We suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. ––Jim Rohn
“The one quality which sets one man apart from another—the key which lifts one to every aspiration while others are caught up in the mire of mediocrity—is not talent, formal education, nor intellectual brightness,” said Theodore Roosevelt. “It is self-discipline. With self-discipline, all things are possible. Without it, even the simplest goal can seem like the most impossible dream.”
We must choose the hard life to earn our comforts. Dreams will require swallowing our pride, choosing wisely, resisting impulses, and maintaining a steadfast focus. Discipline assures our direction.
“A professional is someone who can do his best work even when he doesn’t feel like it,” said Alistair Cooke.
Maxwell Maltz said, “The ability to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable prerequisite for success.”
Discipline is choosing between what we want now and what we want most. It is doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, and when we don’t want to do it.
Without self-discipline even the simplest goal can seem like the most impossible dream.
Check out the new SELF HELP tab
