This is an excerpt from 8 STRATEGIES for Personal & Professional MASTERY by Jim Bouchard © 2015––All rights reserved. Order your print edition at ThatBlackBeltGuy.com. Also available on Amazon Kindle. Volume discounts available––call 800-786-8502.
1. Choose discipline––and choose your disciplines
Develop and cultivate meaningful and purposeful habits. “Raise your hand if you consider yourself a highly disciplined person.”
That’s how I start nearly every THINK Like a BLACK BELT workshop. No matter how often I do this, I’m amazed if half the people in the room raise their hands. Then I usually add: “What the hell is wrong with the rest of you?” Don’t worry. It’s quite possible there isn’t anything terribly wrong with you if you didn’t raise your hand. You probably 1