Daily Motivations - Discipline or Regret

Episode Date: June 18, 2022

check out "wake Me Up "in your favorite podcast player or go to www.wakemeuppodcast.com The pain of Discipline or the Pain of Regret. Discipline weighs ounces while regrets weigh tons. Life is generally hard but if you fight hard you will find it easy. Speaker: Jim Rohn  Les Brown  Jeff Bezos  Gary Vee Grab your Ultimate Female Body Fitness Guide Ebook  copy now at an exclusive 50% off discount  https://selar.co/42zb40?currency=USD Kindly Support Us Below to sustain future episodes. "WAKE ME UP" Podcast kindly check out "wake Me Up "in your favorite podcast player or go to www.wakemeuppodcast.com Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the Show.

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You don't want to substitute a discipline for a regret. In our opinion, that would be a poor choice. Now you can do it, but some things are poor trade-offs. The old prophet said, what if you gained the whole world, but it cost you your soul? Would that be worth it? And with a bit of intelligence,

we say, no, that doesn't seem worth it. Even if you got the whole world, if you traded your soul, that experience would be so bitter and so awful and so devastating. It wouldn't be worth it. What if you got some gain by greed instead of legitimate ambition? I'm telling you, it might taste good up front, but it's going to turn bitter in the belly.

Imagine being on your deathbed and standing around your bed, the ghost of the dreams, the ideas, the abilities, the talents given to you by life. But you, for whatever reason, you never pursued those dreams. You never used those talents. You never used those gifts. You never used those abilities. And there they are standing around your bed looking at you with large angry eyes saying, We came to you and only you could have given us life.

And now we must die with you forever. And the question is, if you died today, what dreams, what ideas, what books, what leadership, what voice, what story will die with you. Our world is and always will be a constant battle between the life of ease and its momentary rewards and a life of discipline and its far more significant rewards. Each has its own price. The price of discipline or the price of regret. We will pay one or the other. It's much easier to complain about

the economy. It's much easier to complain about our elected officials. It's much easier to talk about the recession. That's much easier to come up with excuses why you can't do it. My mentor said something to me, Mike Williams. I want you to write this down. He said, anybody can complain. He said, if you do what is easy, that's complaining. If you do what is easy, your life will be hard. If you do what is easy, complain about your situation, your circumstances. If you do what is easy, stand around and be a volunteer victim like everybody else. If you do what is easy, surrender and give up on your dreams. Become depressed and bitter and angry. Anybody can do that. If you do what is easy, your life will be hard.

But if you do what is hard, your life will be easy. The best way to think about it was to project myself forward to age 80 and say, look, when I'm 80 years old, I want to have minimized the number of regrets that I have. I don't want to be 80 years old in a quiet moment of reflection, thinking back over my life and cataloging a bunch of major regrets. And I think that regrets, our biggest regrets, in most cases, you can murder somebody, okay, you'd regret that. But in most cases, our biggest regrets turn out to be acts of omission. It's paths not taken. And they haunt us. We wonder, what would have happened?

I loved that person, and I never told them. And then they married somebody else. I didn't do this. And so that's the frame of mind that I put myself in. And once I did that, once I thought about it that way, it was immediately obvious to me. I knew that when I'm 80, I would never regret trying this thing that I was super excited about and failing. If it failed, fine. I would be very proud of the fact when I'm 80 that I tried. And I also knew that it would always haunt me if I didn't try. And so that would be a regret. It would be a hundred percent chance of a regret if I didn't try and basically a zero percent chance of regret if I tried and failed.

So I think that's a useful metric for any important life decision. Develop the ability to act take action not hasty if it isn't required but don't lose much time here's the time to act when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong that's the time to act you say mr. run I'd like to have a library like yours. See if you feel strong about that, what you got to do is get the first book and then get the second book before the feeling passes and before the idea gets dim. Action pronto, action immediate, action as soon as possible. Because if you don't, here's what happens. We call it the law of diminishing intent.

