The will to succeed is created when you understand and internalize why you want to make a change. Your why is your fuel and motivation. You need this fuel because willpower will only get you so far. And there will be days that you don’t feel motivated. So how will you keep going when you don’t feel like going anymore?
Discipline.
Jocko Willink (yes, another Jocko plug this week, because he’s just so good) talks about it here:
Reaching your goal isn’t a linear process. You are going to have days when you mess up – and that’s okay. Just get back up, dust yourself off and keep going. Keep putting one foot in front of the other.
And when you feel like giving up, remember all the reasons why you started.
