Disciplines.

Life can get better for you, but do not leave it to chance, do it by change.

It is not our strong points that need working on, but or weakest points.

As I have said before we only rise to out weakest point and they can stop us from achieving all the success that we could.

It is like the moral of the chain, it is only as strong as its weakest link.

So with us our strong points they are very important and we need to build on them but it is our weakest points that need our attention.

I want just to address three points in this post that really do hold people back from achieving their full potential.

First, our attitude towards saving.

Many Artists make good money from their art but are often just like the ones who make little money, they have no money.

People can earn a lot of money, but if they spend more than they earn, they will always be behind.

To have more money, you need to save money.

I do not care how much you earn, if at the end of the month you have none then you are going backwards.

We all must discipline ourselves to save.

People say I have no money. Yes you have it, you just spent it.

If we learn to save we will always have money.

A small discipline that can turn your life around.

Second, tardiness with time.

People who are not punctual, if you say you will be there at 3pm, then be there at 3pm, not 3.05pm or 3.15pm, you are late. 3pm is on time.

So many Artists think that punctuality is not important and it will be ok, then they get upset if they are one hour late and the person that they were to meet has left.

Traffic is not an excuse, leave early enough to get you there on time.

Always being late is showing disrespect for the person you are meeting, on time is on time.

Last, bad delivery on promises.

If you say you will do something by a certain date, then have it done by that date. If you cannot do it by that date then don't promise it on that date.

I tell my people, promise long and deliver short. If we say we will have something by a certain date and we are late by a week, we loose face with our customer.

As with Artist delivering paintings for an exhibition, if they are to be there by the 30^th of the month for opening in a week, deliver on the 30^th, the day before the show is unacceptable, you break your word, all it does is make people question the rest of your character and say, well if they are unreliable on this issue how will they be on other things?

These three small things, saving, punctuality and correct deliver, once built them into your life through discipline will become habits and your life will change for the better.