The Universal Strategy For Mastery

[deleted] · 2013-08-19T14:22:19+00:00

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the_letter_P · 2013-08-19T13:50:00+00:00

It is indeed that simple. If you want to improve yourself in whatever area of life it is, you HAVE to put in the work, and you HAVE to do it consistently. I would say that consistency is the key really. You would have more success as someone who does something like playing the piano for as little as 10 minutes a day, compared to someone who every now and then who has a burst of motivation and does it for a few hours at a time.

This is also the key difference between motivation and discipline. And discipline > motivation every time. After all, anyone can work hard on themselves when they are highly motivated to. That takes no real skill or effort at all. Its those who can push through and stick with their plans when they are NOT motivated to that really get ahead. That is what discipline is for. And no matter what you do there WILL be times when you don't want to do it. I don't care how much you love what you do...there will be times you don't want to do it cause you're tired or just bored with it. I think sometimes people don't always realise this because we always seem to see these people who are always 'pumped' to be at the gym or doing whatever it is they are working on. It makes us feel guilty if we are not always 'ON' like they are. This in turn makes us feel even more demotivated. So just go in and KNOW there are times you won't be motivated but make a promise to yourself to push through with it anyway. It is part and parcel of improving yourself.

Another thing that many people, including myself are guilty of is looking too much into the various self help 'systems'. There are entire sections in the self help area of book shops dedicated to this stuff. You spend so much time reading up on it and not any time into actually doing it. You feel like with this much choice, you want to ensure you get the 'perfect' system. I think it makes you feel you are working on yourself without actually working on yourself. The only reason that there are so many books on it is cause the publishers want to make money. From my readings I can say that 99% of all self help books and systems are the same basic things re-written over and over again in slightly different ways. Goal setting, aphorisms, visualisation, etc.

I have now learnt there is no need for any of these 'systems' or books. The great minds in history did not have such books and systems after all. They seemed to do just as well with very simple to-do lists and daily schedules. It really is just as simple as writing down what you want to do each day and DOING it. No complex point systems or spread sheets required.

JUST DO IT AND STICK WITH IT. SIMPLE AS!

AlwaysLateToThreads · 2013-08-19T20:11:18+00:00

Step 1: make a plan Step 2: stick to it

Simple enough.

bigyellowtwinki · 2013-08-20T02:00:38+00:00

People also need to realize that, essentially, -you are on your own-. No one is going to go out of their way to help you unless you provide enough value that they think they're helping themselves by helping you (sometimes someone is altruistic, but it's probably only because they like you, or you flatter them). Therefore, you have to help yourself, and if you can't garner the attitude to help yourself, you will NEVER get ahead.

bh3244 · 2013-08-19T08:38:00+00:00

It's a common trend among those who succeed. If you are going to do something do it right. The ability to strive to better yourself and put a plan as to how you are going to attain it already puts you far ahead of those who simply day dream or occupy themselves with distractions.

Title	The Universal Strategy For Mastery
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Date	August 19, 2013 8:22 AM UTC (12 years ago)
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