Finish_What_You_Start_The_Art_of_Following_Through__Taking_Action

Limitations are relatively easy to understand. They limit distraction and
temptation. As for requirements, understand that you are not Superman or
Superwoman, so you can’t overload yourself. Instead, work smarter and
have five requirements that you can reasonably meet. You may not always
adhere to this rule, but you at least have some guidance for yourself. In
addition, you gain some clarity about what you have cut out for you each
day.
An example is to set a limitation that you will not watch more than one hour
of TV a day, you will not spend more than an hour on Facebook, and you
will not take longer than a one-hour lunch break. Meanwhile, your
requirements are that you must read at least 30 pages a day, you must
complete at least four hours of work before lunch, and you must complete
eight hours of work total by the time you sign out or clock out of work.
Rule 4: Reaffirm Your Intentions
Rule 4 is quite similar to rule 1. This rule comes into play when you are
faced with a fork in the road between deciding to follow through or not.
This rule seeks to reaffirm your intentions by reminding yourself what they
are and why you want to achieve them.
When you find yourself deliberating between quitting and following
through, ask these three questions to yourself. Better yet, have the answers
written somewhere so you can look over again.
“I want…” This is where you state your end goal and how you will benefit
from it. What is your reason and motivation? Keep reminding yourself of
the external or internal motivators that you have on your side. Remind
yourself something like, “I want to be rich.”
“I will…” This is where you state how you must reach that end goal and all
the work you should be doing to get there. This statement brings your
attention back to how necessary it is to complete what you are currently
doing and how these tasks tie into the end goal. The journey is a necessary
part of the goal. It helps for you to be very specific in this statement to see