Motivation and Discipline: Cheerleaders Need Both!
The best cheerleaders have ample supplies of motivation and discipline. I like to think of motivation as being the “why” you do something. The bigger the “why” the more determined you will be to do the necessary work to succeed.
I came across the following quote in the Handbook for The 7 Biggest Teen Problems and How to Turn Them into Strengths by Bobbi DePorter:
“We make a distinction between motivation and discipline: Motivation is doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, when we want to do it. Discipline is doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, when we don’t want to do it.”
Of course it’s easier to forge ahead when you’re excited about something and when you can see immediate payoff but the true champion has both motivation and discipline. A true champion is able to see the big picture and recognize that hard work now and over time will pay off in the future.
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