Success and Discipline Go Hand-in-hand

Discipline is a key element necessary to being able to enjoy any dream or goal that you envision for yourself. Discipline will get you out of bed in the morning propelling you forward to put on your socks and running shoes and go for that jog you keep putting off for another day. Discipline will make you stay a little later in the office to make sure you are able to meet your project deadlines with quality work that will not only impress your boss and peers, but leave you feeling immensely proud and satisfied with your accomplishments.

Discipline can make all the difference in your life.

Learning how to be disciplined takes practice. This is okay. Any new habit that you form takes habit. But, you can learn anything, you can do anything!

People often talk about the things they want to do. They want to lose weight, they want to start jogging, they want, they want, they want. But when day upon day passes and they have not started on anything they have talked about wanting to do, this is where the dilemma comes into play. We have all experienced such trying situations. We know what we want, but something keeps holding us back from taking the necessary steps to actualize our desires. Procrastination, fear of success; the reasons are limitless. But they do not have to be obstacles for you anymore.

Whenever there is something I truly want I do everything in my power, find anything that can help me finally obtain all my greatest dreams and visions.

One of the very best practices that has helped me remain disciplined even in the most trying situations are things that I like to call “drop down lists”. These are lists that literally drop down in my mind and illuminate all the reasons why it is immeasurably valuable for me to make the best choices for myself. These lists have helped me, for example, maintain my figure and refuse to eat that fattening chocolate brownie. (Of course, anything in moderation is fine, but it is a perfect example to demonstrate this point.)

To further demonstrate this idea, here is what my “drop down list” looks like when deciding whether to eat or not eat junk food: