discipline
Undisciplined people are the ones that pray for miracles to happen to them, but they don't do any work to make those miracles happen themselves.
Don't be that person.
Instead, work when no one else is working.
Yes, sometimes work can indeed wait until tomorrow. Sometimes other things in life also need to happen at the same time. And I'm not suggesting you should never sleep, eat or drink water… What I am saying is: If you want to become wealthy and experience business success, then do so by putting in long hours of work when everyone else is asleep, eating or drinking something cold or warm outside of regular meal times. You don't have to get up before dawn every day (although Warren Buffett does), but don't feel guilty about getting up early, say, around 7 a.m., if that's the only time you have to work on your business.
So that's it then? You just get up earlier than everyone else and that's all there is to it? No, not at all… It won't be easy. Of course, it won't be, because becoming an entrepreneur is hard work! But what sounds like hard work will make your life easier in the long run (provided you do the right things). At last, with this early start to your day, you'll finally manage to build a solid foundation for your business or company without having too many distractions (other people wanting your attention) pop up along the way.
What I mean by "distractions" is having to do things like going to a networking event, giving a speech at an event, attending a board meeting for your company or even worse: Being interviewed by the press about something controversial. Believe me, you don't want to give media interviews when you're still trying to get things off the ground!
Don't worry though—you can still be social and go out from time to time. Keep in mind that you need other people in order work on important tasks… You just have to find the right balance between working and enjoying yourself. So, keep that social life alive but cut down on how often you meet with friends, so you have more time to build your business while everyone else sleeps ;-)
When you finally become wealthy enough not to have to work for a living, you'll look back and wonder how it was possible that you ever had time for all those social activities. After all, there are only twenty-four hours in each day—and you should spend at least eight of them sleeping (even though I'm not suggesting that you should get up before dawn every single day).
That's pretty much it then: Get up early and focus on building your business while everyone else is still sleeping; Just make sure to take care of yourself by eating right and getting enough sleep while avoiding other things like smoking, drinking too much alcohol or spending too much time sitting down in front of the television (unless it's to watch educational programs) . You don't want to do anything foolish that compromises your health. You'll eventually see results for your efforts. But once you become successful by earning passive income, then you can finally enjoy some well-deserved rest after everything making sacrifices for your business.
And oh yeah—don't forget to go outside at least once or twice per week without having your smartphone with you. By taking regular breaks from the internet while being outdoors will help to reset both your mind and body. If possible, make sure these outdoor breaks involve physical exercise like hiking, biking or swimming.
Just remember: Success doesn't happen overnight and it's not easy to achieve and it won't be easy but do so anyway! You have to keep at it day after day after day, month after month and year after year until you finally reach your goal. There's no other way around it… You have to become an entrepreneur who works long hours every day of the week from morning until night! … Or at least from morning until early evening.
