Focus on Discipline More Than Motivation to Reach Financial Goals

When you first make a goal for yourself, you feel excited and driven to accomplish it.

But the novelty wears off after a while and you struggle to stay motivated.

Perhaps a better method is to focus on discipline instead.

Over at MoneyNing, author Travis Pizel makes an interesting point.

Motivation comes and goes, but discipline, by its nature, is stable.

Motivation is a fleeting emotion, and emotions are likely to change without notice.

To achieve a goal, what you really need is discipline.

I prefer not to toss motivation out the window completelyit’s a good feeling.

But I do like the idea of focusing on discipline.

This might meanautomating your finances.

Or creating avisual triggerto establish habit.

For more detail, check out the full post.

Forget Motivation, This is the Key to Achieving Your Goals This Year| MoneyNing

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