"An Overnight Success"Article by Tina Zawila

“Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.” 

I heard this quotation recently and it resonated with me on so many levels.  To illustrate the concept, it was used in a sporting analogy – motivation may have got you along to the gym in January, but it is discipline that keeps you going in April and it is discipline that is getting you results.
This too applies in business.  Your motivation, or what we call your “new business energy” may have got you started, but it is your discipline, that is keeping your business going and growing on a day to day basis.

Best selling author John C Maxwell, talks about the Law of Consistency.  By his own admission, it’s one of his “less sexy” laws of leadership and success, however, it is critical.  Many “overnight successes” were not achieved overnight.  Often years of discipline and consistency have been applied to honing skills, perfecting a product, educating the market and building a business.

It is what you do on a daily basis that defines you – it’s not that moment of brilliance, or that one day of hard work – it is what you do day-in and day-out that will lead to your success.

In this modern era of technology, or maybe we should call it the “era of distraction” it is very easy to become “undisciplined” and to get caught up in the minutia, or distracted from the tasks that will bring you the best results when practiced consistently.
Therefore, my challenge to you is to identify what it is, that brings you (or will bring you) the best results and get you closer to your goals, and then do it on a daily basis with focus and dedication.

I look forward to you and your business getting the recognition it deserves as an “overnight success”.

What brings you the best results and gets you closer to your goals?
What strategies do you use to cope in the “era of distraction”?
Is your business generating the rewards you deserve?

Call the team at Sothertons on 4972 1300 to discuss what it is you need to do consistently to achieve results and we will help keep you accountable to ensure your success.