Discipline and Belief...

The longer I am in business for myself, the more I realize that it's discipline and belief that have the greatest impact on your success. In the MAP book written by Brig Hart, he says that "the amount of discipline that you are willing to apply to your life, not desire, determines your destiny."

I see now, how true that statement is. You can want something very much but if you don't discipline yourself to do the steps that are required you'll never achieve your desire. In the same way, if you don't believe in what you are doing, you'll never make the serious commitment to discipline yourself. It takes both discipline and belief.

But how do I gain belief and discipline? First, you take the time to study your business. Put your head in the game and learn all about the product and the comp plan. Make sure to research through the right resources. Go straight to your support team for motivation and to the company for product information.

Second, begin your run by starting with the simplest activities, like making calls to your warm market. Get with a mentor or buddy up with another excited distributor and begin right now to move forward. Set your path in such a way that everyday you have something scheduled that moves you forward. Make sure you don't fall into management mode. Stay in expansion mode by calling, sponsoring and doing tasting parties.

Remember, the three principles of success; Long Term Vision, Delayed Gratification and Harnessing the Power of Duplication. You may not become disciplined in one day or one week... it takes a long term approach. Discipline and Belief both take some sacrifice, but it's worth it when you have someone duplicate your efforts. No matter what you do, true success comes when you believe in what you are doing and you discipline yourself to stay the course.