“You have a choice in
life: You can either pay the price of discipline or regret.” –Tim Connor
Every aspect of our existence is governed by certain
principles and laws. How we relate, conform and adhere to these laws is what
determines how disciplined we are. An Army without discipline is a rabble that
can never win a war. It takes discipline to maintain a work culture, dress
culture, food and drink culture, sleep and leisure culture as well as
goal-setting and achievement culture. Discipline is all about self-control and
staying focused on set goals and objectives. Self-employment requires a lot of
personal discipline to achieve any goals. Ralph Waldo Emerson posits that “a
man is a hero not because he is braver than anyone else, but because he is
brave for ten minutes longer.” Problems when placed in proper perspective are
motivators. They should be viewed as temporary setbacks. Setbacks are not
final-stoppers. They provide a temporary hold to enable you refocus and
redesign your actions for better achievements. This is where iron-discipline
comes handy.
