Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline

“So much to do, and not enough time to do it.”

A clean desk can help create a clear mind, and a clear mind is much more able to remain disciplined.

If your heart is not fit enough to run the length of it, then you will find yourself stopping halfway through and giving up before you reach the finish line.

Since she never went after a goal, no one could say she failed at it.

To her, not following through was an act of self-preservation, a way to save herself from the pain of failure.

Willpower is the energy that activates our bodies, while discipline is the focus that directs that energy so that we’re constantly moving toward our goals.

We are absolved from the guilt of not following through.

If you are focused on what you need to do, self-discipline will naturally follow.

With focus, no effort is wasted.

Sometimes we go into the battle without our heads or our spines; other times we lack our hands and feet or our hearts. We think we could just call on these parts to get together when we need them to, but we arrive at the battleground only to discover that it’s never as easy as we thought it would be.