Good morning,
Happy Friday! I’m reminded this week of Aesop’s fable about the Tortoise and the Hare. The Hare started out fast but didn’t discipline himself to stick to the program, while the Tortoise consistently put one foot in front of the other until he crossed the finish line first. It’s a simple story to illustrate a profound point.
Self discipline is the foundation of success.
Without self discipline, we get distracted, fail to finish things we start and allow ourselves to drift away from fundamental practices that (in the back of our minds) we know would make us more successful.
The good news is that some of the most important things we must do every day aren’t physically demanding. Instead, the challenge - or opportunity - lies in exercising the necessary willpower to do what needs to be done, and done consistently.
Today, self discipline helped carve out the time to write this Sunny Note, in order to walk my talk and wish you a sunny day!
Clarity
P.S. “In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.” Harry S. Truman
P.P.S. Thank you for sharing Sunny Notes with others. New readers can visit This Link to add an email address to receive Sunny Notes directly each Friday or read prior Sunny Notes at clarity.tv.
Clarity Patton Newhouse
Metropolitan Lincoln Mercury
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Garden City, MI 48135
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Friday, August 20, 2010
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Hi Clarity,
ReplyDeleteI've been enjoying your notes through my workplace, they are shared via e-mail. Your words are always encouraging and I'm glad you have taken the time to motivate others. I will continue to follow your blog personally. I look forward to more sunny notes.
That's great to hear! Thank you so much for sharing. Sincerely, Clarity
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