To the Doers in February

The month of resolutions is over, Happy new month. This month, we are going to take into action all we have penned down, you are going to pick up that note, pick two important career resolutions and you are going to get to work.

February will be for achieving all those goals we have set out to achieve and one of the best ways to do that is discipline. We are habitual creatures and the easiest way to build a habit is by doing one thing consistently.?

Abraham Lincoln once said, "Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most". Discipline is a skill, not a character trait, being able to force yourself to do something in spite of how you feel,? over and over until it becomes a habit.

Lets’ say, you made a resolution to read a book related to an aspect of your chosen career path, start by picking up a book, spend 20 minutes a day reading, or decide to read 20 pages a day, if you do this for the next 7 days you find yourself doing it every other day why? Because it no longer feels like work anymore, you have consciously built a habit and it has become part of you, you become disciplined, and committed to reading a book to improve your career.

Do this for every other resolution and goal you set to achieve for February.

The idea is simple: don't overwhelm yourself with so many things at a time, one or two career goals at a time until it becomes a habit.? In order to build such a core skill, it is important you do something daily, something is better than nothing and 5 minutes of work is better than zero work

Remember,? without Discipline either in our place of work, business,? personal lives, or any areas of our lives, success is impossible.?

Here is to the doers in February.

?Myjobmag SouthAfrica