The Bridge – Discipline

Warriors Set Marks and Hit Them – Forming habits is easier than breaking them apart, so warriors know that preventing bad habits is the core of discipline. But bad habits sneak up on you, they will form anyway, so part of your discipline will always be turning down something that was formerly pleasurable. Enjoy the peace that comes with each small step.

Warriors Know How to Keep Going – Discipline is the bridge that gets you from where you are to where you want to be. Always use a “spotter” – a professional who keeps you from going over the edge.

Warriors Celebrate Their Discipline – Self-acceptance comes from experiencing our humanity to the fullest. We are “parenting” our much loved self, who starts out as a toddler with no self-control whom we want to keep out of the fire. Forgive yourself. And keep going.

Make Discipline Visual – Charts, maps, graphs and lists that hearten & cheer are key to purposeful pathways. Figure out a way to picture your values. Checking off boxes and cherishing the “proof” of a successful day becomes your joy.

Models – “Through self-discipline comes freedom” – Aristotle

“Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you going”

– John C. Maxwell

“All success begins with self-discipline. It starts with you.” – Dwayne Johnson

‘Day by day – what you choose, what you think, what you do, is who you become” – Heraclitus

#Haiku: Discipline

Discipline is
Choosing
Between what you want now
And what you want
Most