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that can be undermined by going in too many directions at one time. If you have a goal to lose weight, then follow one discipline to get you're there. Master it first before you decide that it doesn't work for you.

I always say you can learn a lot about success from bodybuilders. They are focused and disciplined. They have a routine that they follow and they only add to it when the need arises. The fundamentals are all the same. Form is the first rule when working out and then you look at your goals and adjust your routine to produce that goal. Form is king, in bodybuilding. Proper form no matter what the routine, builds strength while ensuring safety. The routines in bodybuilding vary, but the premise is all the same. You have to be consistent in your approach; you must have the right diet in place to support the bodybuilding activity that you are engaged in.

The same goes for Wealth Building, Fitness, Relationships, Career, business strategies and list goes on. One discipline mastered will far outweigh 10 disciplines loosely put together. You are wearing a hat for each discipline and when you wear that hat your mind, body and soul are with that discipline and that discipline only. When you build a plan to do something no matter what it is, you have to know where to start from and where you are going.

I have been engaged in the personal development field for over 25 years and I have seen the amount of confusion that develops from the lack of the disciplined mind. The paradigms will interrupt your progress by offering distraction to build a better mousetrap. You can have so many mentors that will take you on different paths. This will not work. You must pick one path for each discipline and master it first.

Follow one discipline until you do not learn anything more, then you can go onto the next discipline that will take you to a higher level in business, career, enlightenment or whatever. You want a straight line to your goals not one that is corrupted. There is just too much look over here and get this book or get that program and very little loyalty to just one discipline. The path to success is built on one step at a time. Stop playing hopscotch and start walking a straight line.

I know that people do try to follow "The Secret" they get confused. They also get uncertain, they don't even know if they are barking up the right tree. There were 7-8 different mentors in "The Secret." Though they all agreed on the principles they don't apply it the same way, they all have different approaches. Jim Rohn set goals a certain way and Tony Robbins approaches it differently. Two varying philosophies of how to get a result in whatever you do.

I believe in simplification. Keep it simple start small and work your way up. This creates confidence and certainty. One step at a time, don't rush and certainly don't make up something else or run off to another mentor who has a completely different approach. Rome was not built in a day. Loyalty to one discipline is magical.

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