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30th Aug 2021

Everyday Series | Season 1 | Motivational Mondays | 007 | Hard Work

In this episode, we talk about hard work.

Hard Work Is A Key To Success Because Most People Are Scared Of It

Everybody knows that action is important. However, most people simply do not put the actions in. If you wish to be a success, you are going to have to work for it and that means you have to work hard. This might not be what you wanted to hear, but it is the truth. The reason why most people fail to succeed in achieving their goals is that they didn’t want to put in the hard work. The secret here is that hard work will always pay off positively for you. Hard work pays well. If you wish to be a success, you need to put in hard work for it. You need to make that a hallmark of your daily actions and not be afraid of it. You need to meet the hard work head-on. Whether that means working long hours in your office, spending hours in the gym, setting yourself strict dietary plans, sticking to a tight revision schedule or whatever, it can be done. There are millions of successful people out there. They achieved that success through sacrifice. True, there are some people who appeared to be “lucky” and got everything they wanted fairly easily, but never forget that most successes have always been due to hard work

Here are some additional tips to help you make the most out of hard work:

  1. Hard work will actually become easy after a while. Once you get used to putting in the commitment and the hours for your goals, you will get used to it and form it as a habit. This is ideal because it means you can automatically push yourself “hard” without putting in so much effort like you perhaps used to.
  2. Always follow your day from a plan. Don’t expect to do things randomly and get results this way. You should plan the night before and work from that plan as closely as possible. The plan should be thorough and well thought out. It should take at least 20-30 minutes as a minimum to write your plan.
  3. You will start to enjoy hard work after a while, and especially because of the good results you are getting. Hard work will make you very focused and clear in your mind. You will feel good inside that you are making strong progress to your goals. This means you will be even more committed to your success

What To Expect

You can never work too hard. You can work 100 hours per week (9 am to midnight every single day) and still be ready to work even more. The body has a tendency to become efficient and focused on what it is doing the more you work and make it efficient

So, begin to work and make yourself efficient and the goals you seek will be yours.

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The NJ Podcast
The NJ Podcast is a podcast hosted by Njabulo James with the aim of sharing stories, tips and insights about achieving success while having fun. From topics ranging from personal development, to business, entertainment and sports the podcast will have conversations with experts in their fields. The Podcast will also share insights from Njabulo James’ published and upcoming books. Remember, “success is the progressive realisation of a worthy ideal.”