We intend to when the idea strikes us. We intend to when the emotion is high. But now if you don't translate that into action fairly soon, now the intent starts to diminish, diminish, diminish. And a month from now, it's cold. Year from now, can't be found. So act, set up a discipline when the emotions are high and the idea is strong and clear and powerful That's the time to set up the discipline. Somebody talks about good health and you're stirred

Right. I need to get a book on nutrition get the book before the idea passes and before the emotion gets cold Go for the book start the library start the process fall on the floor do some push-ups action gotta take action. Otherwise, the wisdom is wasted. Otherwise, the emotion soon passes. Unless you put it into a disciplined activity, capture it. Disciplines is called how to capture the emotion and how to capture the wisdom and translate it into equity. Disciplines. Now, here's what's important about disciplines. All disciplines affect each other. In fact here's a good

philosophical phrase, everything affects everything else. Nothing stands alone. Don't be naive in saying well this doesn't matter. I'm telling you everything matters. There are some things that matter more than others, but there isn't anything that doesn't matter. Okay. We all pity the man who says, well, this is the only place I let down. Not true. Key to take home.

Every letdown affects the rest of your performance. Every letdown affects the rest. This is part of the educational process on personal development. If you don't take the walk around the block, you probably won't do the apple a day. If you don't do the apple a day, you probably won't consist, you know, start building your library. If you don't build your library, you probably won't keep a journal and you won't do the Apple a day if you don't do the Apple a day you probably won't consist you know start building your library if you don't build your library you probably won't keep a journal and you won't take pictures and you won't do this you won't do wise things with your money won't do wise things with your time won't do wise things with your possibilities and relationships and the first thing you know six years of that accumulated and

we say you have messed up so the whole key to reversing that process now is to start picking up these disciplines. Now here's the positive side. Every new discipline affects the rest of your disciplines. Every new one affects the rest. That's why action is so important. The least action, the smallest action. Take it because when you start accomplishing and the value starts to return from that one action, it'll inspire you to do the next one and the next one and the next one you start walking around the block it'll inspire you to get an apple get an apple it'll inspire you to get a book get a book it'll inspire you to get a journal get a journal it'll inspire you to grow develop some skills

all disciplines affect each other every lack affects the rest every new affects the rest the key is to diminish the lack and set up the new. And you've started a whole new life process. Key. If you want to think bad enough to go out and fight for it, to work day and night for it, to give up your time, your peace, and your sleep for it. If all that you dream and scheme is about it, and life seems useless and worthless without it, and if you gladly sweat for it and fret for it and plan for it and lose all your terror of the opposition for it,

and if you simply go after that thing that you want with all of your capacity, strength and sagacity, faith, hope and confidence and stern pertinacity, if neither cold, poverty, famine, or gulf, sickness or pain, a body and brain can keep you away from the thing that you want. If dogged and grim, you besiege and beset it. With the help of God, you will get it. The number one thing that scares me in life is regret.

I really, really, really don't want to be on my deathbed, whether that's tomorrow or when I'm 97 and think I should have done that. I should like that's that spooks me, right? Like hard work, people judging me, leaving, you know, trolling me on social media, like all the stuff that normal people worry about. I don't worry about. I worry about regret. And so I'm trying to squeeze everything out of my life. And so, yeah, I do a lot. Stay with us. We'll be right back. Hey there, fellow listeners. If you're passionate about fitness and wellness, then you're in for a treat with our latest ebook, The Ultimate Female Body Fitness Guide.

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and breaking free from societal norms. Don't miss out on this incredible deal of 50% off. Get your ebook now before it's too late. I got rich by the time I was 31 and it was easy. Now here's my definition of easy. Gotta jot this down. My definition of easy, meaning something I could do. I figure if it's something you can do, it's easy.

Now here's a parenthesis. Parenthesis, I worked hard at it. I found something I could do, which was easy, but I worked hard at it. I got up early and stayed up late, worked hard that six years. But what I did was easy, meaning it was something I could do. You say, well, Mr. Rohn, if it was so easy, how come everybody else around you during that six years, how come they didn't get rich? Here's why.

It's easy not to. How else would you describe it? That's it. You say, no, no no for all of the rest of them it was hard for them and it was easy for you that's not true you couldn't debate me on that in front of this intelligent audience but here's the challenge let me give it to you in a philosophical phrase i tend to be a little philosophical here it is The things that are easy to do are also easy not to do. That's the difference between success and failure. Hi, Daily Motivational listeners. We all know our podcast is to bring in the best health and fitness related brand suitable for you all. Let me kindly introduce you all to Wake Me Up podcast. Wake Me Up is a guided

