Discipline is the Bridge Between Goals and Accomplishment
by Cathleen Jacinto, SE, PE
With the holidays upon us, and as you hopefully find time to recover from recent project deadlines, it is a good time to rebalance. Is there one area in your life you would like to improve upon? Start small. Perhaps reach out to one old friend once a month, or insert a daily task planning session into your calendar.
“A new discipline immediately alters your life direction. You don’t change destinations immediately, but you can change direction immediately.”
The above quote by Jim Rohn is taken from his book Leading an Inspired Life. He defines discipline as “those unique steps of intelligent thought and activity that put a lid on temper and a faucet on courtesy; that develop the positive and control the negative; that encourage success and deter failure.”
He provides three keys to discipline:
1) Awareness of the need to make necessary changes
2) Willingness and eagerness to maintain your new discipline deliberately, wisely, and consistently
3) Commitment in daily life
So start the process of mastering one small discipline. Then move on to another. This places the focus on building your character, your work ethic, and who you are becoming, slowly through small disciplines. As Mr. Rohn states, “whatever good things we build end up building us.”
There are no comments yet, but you can be the first