How to be driven by discipline?

“With self-discipline most anything is possible”-Theodore Roosevelt

Discipline is not doing extraordinary things but doing ordinary things extraordinarily well through proper actions. Action is of two kinds-without direction and absolute direction. What is discipline? It is a force which marshals our inner force and saves us from possible disasters in which the undisciplined often find themselves.

Discipline has advantages:

• It enables you to cultivate steadfastness
• You do not permit your mind to sidetrack important matters
• It helps you to go on with your work until it is completed
• You remain composed
• Adversity cannot push you this way or that
• You are not at the mercy of your nerves

Without discipline you cannot experience enjoying serenity, which stems from a job well done. Achievement does not come from feverish attempts. It comes from a disciplined action. Begin by doing things of trivial significance. Take something that you have been avoiding for long, whether it is a certain area of work which you do not find interesting, or payment of a bill or a visit to a friend. By using will power, you shall overcome indiscipline.

“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practised every day.”-Jim Rohn

To strengthen your will power, select a small project rather than a big one. If you say “this week I am going to write an essay”, you are likely to accomplish this task. But, if you say, “today I am going to finish this book” the chances are that you will not. When you finish one job do not relax. Instead allow yourself another reasonable task, which enables you to proceed at a steady pace. A break in steady and disciplined effort pushes you away from long-range goal. Go on adding one link to another, which forms an unbreakable chain.

“By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.”-Grenville Kleiser

When you come into a task, prepare yourself as thoroughly as you can if you have to write an essay, it is better if you keep your side the reference matter. This ensures concentration, and you have no excuse to leave the work incomplete. Do not be overawed by obstacles. Instead, look upon each step as a definite move towards ultimate goal. Then look back and you will be thrilled to see a string of small success behind you. These inspire you to more efforts. They strengthen your sense of discipline. You have results to your credit.

“Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backward, or sideways.”- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Be on guard with your so-called friends. They will tell you that you are gaining nothing form you efforts. In such circumstances, remind yourself of your tangible success. Bad suggestions have banal influence. Counter them. Your efforts to cultivate self-discipline go waste if do not master the art of dealing with time wasters. Every successful person has either cultivated or adopted a way of life to keep time wasters out of his life. It is important to have a reasonable and workable plan of work, and a rational attitude towards it. Hurry is an evidence of inner stress. There is tome and ways for action and inner reflection. Don’t escape from time. Fill every bit of it with positive action. This is the core and crux of discipline.