Finish What You Start: The Art of Following Through, Taking Action, Executing, & Self-Discipline

“So much to do, and not enough time to do it.”

A clean desk can help create a clear mind, and a clear mind is much more able to remain disciplined.

If your heart is not fit enough to run the length of it, then you will find yourself stopping halfway through and giving up before you reach the finish line.

Sometimes we go into the battle without our heads or our spines; other times we lack our hands and feet or our hearts. We think we could just call on these parts to get together when we need them to, but we arrive at the battleground only to discover that it’s never as easy as we thought it would be.

Following through is about having enough heart to keep pushing even in the face of obstacles, distractions, and setbacks

Persistence is firmly sticking to something for a prolonged period of time, even as you encounter things that try to unstick you

the visible aspect of following through, the one that’s actually observed, measured, and evaluated against your goals.

hands and feet: action.

It is action that will move things in the real world and take you from Point A to Point B—that is, from where you are now to where the fulfillment of your goals lies.

If you are focused on what you need to do, self-discipline will naturally follow.