Your work ethic is the only thing you can control in life. And if you strengthen it, stretch it to its limit, and forge an unrivalled work ethic that burns inside of you, you will win. Having a single parent mother work ethic means being relentless. It means demanding more of yourself than anyone else could ever demand of you, knowing that every ti

The human will in action—driven by inspiration, enticed by desire, tempered by reason, guided by intelligence—can bring you to that high and lofty place called the good life. Discipline attracts opportunity, which is always attracted to ambition and skill in action. Discipline taps the unlimited power of commitment.

And the most amazing tool that I think anyone in the world can have is the ability to control and direct that want.

the real issue, the “root of the root” that keeps very talented writers from ever making their dream come true has nothing to do with writing. It has to do with discipline. It has to do with self-belief. It has to do with understanding the path of mastery—of anything.