Move towards success

"When you fail publicly, the humiliation that comes from such a failure can be a huge motivator to get better."
"Successful people are very often early risers. From Richard Branson to Michelle Obama, and Tim Cook to Taylor Swift, all are known to get up early. Whatever their motivation, they've all used beating the alarm clock to become the elite in their profession."

When I read this quote by Brian Karr it reminds me that while motivation is good, if I don't have self-discipline then it really doesn't matter what my motivator is. We all may have the desire, an interest or a wish, to achieve a certain thing. But if we lack self-discipline to do what we need to do then we are not really motivated?

Let me give you an example: I want to make more money. You may think "making more money" is the motivation, but truly it is only a wish. I am wishing for more money, but if I take no action, if I have no plan to do this, or if I keep putting off things until tomorrow, then I also have no motivation to see this through.

The difference between someone who is truly "motivated" to make more money, and the person who "wishes" to make more money is the motivated person will take action, they will develop a plan and they will seek encouragement from people around them to achieve that plan that will result in making more money. They are disciplined in that they know they have to take certain action steps to achieve their end goal. They keep moving forward with a burning desire. They do not put off to tomorrow, they do it today. They have a clear vision of their success and that in itself is motivation to them.

Self-discipline means sticking to it even when you don't feel like it, it means being focused on the task, it means keep moving forward even though you do not have positive results, it means getting back up and learning from mistakes or things that did not work out. When you are doing this, you are truly motivated to move towards success.