“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race” – Calvin Coolidge
After reading Toni’s column (published below) regarding motivation and discipline it occurred to me that I should share an experience from last week. Via the business platform LinkedIn, I communicated with Steve DeVore who is the founder of SyberVision Systems. Steve was responsive, extremely gracious with his time and provided some interesting insights which I will share in future publications. If you are not familiar with his company, it was in an intriguing space having produced some of the first digital learning programs in the area of personal development, health, family relations and technology. I will call out one specific program since it changed my life as a young man – “The Neuropsychology of Self-Discipline.” I don’t believe SyberVision is still active creating new content but some of their older programs can be purchased via Amazon and they have aged well.
Self-discipline is a subject that has always fascinated us and remains a clear lynch-pin for business and personal success. Too frequently, however, individuals have viewed it solely in terms of sacrifice. Absolutely nothing could be further from the truth. Any opportunity to focus on both strategic and tactic strategies to gain desired outcomes seems to be an obvious win.
I would encourage you to give Toni’s article a close read in today’s edition and to take a look at her website. She offers contemporary metal training programs for peak performance both in business and sport which may provide you an additional competitive edge.
