else in the world.
He discovered in fifty years of research, that people who succeeded greatly had the ability to think long term, to delay gratification in the short term so that they could enjoy even greater rewards in the long term. They thought ten and twenty years into the future while making decisions for their current actions.
The key word is “sacrifice.” It is the ability for you to sacrifice immediate pleasure or gratification in the present so that you can enjoy greater rewards down the road.
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Albert Einstein once said that, “Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.” This is why saving and investing in the present is the first key to becoming financially
Self-Discipline
REPORT
By Brian Tracy
© B rian Tracy. All rights reserved. The contents, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form for any purpose without the written permission of Brian Tracy.
Y
our ability to develop the habit of self-discipline will contribute more to your success than any other quality of character.
Some years ago, I met Kop Kopmeyer, a noted success authority who had discovered one thousand success principles which he had published in four books containing 250 principles each.
I asked him which of these one thousand principles he considered to be the most important. He said that it was self-discipline, “The ability to make yourself do, what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”
Napoleon Hill, after interviewing 500 of the richest people in America, concluded that “Self-discipline is the master key to riches.”
Tom ----- the famous sales trainer, said that “Success is tons of
Discipline weighs ounces,
discipline.”
but regret
Jim Rollins said, “Discipline weighs ounces, but regret weights
weighs tons.
tons.”
Dr. Edward Banfield from Harvard concluded that “Long time perspective” was the key to upward social and economic mobility in America or anywhere else in the world.
He discovered in fifty years of research, that people who succeeded greatly had the ability to think long term, to delay gratification in the short term so that they could enjoy even greater rewards in the long term. They thought ten and twenty years into the future while making decisions for their current actions.
The key word is “sacrifice.” It is the ability for you to sacrifice immediate pleasure or gratification in the present so that you can enjoy greater rewards down the road.
1
Albert Einstein once said that, “Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.” This is why saving and investing in the present is the first key to becoming financially