When you say, “I’d like to watch a video in the evening, or my favorite TV show but tonight I commit to spending time with my child who wants my attention and who needs me,” you grow in self-respect. When you say, “I’m going to get up at 5AM I’m going to run this 20/20/20 Formula that Robin teaches, and that has literally helped millions of people upgrade their morning routine and their energy, productivity, creativity impact,” you grow in self-respect. And so are you living every day? Let me ask you right now, in this moment, I am blessed to share with you when you get up in the morning, when you go through your day, when you construct your evening routine, is it all around the path of least resistance? Is it all about pleasure? Is it all about fun? Are you a master of easy or are you doing what the very few do on the planet today?
As you know, one of my core brain tattoos is to have the results 95% of the population do not have, you’ve got to commit to doing what only 5% of the population are willing to do. What the titans do, what the virtuosos do, what the exceptionalists do, they build their days around the pursuit of difficult things. If you do that, here’s what happens: you’re going to build momentum. If you do that, each day will be a platform for growth. But even more importantly, how do you build self-respect? It’s by doing difficult things.