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There lurks an enemy in the soul of every man. So insidious is the enemy that many cannot even see it or know it.

It is the difference between a rich man and a poor man. A CEO and an underling. A 'has' and a 'has not'. Someone who learns from those who have paved a successful path and someone who complains that they can't be successful and gives excuses.

That enemy of man is Instant Gratification.

Examples include:

-Eating a sugary treat when you know you should eat healthy

-Hitting the snooze button instead of jumping out of bed and working out

-Going out with friends instead of studying finishing that project or studying for that exam

-Taking out a high interest loan and eventually shelling out way more money for it instead of saving for it and paying with cash

-Playing video games instead of building out a business or brand or any other passion that could actually make you money

-Looking at porn and shooting your mojo into a tissue instead of letting it build up and guiding you into starting new relationships

In the end, all of these things come down to you being addicted to dopamine. Your body will supply you with dopamine when you do any of the above and there are many more examples than what I just listed.

So what is the answer to fighting this? Well that should be obvious.

The ally in this fight is Delayed Gratification. But how do we get in contact with this ally?

You can throw away your video games and your drugs if you need to. It's an extreme method of control, but if you are constantly succumbing to instant gratification it is something to consider.

One of my favorite ways to do that is this:

Get in touch with your 'future-self' and ask yourself now what you wish you had done as your 'past-self.'

For example... where do you want to be in 20 years? Perhaps a nice house on some big land. 3 cars. Maybe some kids. Maybe not. But do you really want to be living in your parents basement or with roommates? What is your 50 year old self going to say to your 25 year old self? Let me tell you this... as a 34 year old man I curse my 21 year old self. I had ample opportunity to be in the military.. to study hard.. to lift weights earlier.. to be much more successful earlier on. But no, I pissed my early and mid 20s away with video games, marijuana and porn. Yes I still bedded women but for what? My success today is largely based on choices I made in my 30s. My 50 year old self has desires and I cannot let that future man down.

Do not let your future-self down!

Lessons Learned:

All the choices we make today shape our future. If you can truly delay gratification you are setting your self up for a much brighter and successful life. If you are constantly giving into your desires for a quick dopamine hit your future will be less than it could have been.