What is the difference between motivation and discipline?
Motivation is that flush of romantic dopamine that gets you all charged-up about starting anything new that excites you. A new business, a new garden, a new romance, a trip.
The shelf life of motivation? Anywhere from 3 seconds to 3 days, depending on the depth of your desire.
When starting a new business (or keeping one going) motivation is short lived. The hard work and hurdles soon take over and the excitement of that first rush is long forgotten, like a first date.
Discipline is needed. It is needed to keep the momentum on that motivation with what you started.
Discipline can best be accomplished with small, micro habits, done daily. I use a really great app, as most readers of my blog know, called Habit Tracker.
Disciple and motivation are both needed…
For an in-depth read on this topic, check this out:
How Your Daily Routine Transforms Your Workday
Routines operate like habits. The added ingredient is routines are usually set at the same time each day.
A routine could be defined as a “Scheduled Habit”.
The key to productivity is to set your daily routine as a rhythm.
For more on this topic, check out this blog:
Daily Routine – Transform Your Workday
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