“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect
leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's
real power.” (Clint
Eastwood)
Pride and confidence in one’s self; a feeling that one is behaving
with honor and dignity. That’s one concise definition of self-respect I think
we can all understand. What I find interesting about Clint Eastwood’s quote is
the connection between self-respect and self-discipline.
For entrepreneurs and real estate agents, a tremendous amount of
self-discipline is required. Running a business means being a self-starter, and
at times the discipline it takes can seem to wane with our energy and our
doubts.
Self-respect leads to self-discipline, and rigorous
self-discipline leads to momentum. We accomplish one thing and it leads to our
next accomplishment, and before we know it, the momentum of our action ensures
right actions, right thinking, and dignified forward motion in our lives.
This is a tremendously powerful cycle to harness and reinforce in
your life, and if you’ve never made the connection between self-respect and
positive momentum, perhaps these tough-love words of wisdom from Clint Eastwood
will stick in your mind today. Do not attend merely to the cause of
self-discipline, but go deeper and consider the health of your self-respect. If
you have something you wish to accomplish, be it a down payment on a home, or a
nest-egg for a new business idea, this concept may be the key to getting the
big picture in line.
All the best,
Valerie McConville
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