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The Missing Element in Success – Self-Discipline
“I’m mentoring several women right now who make good money. They’ve been in their industries for years and years. They should be better
off than they are, but they haven’t gotten the financial area of their life under control. I know people who make over $100,000 a year
and have nothing to show for it,” says Lindy Ford, an actress, real estate rehabber, and nutritionist.
Money isn’t the definition of success. Workaholics often end up divorced or with kids who hate them because they’ve neglected their
families. We all know people with more money than us who look miserable most of the time. “Success is about integrating. It’s about
balance. I don’t see many people living like this—Christian or not,” Lindy explains. “My big philosophy is that we are integrated human
beings and every area helps every other area. My spirit is better if my emotions are right and my physical life is right.”
“I live in freedom. I live in emotional, physical, and spiritual freedom. I don’t find that most people do,” says Lindy. That’s probably
because most of us don’t want to discipline ourselves. But it’s not easy for women who are disciplined, either. Successful, balanced
women like Lindy admit “these are tough choices.”
“I’d rather eat what I want whenever I want to. Not preparing meals is the easy way. All of this takes work. It takes pushing through
feelings, but good feelings come afterwards. This morning, I woke up and I didn’t want to exercise. I did it anyway. I probably didn’t
do it as vigorously as I could have, but I did it. I think that’s a big key to being a successful person. No matter what it is, you have
to manage yourself first,” she says.
Lindy has broken life into three basic areas that must stay in balance: spiritual, emotional, and physical (includes finances).
“Spiritually, I want to regularly cultivate a vibrant relationship with God and teach others to do that. Emotionally I want to cultivate
good relationships with others. If you don’t cultivate a good marriage or a good relationship with your children, then none of this
really matters. Physically, I exercise regularly, eat very healthy, and take a lot of supplements. I have incredible health and a ton of
energy. I live in financial freedom.” she says.
Don’t think that just because Lindy has goals and strives to maintain a balanced life that she’s a modern-day icon of the woman in
Proverbs 31.
“I’m not perfect,” she says, “Perfection you need to literally throw out the window. You have to keep growing with it. I’ve had these
principles for years, but I have to keep applying and rededicating myself to it every day. “
Lindy created A Busy to A Beautiful Life DVD based on the balanced life of the Virtuous Woman and believes it was “a God thing”. It
wasn’t something Lindy had planned to create but she knew it was something women needed.
“The study takes ancient principles and applies them to today. It’s a woman who goes out and buys property. She’s very savvy, but she’s
kind and generous at the same time. There’s balance in her life. She lives in freedom,” explains Lindy. Instead of teaching women to see
the ideal of this biblical woman as an unattainable goal the way some teachers do, she shows them that the woman is disciplined and
balanced, an example of a balanced and successful life.
According to Lindy, living with discipline takes you farther and gives you a happier life. You could almost say that she’s addicted to a
life of freedom. “I will never stop living like this,” she says.
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