The Resilient Mind

You can’t…

Work ethic is not something you pick up in a book, you can’t watch any YouTube tutorials, or attend any seminars, and there is definitely no 90 day plan to extreme work ethic and let’s face it if there was you probably wouldn’t follow through if work ethic is the one thing you lack.

It’s one of those things that you have or don’t have. Sure, you can practice tricks to not be lazy. Set some schedules, set some alarms, set some tasks to do throughout the day and practice a routine, but without a good work ethic how long will that really last.

I tell my son, “just do what you have to do, and it will be done…” it’s not about doing what you want to do, it’s about doing what you have to do.

I tell him that because at a young age is when work ethic is developed and it’s typically something father’s pass down. As a young man myself my father dragged me along on every mission he could conjure up to earn a buck and put some food on the table that night. Picking pecans, selling fish, candy, newspapers, and other things I don’t necessarily feel are worth mentioning in this article but you get the picture.

As men we play a strong part in developing the work ethic in the next generation. A strong work ethic is foundational to the success of a man. Unfortunately as you grow older it’s less likely that you will develop the mindset you need to have in order to have an exceptional work ethic.

“DO WHAT YOU MUST”

Descendants of Kings

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