It’s much easier to have self discipline if you have clear goals and meaningful purpose; we are filled with so many distractions in todays society, I encourage you to do whatever it takes to starve that distraction.

It's a distraction from becoming successful.

The letter needs to say "Bob needs to have a dog that is capable of detecting a negative emotional response to certain stimuli and can help distract and redirect Bob's attention from that response and guide him towards blah, blah blah....

It’s easy to get distracted on BP so pick a strategy and stick with it.

Then spend 6months educating yourself on one topic and don't get distracted by shiny balls.

Watch out  for the 3 D's: Doubt, Disappointment and Distraction!!! 

They will try to distract you, argue with you, etc.

I refer to them as "shiny objects of distraction", because they tend to be more speculative than true investments.1 - Make a plan based on what you have, and need.2 - Find markets that match your plan criteria/profiles3 - Stay on track with your plan4 - Have funYou will be amazed at how fast...and easy, all of this can be.

This could however just be attempts to distract you from not paying rent.

Know your exit before you execute your entrance...or this will become a "shiny object of distraction" and bury you faster than you can say, "...it looked good at the time".