It’s Takes Discipline to Follow Your Dreams

Motivational Power Quote


It’s Takes Discipline to Follow Your Dreams


“Discipline is remembering
what you want.”
David Campbell


As I see it. . . . . . . .
Its takes discipline to follow your dreams.

I the winter of 1972 Joe Paterno was completing this seventh year as the football coach at Penn State University; when he received a telephone call.

The call was from Bill Sullivan the president and principle owner of the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

Mr. Sullivan wanted to speak with Joe about coaching the Patriots. Joe was offered $1.3 million dollars contract and a signing bonus of $100,000 to coach the team.

Joe spoke to his wife about leaving Penn State and coaching the Patriots. She told him to follow his heart and do what he wanted to do.

Paterno called Bill Sullivan and accepted the coaching position.

Later that night Joe wake up to find his wife sitting in a rocking chair crying.

Finding his wife crying caused Joe to do a lot of souls searching about his family and coaching career.

In the moment of truth Joe determined that his family was happy and had roots at Penn State and the community. He also loved college football, the schools environment and developing the players into men.

Joe called Bill Sullivan and declined the coaching position with the Patriots.

At that moment he gave up the opportunity to become an instant millionaire. He continued to follow his dream of coaching college football. He made the decision to put the happiness of his family over money.

Thirty-eight years has passed. Joe has never looked back he is still coaching at Penn State. He has become the most successful coach in college football history. Today Joe Paterno has won more games then any other coach collage football history.

I don’t know Joe’s finances, but it safe to say that today Joe is a millionaire, his family is happy and part of the community, and he has coached many outstanding men.

What you may not know is at the time that Joe Paterno turned down a $1.3 million contract and a signing bonus of $100,000, he was making $35,000 a year to coach Penn State.

Joe Paterno had the strength and discipline to follow his dream.

When it comes down to the moment of truth follow your dreams.

®2010, Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consulting, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author