A lot of people talk about this. In A New Pair of Glasses somewhere he talks about turning your life over to God (and reaping the rewards of that decision) or not turning your life over to God (and reaping the rewards of that decision). There was a passage in one of the Jordan Peterson books I read recently along the same line. More than a passage. It’s the lengthy discussions of the meaning of sacrifice that he engages in. The Bible talks about sowing and reaping.
And today came a video from Andy Frisella on this point. Clearly stated, as usual.
It’s delayed gratification.
Those are dead words. Andy Frisella says it better: the action you do today determines what you get back in 90 days.
Or, put in words of sacrifice, the day you give up today you will receive back, 90 days from now.
The question is what you receive. Abundance? Yes, if you did the footwork today that creates abundance in the future.
I have been doing twice-daily workouts since May 1. That seed I planted on May 1. What does my August 1 self look like as a result of my May 1 decision? How happy am I today that I have been exercising to a sweat, twice a day, for all of that time?
Pretty damn happy.
Keep Andy Frisella’s simpler version in mind: 90 days.