Discipline.
Think about it.
Willing ourselves to do work we don’t want to do.
Notice how we language it:
- The “price” we have to pay
- The “pain” for the gain
- The “struggle” … necessary for the character it brings
- The “work”… a four-letter word
And then discipline to get through it all.
No wonder we cave. It’s all a setup for failure, to give up.
The secret to accelerating our momentum is to fall in love with the process. We do this by changing how we language it and creating “micro visions” of us doing work we love … because it is WHO WE ARE.
Creating new visions of us becoming the person who does the work because it is who we are … it is our new identity. It is who we are and what we love.
We can change any perspective with the art of vision and self-motivation.
Paint the picture, capturing the positive emotions we crave, then visualize them over and over and over again. This is how we change.
What if, instead of having to “pay the price” and “do it anyway,” our daily work was our gift to the world?
What if we not only loved doing it, but we were compelled to do it … it was our calling?
What if we fell in love with the process?
Let’s say your big single daily action to achieve your goals is to eat fresh and move physically to exhaustion every day.
Write a vision of you BEING that person … not the grind of it, but the grace of it.
Focus on what you are doing, why you are doing it, what great pleasure it brings you, and how it honors you and your family. Create a mini-movie of it with your favorite inspirational music. Watch it as many times a day as you can, but at least first thing in the morning and last thing at night.
Do it for 30 days. I promise … you will change.
Your preferences will change. Your attitudes will change. You will learn to become the person who loves the work.
You will soon do it naturally and effortlessly, with joy and consistency. You will learn to crave it. Imagine that.
Motivated people do not need discipline. They do not need to be committed. They do what must be done for the joy the process brings them. It is WHO THEY ARE.
The work is worth it,
Richard
P.S.My blogs are, for me, a conversation. I rant for a bit and then … if so inspired, you respond. Your comments close the loop of conversation. They let me know I was heard. They let me know I contributed something … or not. I encourage you to close the loop … or open a new one and say something.
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Susan Lancaster Maghrabi
Love the positiveness of this post, thank you, Richard. Always an inspiration, both you and Kimmy.
Love the positiveness of this post, thank you, Richard. Always an inspiration, both you and Kimmy.
Marlene kangas
Richard, since starting your Momentum Masterclass, I’m getting closer to loving the invite process. You have shown me how easy it is to do just by connecting and having a conversation with others. Thank you. Love your words of wisdom! ( never stop ranting, LOL)
Richard, since starting your Momentum Masterclass, I’m getting closer to loving the invite process. You have shown me how easy it is to do just by connecting and having a conversation with others. Thank you. Love your words of wisdom! ( never stop ranting, LOL)
Mark Pukmel
As ALWAYS Richard……..spot on what I needed to hear and know EXACTLY who’ll I’ll share this with on our team. My story joining YL is intense and wild, it’s spiritual and metaphysical, it incredible and………truth be told…….not easy. The easy part is falling in love with the products……….that’s part of my story……an intense one………….my wife Jodi & I are currently enrolled in your momentum master class. We LOVE IT and you’re great !! Thank you for coaching and inspiring us to dig in and embrace it all.
Blessings,
Mark 🙏😊🌿
As ALWAYS Richard……..spot on what I needed to hear and know EXACTLY who’ll I’ll share this with on our team. My story joining YL is intense and wild, it’s spiritual and metaphysical, it incredible and………truth be told…….not easy. The easy part is falling in love with the products……….that’s part of my story……an intense one………….my wife Jodi & I are currently enrolled in your momentum master class. We LOVE IT and you’re great !! Thank you for coaching and inspiring us to dig in and embrace it all.
Blessings,
Mark 🙏😊🌿
Carmela Bergman
This blog is a masterpiece! What a different “take” on motivation. It is so well expressed…so easy to read & understand. Absorb. I love it & I thank you for it, Richard.
This blog is a masterpiece! What a different “take” on motivation. It is so well expressed…so easy to read & understand. Absorb. I love it & I thank you for it, Richard.
Susanna Smith
Yes, thank you for this reminder!
Yes, thank you for this reminder!
Kelli J Johnson
Thank you for this fresh perspective!!! Game-changing!! :)
Thank you for this fresh perspective!!! Game-changing!! :)
Angela Mederos
I am falling in love with the daily process. Thank you Richard!
I am falling in love with the daily process. Thank you Richard!
Carmelita Bovino Haasenritter
Thank you Richard. You are right, and changing the narrative in my own mind creates the person I am becoming.
Thank you Richard. You are right, and changing the narrative in my own mind creates the person I am becoming.
Dolores
Thank you Richard, this is the person I am working on being. It tends to be up and down but I can see progress. You have given me the boost to keep on believing that I will become that person that I want to be.