morning routine to help you start your day in a positive way. When you first wake up, your mind is nearly a blank slate. What you feed to it early on in the day will affect your mood, productivity, and mindset for the rest of the day. Wake Me Up will help you take advantage of that and make the most out of your days with a blend of mindfulness, yoga, and motivation. Wake Me Up blends meditation, motivation, yoga, and mindfulness into a perfect morning routine. You all can just search for Wake Me Up in your favorite podcast player or go to www.wakemeuppodcast.com. The link is in the show note bellow. So you've got the choice here today of one of two easies. Easy to or what? Easy not to. I can

give you in one sentence how I got rich by the time I was 31. Here it is in one sentence. I did not neglect to do the easy things I could do every day for six years. Underline, I did not neglect. That's the key. I found something easy I could do that led to fortune and I did not neglect to do it. Major reason for not having everything you want in America. Major reason for not having more of what you want in America

More health, more money, more power, more influence, more everything Major reason why you don't get it Simple answer Neglect Neglect And here's the problem with neglect It starts as an infection And if you don't take care of it, it becomes a disease

And here's what else is the problem. One neglect leads to another. Neglect to do wise things with your money, you'll probably neglect to do wise things with your time. Neglect to do wise things with your time, you'll probably neglect to do wise things with your business. One leads to another, leads to another. Pretty soon, neglect has you by the throat,

emptying your purse, emptying your heart, emptying all of your chances for equities and power and all the good things. Neglect has you by the throat, emptying your purse, emptying your heart, emptying all of your chances for equities and power and all the good things. Neglect. What if you should be walking around the block every day for your good health and you don't? I'm telling you, you're on the wrong track. You should do it. You could do it. You don't do it.

That's called formula for disaster. All you've got to do is let that and a few other things accumulate for six years. And now you're driving what you don't want to drive, wearing what you don't want to wear, living where you don't want to live, doing what you don't want to do. Maybe having become what you really didn't want to become. I'm telling you, that's it. Just neglect along, drift along, and it's got you by the throat. It'll take all your values, leave you with just a little bit of dust in the summer wind,

and it'll soon be gone. I hope I said that well. That's it. That's where I found myself at age 25 until my teacher came along and said, Mr. Owen, up till now you've messed up. Let's see if we can't clean that up, change it all. I did. Changed my life. Not just the money, all the rest of the values that came pouring in when I understood that it was me it was me also one more thought on discipline here's the greatest value of discipline self-worth self-esteem people are teaching self-esteem these days but they don't connect it to disciplines the least lack of discipline and it starts to erode our psyche one of the greatest temptations is to just ease up a little bit right the the the slightest lack of doing your

best starts to erode the psyche instead of doing your best starts to erode the psyche. Instead of doing your best, doing just a little less than your best, sure enough. You say, well it's just gonna affect my sales. No, it's gonna affect your consciousness. It's gonna affect your philosophy. Now you've begun in the slightest way to affect your own philosophy. Here's the problem with the least neglect. Neglect starts as an infection and if you don't take care of it, it becomes a disease. And one Here's the problem with the least neglect. Neglect starts as an infection. And if you don't take care of it, it becomes a disease. And one neglect leads to another.

And the worst of all, when neglect starts, it diminishes our self-worth, our self-confidence, our self-value. You say, well, how can I get back my self-respect? I'm telling you, you don't have to go to 29 classes. All you have to do is start the smallest discipline that now corresponds to your own philosophy, like I should, and I could, and I will. No longer will I let neglect stack up on me

so that I will have the sorry scenario six years from now, giving some excuse instead of celebrating my progress that's the key to discipline I recommended the last time I was here the little book richest man in Babylon and I said I've lectured now to over three million people in the last 33 years and I've recommended this little book to almost all of them I think. Guess how many have actually gone and got this little book? Answer, very few. My best guess is 10%. Such an easy thing to do. In that last seminar right I suggested this little book number one is easy to find number two it's easy to. The most you can pay for it, six, seven, $8. You can borrow that from your kids. And number three, it's easy to read.

