While there
are many elements that will play a role in your ultimate success and happiness,
if I had to identify the single most important of them—the one you could not be
successful without—it would be discipline.
I hate to
say it, but not even integrity ranks higher because you can be successful in a
specific area of focus without integrity. I have seen people succeed with all
kinds of weaknesses, but I have never seen anyone achieve any great
accomplishment without discipline.
Brian
Tracy, a leading author on the development of human potential, said, “If I had
to pick the #1 key to success, it would be…self-discipline. It is the
difference in winning or losing; between greatness and mediocrity.”
Discipline
Speeds Up Results
Not only is
discipline critical to your success, but it is also the ultimate accelerator to
any great accomplishment. Here’s what I mean.
Discipline
is really important to your success and
happiness. If you are disciplined to do all the little things you knew you should
do to advance your life in any area, don’t you think you would be more
successful?
Overcoming
the Obstacle
If you want
to become more disciplined, here’s what you must do. The process of becoming disciplined
starts by doing the small things. Things like picking up your coffee mug and
putting it in the dishwasher, making your bed, returning your calls and emails
in a timely manner, being on time for your appointments, getting your project
done on time and so on. Start with healthy little things and habits.
As you
practice being disciplined by doing small things, you will then have the
discipline to do the big things. This is why the process of becoming
disciplined begins by doing the little things—simple things you can do.
Here is my
challenge to you. From this point forward, when you need to do something you
don’t feel like doing, then say to yourself, “If I don’t feel like doing it,
then I MUST DO IT NOW!” Then immediately, without further delay, do.
As you
implement self-discipline into your daily life you will begin to feel like you
are in control of your life. You will feel confident and motivated because
you’re moving toward your goals and you will feel proud of the person you are
becoming in the process.
The single
most important key to success is having the discipline to do what you know you
should do, even when you don’t feel like doing it.
Build Your
Discipline with Small Habits First
Your
discipline grows in direct proportion to your ability to keep small habits that
benefit your goals.
Visualize and organize your habits so that it's easier to stick to
them.
The success will be 50% of hard work and 50% of SELF-DISCIPLINE
Remember
The Big Goal,
will be always
YOUR HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS,