Thank you Richard, this is the person I am working on being. It tends to be up and down but I can see progress. You have given me the boost to keep on believing that I will become that person that I want to be.
J.R.Lang
Mahalo,
Sometimes what you say strikes a chord & this got me smiling doing the work.Enthusiasm is contagious and what a difference to be on a mission enjoying the conversation versus having to get through the “no’s” and dragging myself to my keyboard to get to ‘work’.Something clicked today & I know what I WANT to do.Thanx,Richard!
J.R.
Mahalo,
Sometimes what you say strikes a chord & this got me smiling doing the work.Enthusiasm is contagious and what a difference to be on a mission enjoying the conversation versus having to get through the “no’s” and dragging myself to my keyboard to get to ‘work’.Something clicked today & I know what I WANT to do.Thanx,Richard!
J.R.
mark
Aloha…
Brilliant post… Haanel writes, “…words are thoughts expressed. Words are the highest form of architecture and the passport to success” … this is my favorite lesson in the Master Key System and in one, short post, you brilliantly communicated this for “everyman” to understand and apply. BRAVO
Aloha…
Brilliant post… Haanel writes, “…words are thoughts expressed. Words are the highest form of architecture and the passport to success” … this is my favorite lesson in the Master Key System and in one, short post, you brilliantly communicated this for “everyman” to understand and apply. BRAVO
Laura Henning
Your words resonate with me and I agree. It shouldn’t be a chore to do the work I love. I am going to incorporate the vision of the goal in a more positive manner from now on. My other issue is exhaustion. Working my 10-12 hour a day regular job and what I truly love, YL in between. I plan to retire in 22 months so I have a vision and a goal to accomplish in that time frame. Thank you Richard.
Your words resonate with me and I agree. It shouldn’t be a chore to do the work I love. I am going to incorporate the vision of the goal in a more positive manner from now on. My other issue is exhaustion. Working my 10-12 hour a day regular job and what I truly love, YL in between. I plan to retire in 22 months so I have a vision and a goal to accomplish in that time frame. Thank you Richard.
Liza Jimmy
Yes, thank you for making it clearer for me to see how I can make it more effectively.
Yes, thank you for making it clearer for me to see how I can make it more effectively.
Rachel Baltensperger
I love this SO much. Thank you for sharing this powerful perspective shift!
I love this SO much. Thank you for sharing this powerful perspective shift!
LaRue
“Motivated people do not need discipline. They do not need to be committed. They do what must be done for the joy the process brings them. It is WHO THEY ARE.”
Wow! Thank you for this statement right here! It brings so much light and clarity to what I’ve been feeling in my heart. Moving into network marketing has been something that my heart has been leading me to but it has been an easy, graceful transition not a heavy, grinding struggle. And THIS is why! I am compelled to share because it’s who I am. Thank you again!
“Motivated people do not need discipline. They do not need to be committed. They do what must be done for the joy the process brings them. It is WHO THEY ARE.”
Wow! Thank you for this statement right here! It brings so much light and clarity to what I’ve been feeling in my heart. Moving into network marketing has been something that my heart has been leading me to but it has been an easy, graceful transition not a heavy, grinding struggle. And THIS is why! I am compelled to share because it’s who I am. Thank you again!
Cook Dr Bobbie
There’s so much wisdom and truth here. As I have learned to reframe my perception of life to one of gratitude and hope, the “should’s” and “must do’s” have transformed into joyful opportunities to grow and become a “better me.” Thank you for sharing your thoughts and life with me.
There’s so much wisdom and truth here. As I have learned to reframe my perception of life to one of gratitude and hope, the “should’s” and “must do’s” have transformed into joyful opportunities to grow and become a “better me.” Thank you for sharing your thoughts and life with me.
Tammy Taylor
Loved it!!! Sharing!!
Loved it!!! Sharing!!
Jolene Burger
This was a beautiful new perspective: Envisioning or daily to do’s as our gift to the world and envisioning it done with grace. Thank you
This was a beautiful new perspective: Envisioning or daily to do’s as our gift to the world and envisioning it done with grace. Thank you
Chris Spurvey
Thanks for this Richard. Very well said. This distinction and emphasis (it seems to be focussed on more in the most recent edition of Mach 2) has been a lightbulb moment for me.
Thanks for this Richard. Very well said. This distinction and emphasis (it seems to be focussed on more in the most recent edition of Mach 2) has been a lightbulb moment for me.
Rebecca VonBergen
This topic spoke to me as a business owner, wife & mother of two young teen girls. You have a way with presenting ideas that opens new perspectives. The grace of creating the person we want to become is what we focus on. I will be passing this along.
This topic spoke to me as a business owner, wife & mother of two young teen girls. You have a way with presenting ideas that opens new perspectives. The grace of creating the person we want to become is what we focus on. I will be passing this along.