It's in story form. That's why I use it for teenagers, teaching them how to be rich by 40, 35, if you're extra bright, much sooner, if you find a unique opportunity. But if it's easy to find and easy to buy, and if it's easy to read, why wouldn't everybody if it's easy to read why wouldn't everybody go get it we don't know what do you know you don't know i don't know nobody knows here's how profound it

is some do and some don't now here's the numbers about 10 do 90 don't or won't We don't know the mystery of that And I'm telling you 10 years from now those numbers will still be the same 10% will, 90% won't The numbers don't change, only the faces change You're looking at one of the faces I used to belong to the 90% who

couldn't be bothered even if it was easy. Guess how many people have a library card? Wisdom of the world available transform your life in any value amount you want. By the way how much is a library card in Texas? Free. here's what free is, easy. I mean, it can't be any easier than free. Somebody says, well, would you bring it by? Well, no, at least you gotta go get it. No.

Wisdom of the world available. Transform your life spiritually, socially, personally, economically, and every other way. Teach you how to be rich and powerful and sophisticated and healthy influential how many people have a library card answer three percent 95 97 couldn't be bothered guy specializes in happy hour but he doesn't have a card and now readily and quickly blames the government and blames his company and blames policy and blames the pay scale.

When if he only knew if he joined the 3%, here's my advice to you today. Walk away from the 97%. Don't talk like they talk. Don't act like they act. Don't go where they go. Don't specialize in what they specialize in. Throw away the blame list they cling to. Start you a new life you

say well is it as simple as getting a library card and join the 3% and the answer is of course of course that's how easy this stuff is this is so easy it's so simple it's not complex you don't need a 2,000 year old guru you don't need multi-track affirmations I'm telling you don't need a 2000 year old guru. You don't need multi-track affirmations. I'm telling you don't. Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion. Key. Don't let somebody sweep you into some contrary way to nature itself, says, unless you labor.

The miracle of the seed and the soil and the seasons and God and all the other stuff that's available sunshine and rain that's not available to you by affirmation it is only available to you by labor so labor well okay learn well discipline yourself well and you can have all the treasures you want this stuff's easy and simple it's not ocean waves and seagulls You don't have to move to Sedona where all the force fields come together in Arizona. Let's teach our kids the simple ways to transform their health, number one. Their economics, number two. Their ability to communicate, number three. Their life and treasure and lifestyle, number four. Spirituality, number five.

And the list goes on and on. Let's not leave out any of the least of disciplines that encourage us to do the next one, to do the next one, to do the next one. First thing you know, this whole scenario for you is spinning up instead of out of control on the negative side. This is all you got to do. It's as simple as this. It's as simple as a start, committing to life change and once you start down this

road I promise you you'll join the 10% and the 3%. We're going to talk financial independence in just a little while. Guess how many people can retire from the income of their own personal resources when it comes time to retire? Answer 5%. In the most independent country in the world 95% are dependent 5% are independent take charge of your own retirement I'm telling if you take charge of your own retirement through personal development and all these skills we've taught today plus what's coming up financial independence I'm telling you take charge of your own retirement you can multiply it at least

by five maybe by ten maybe by twenty maybe by a hundred let the government take care of it some company take care of it you got to divide by five take charge of your own life take charge of your own day take charge of your own conversation take charge of your own family take charge of your own possibilities and learn these skills develop this kind of strategy and i'm telling you life will open up for you join the 3 join the 10 percent join the 5 walk away from the 95 percent guess when i went and got this little book richest man in babylon the same day i heard about it i went and got it somebody says well Richest Man in Babylon. The same day I heard about it. I went and got it.

Somebody says, well, Mr. Owen, does that make you different than most other people? And the answer's yes. Somebody says, well, why is that? We don't know. We don't know. What do you know? You don't know. I don't know. None of us knows. Some do and some don't. The numbers don't change, only the faces change. From those who get in on a seminar like this, listen to a dynamic sermon, read a book, listen to some cassettes, take seriously the next conversation of a friend who wants to level with you and do something about it. You can walk away from the 97% not live there anymore. Because if you don don't the next six years of your life will be like the last six. Mr Sho said to me Mr. Rohn six years now you've been working

I'm telling you the next six years your life is gonna be like the last six unless you take advantage and start making these personal Changes I made the changes totally revolutionized my life So take a look at the next five years of your life It's gonna be like the last five unless unless unless unless You change and if you will change everything will change Join the 5% Ten years from now the numbers are going to be the same But I'm telling you some faces in this audience

Can change and start showing up in the 3% crowd, in the 5% crowd, in the 10% crowd, and thereby dynamically affect your life and your future. Thanks for listening. Kindly support the movement of this podcast by supporting us or subscribing to our premium content for more exclusive stuff. When you do so, you also get a shout out in our next episode. Thank you.