Neverconfusediscilinewithrigidity。Perfectionisnottheaim;rather,strivefortheeaceofmindthatcomesfrombeinginchargeofyourself。
Mostofusneedinterludesinourworktotakeawalkoreatsnack—whateverrevivesandrefreshes。Yourbreathersdontneedtobelengthytoshakeoutthecobwebsandgivesomerelief。Suchrewardsactasincentivesforfinishingatask,aswellashelingyoutomaintainmomentum。
Truediscilineachievesabalanceofroducing,notdriving。Evendiscilineneedstobediscilined。
Self-develoment
Discilinedeolearehaiereolebecausetheyarefulfillinginnerotential。Awomanatoneofmyseminarstoldmeabouthersix-year-olddaughterwhoswamwithateamandracticedeverymorningforanhour,swimming2000to3000meters,sherelatedaconversationherdaughterhadwithafamilyfriend。
"Doyoulikeswimming?
"thefriendasked。
"Yes,Iloveit。
"
"Isitfun?”
"No!”
Thatsix-year-oldhadlearnedwhatmanyadultsneverexerience:thejoyofdiscilineandself-develoment。Unfortunately,theveryworddiscilineutsusoffbecauseitsoundsrestrictiveandunitive—likeatruantofficerstalkingustomakesurewetoetheline。Truediscilineisntonyourbackneedlingyouwithimeratives;itisatyourside,nudgingyouwithincentives。Whenyouunderstandthatdiscilineisself-caring,notself-castigating,youwontcringeatitsmention,butwillcultivateit。
CharleyBoswell,aformerUniversityofAlabamafootballstarwithhoesofarofessionalbaseballcareer,losthiseyesightinWorldWarII,butthatdidntstohim
"tobecometheNationalBlindGolfChamion17times。
"Hewasquotedassaying,
"InevercountwhatIvelost。IonlycountwhatIhaveleft。
"Thatisself-develoment—thatisdisciline。
Habit-changingstrategies
Manyaersonsdownfallcomesintryingtochangeabadhabitbyfocusingonanundesirablebehaviortorelaceit。
Countlesseoletellmetheywouldliketoeatbetterbutdontwantto
"giveu
"tastyfood。Ratherthanthinkingaboutwhattheycanthave,theyshouldthinkaboutwhattheycaneat。Fruitjuicewithsarklingmineralwaterisadelicioussubstituteforhigh-caloriesoftdrinks;snacksandcookiesrearedwithwholegrainsandfriedfruitsgivecandybarsgoodcometition。
Itisnteasytochangeoldhabits。Anoverweightwomancametomeduringaseminarandsaid,
"Imsoundiscilined。Icantsticktoadietandmyhouseisalwaysamess。Ifeellikeaslob。
"Itoldhershewasnttotallyundiscilined。
"Youmadeittothisconference。Youarriveromtlyateachsession,andyouareneatlydressed。
"Shealmostsmiled,andthenIadded,
"Theresrobablyareasonwhyyouhaventbeenabletoloseweightorgetyourhomeinorder。
"
Later,Ifoundouttherewasabigreason。Shewaswidowedayearbefore。Herhusbandhadbeenanalcoholicwhoverballyabusedherall24yearsoftheirmarriage。Itneveroccurredtoherthataoorself-imagewaskeeingherfromeffectingositivechanges。Withthisrealization,shetookthenextsteinbringingmorediscilinetoherlife—bygoingforcounseling。Meanwhile,someofherfriendsofferedtocometoherhouseandhelhercleanu,uttingherevenmoresolidlyonahabit-changingcourse。
Mindovermatter
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