Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
Tony RobbinsRead
Learn to convert the discomfort of discipline into the satisfaction of personal growth.
Interpretation
Discipline can be uncomfortable, but it leads to valuable personal growth.
This quote by Tony Robbins emphasizes the importance of embracing discipline, despite the initial discomfort it may bring. By transforming the unease associated with self-discipline into motivation, individuals can achieve significant personal development and fulfillment in their lives.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire young students about the importance of discipline.
Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
There are no real successes without rejection. The more rejection you get, the better you are, the more you've learned, the closer you are to your outcome... If you can handle rejection, you'll learn to get everything you want.
What's the ultimate price I'll pay if I don't stop this indulgence now? By asking questions like this, they'll associate pain to overeating, and their behavior will change immediately.
Happiness and success in life are not the result of what we have, but rather of how we live. What we do with the things we have makes the biggest difference in the quality of life.
As a species, we're not only wired to choose today over tomorrow, but we hate to feel like we're losing out on something. The bottom line is, if we feel like we're losing something we avoid it, we won't do it. That's why so many people don't save and invest. Saving sounds like you're giving something up, you're losing something today. But you're not.
Any Idiot can point out a problem .... A leader is willing to do something about it! Leaders solve problems!
You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
I'm always focussed on the actual work, and I think that's a much more succinct way to describe what you care about than any speech I could ever make.
My dad used to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning and hit me ground balls and tell me, 'Don't be afraid to excel. Don't be afraid to be great.'
An empowering mission statement has to become a living document, part of our very nature, so that the criteria we've put into it are also in us, in the way we live our lives day by day.
What you persist in doing gets easier. The task hasn't changed, but your ability to do it has increased.
Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!
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