|~Compilation of Inspirational Quotes |~
We humans, it seems, have anywhere from 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day. But according to some research, as many as 98 percent of them are exactly the same as we had the day before. Talk about creatures of...
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"Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice." -Jim Collins, Good to Great
A few weeks ago, I was having coffee with a mentor. He's about to celebrate his 34th year of sobriety from alcohol.
I've been involved in my own 12-step program for over 6 years now — I'm familiar with how it works. But what he told me next turned my core beliefs upside down.
"The truth is, it doesn't matter if you go to meetings," he said simply. "Meetings won't make you sober. A sponsor can't make you sober."
"Only you can make you sober. You get sober by choosing to."
It Doesn't Matter How Many Self-Help Articles You Read
The truth is, it doesn't matter:
how many self-help books you read.how many TedTalks you watch.if you hire a life coach.how many online courses you buy.
The one ingredient that matters...the only factor with enough substance to actually make a lasting change...
Is a firm, unbreakable decision.
This is how an alcoholic can go to AA meetings for 6 years without getting sober. This is how you can watch 100 TedTalks and still be fat, lazy, and unmotivated.
In her book Grit, Angela Duckworth remarked that an accountant can still be a bad accountant after 10 years. A casual runner is unlikely to ever increase their speed beyond a certain plateau, even after years of consistent running.
Why? The difference is there are those that are actually committed, and those that are simply "interested."
Best-Selling author John Assaraf once said:
"If you're 'interested', you come up with stories, excuses, reasons, and circumstances about why you can't or why you won't. If you're committed, those go out the window. You just do whatever it takes."
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