Determination is not something that comes overnight. When you decide what you want to

dedicate your life to, it takes time to find out how you are going to get there. You have

to settle on a true purpose in life. Whenever you come across someone that is determined,

they always have a strong passion for their life’s purpose.

The most common problem that people have with building determination is ironically, too

many goals. Many people want to do way more things than there is time for. They say they

want to get in better shape, build a business, find the significant other of their dreams,

learn some skills. But there’s no time! You can’t possibly do all of these things,

not at once. You have to stick one thing. The thing that you are truly passionate about.

You can’t afford to get distracted. Any time you miss part of your routine or you

fail to work on your goals. You’re falling behind. It snowballs. One night of bad sleep

can lead to waking up late, missing your gym workout, missing your extra hour to work on

your passion. Many missed opportunities.

To make a commitment, you have to wake up every day and say “I’m going to do what

it takes. I’m going to go after my dreams. Even if I’m tired. Even if I’m running

out of ideas. Even if I’m not sure what the future holds.” Because determination

is not about the external forces that you have no control over. It’s entirely internal.

It’s about your actions. Your motivation. Your daily decisions.

In order to commit to your passion you must enjoy the grind. Sometimes there’s a ton

of work to do to achieve your goals. Sometimes you get little results or even no results

for that hard work. But if you are determined you’ll commit to your goals like a routine.

An activity that you do every day regardless of how you feel or how your results come out.

Because the day to day results don’t represent the big picture. Focus on the milestones.

Map out your determination with long term and short term goals. Because you can’t

let your commitment wane. Once you have built up those positive habits, it’s easier to

maintain them then it is to build them from scratch again. Determination is part of having

a strong character. If you learn to build determination you can accomplish any idea

you can conceive of.