As I tucked my latest travel photo book up onto the shelf last week, I found myself thinking about a Peloton class I had taken earlier in the day. The instructor was musing about the difference between discipline and motivation.

His point was that you are not going to feel motivated to workout every day, but discipline keeps you showing up. Same can be said of other personal projects we take on and desire to finish.

Many of us are motivated to get our photos off our laptop and phone and put them out into the world so our families can have these travel memories to enjoy together. But it is the discipline of creating a plan, breaking the project into small bite-size tasks, setting deadlines etc., that gets these books up on your shelf.

“Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.“

So stop waiting for motivation to start the book you’ve been wanting to design – make a plan and attack it with the focus and discipline you demonstrate in other areas of your life!