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DISCIPLINE EQUALS FREEDOM
Jocko Willink said, "If you stop looking for a shortcut and find your discipline and your will, then you will find your freedom."
• It means consistency.
• It means commitment.
• It means accountability.
Discipline is simple to understand, but that doesn't mean it's easy to execute.
It requires you to make the tough choices and hold yourself accountable.
How to Master Self-Discipline:
1. It starts with showing up - You have to show up and do the work every day. It's the first step in self-discipline because it's where you choose long-term goals over immediate comforts or distractions. Showing up means engaging in your goals with full presence and commitment. This principle underscores the importance of consistently engaging in your goals, both physically and mentally.
2. It takes energy and time management - Spend time prioritizing what matters and when you work best. Schedule your priorities. Self-discipline thrives when you efficiently use your efficiently using time and energy. This means prioritizing tasks, setting achievable goals, and steering clear of procrastination. Focus on what you have defined as important.
3. It falls back to your purpose - When you connect with your purpose, you feel more motivated and you always remember your WHY. Having purpose and connection makes your goals more meaningful. It becomes the driving force that keeps you on track, especially when faced with challenges.
4. It means willpower - Willpower is integral to self-discipline because it involves resisting short-term temptations for long-term gains. Self-control regulates your thoughts, emotions, and actions. Willpower also means accountability to yourself and others. It helps you build that daily discipline through choice and focus.
5. It means being self-aware - You can't be disciplined and choose to grow if you aren't honest with yourself. This increases your willpower, be more consistent, and remind yourself of your purpose. Take time to reflect. Understand your strengths, weaknesses, and emotional triggers through reflection. This helps in adjusting your strategies to ensure they align with your goals and creating personal growth.
6. It means choosing resilience - Resilience is about being able to overcome the unexpected. It means knowing that there will be challenges and preparing to overcome those challenges. Resilience is exemplified by the Marshmallow Test's lesson in delayed gratification. Focus on the importance of long-term goals and the fulfilling rewards of discipline that often come after a period of waiting.
"Through self-discipline comes freedom." - Aristotle
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"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." - Vince Lombardi
Great things are accomplished when individuals stop worrying about being right and start focusing on doing what is right.
“Life is difficult.
You have to overcome adversity if you’re going to have a chance to be successful in your life.
There can be no great victories in your life unless you overcome adversity.
You can’t be a great competitor unless you overcome adversity." - Nick Saban
“Your best players have to set a tone of intolerance for anything that gets in the way of winning.”
Average players ‘read’ the temperature of the room. (Thermometer)
Best players ‘set’ the temperature of the room. (Thermostat)
Grit is not the absence of fear.
It's the acknowledgement of it & having the willingness to still act.
It's being uncertain of an outcome, but remaining dedicated to it.
It's allowing the potential for failure in order to achieve success
PLAYERS: Whether you are starting or sitting on the bench, your team is YOUR TEAM. It's 'we', 'us', and 'ours', not 'they', 'them', or 'their'. Win or lose, playing or sitting, you are responsible for being a good teammate, positive leader, energy-giver, and verbal encourager.
“I see dudes walk in 10 minutes before practice and leave right after. Why would I pass them the basketball? I don’t respect their work ethic” - Kobe Bryant