Discipline is often
interpreted with a negative meaning and consequence. Training that produces
obedience, often in the form of rules and punishment if they are disobeyed. However,
discipline and more importantly self-discipline need not be negative and can be
the catalyst for major success.
A goal often
starts with a thought, which will lead to action, however many will stumble right there without discipline. Why? Because the thought in and of itself is great
however without action and discipline will fizzle into obscurity never to be
executed. It has been said that the richest place on earth is the graveyard. Why?
Because it
is where you will find all the hopes, dreams and ideas that were never
fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung,
the inventions that were never created, the cures that were never discovered,
all because someone lacked the discipline to follow through.
Self-discipline is
the key to personal greatness. It is the magic quality that opens doors and
increases opportunities. With self-discipline, the average person can rise as
far and as fast as their talents and intelligence can take them. But without
self-discipline, a person blessed with a good foundation, education and
opportunity will seldom rise above average.
Each of us
on our quest to achieve the goal, the dream, the vision must develop the
discipline of right thinking, followed up by the right action. When we flip the
switch and determine that failure is not an option, we soon come to realise
that self-discipline is the bridge between goals and
accomplishment.
Self-discipline is the magic power that makes us virtually
unstoppable. Self-discipline is at the centre of the universe for success. Self-discipline
is doing within while we're doing without. What that means is when our friends
are begging us to hang out and we say no because we're way too busy working
hard to put ourselves in a position to win in the game of life.
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