Self-discipline the mother of all success
In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves… self-discipline with all of them came first.Harry S. Truman that is “self-discipline the mother of all success”The whole essence of every life endeavor is success, what ever adventure one seeks to indulge in; his ultimate desire is to excel in that endeavor. However, not everyone who nurse this desire actually achieves it. There are so many factors that results in the success of individual’s endeavors this could include discipline, commitment, consistentcy, knowledge, wisdom, hard-work, honesty, destiny, innate abilities, knowing the right people, mindset, and many other factors too numerous to list. However I this article I would lay more emphasis on the power of self-discipline in actualising success in every strata of human endeavorsWhat is self-discipline: Self-discipline is the ability to control yourself and to make yourself work hard or behave in a particular way without needing anyone else to tell you what to do. In another definition it is the ability to make yourself do things you know you should do even when you do not want to. It is a graduation from discipline where an external force compels you to do the right thing, self discipline is you knowing the right thing and doing it consistently.Every great athlete, musician, business man, Entrepreneur, artist understands the power of discipline and can attribute 80% of his or her success to self discipline.Tips to help you have self-discipline which is the mother of all success
- Visualise the reward of your self discipline: every act of self-discipline has an ultimate reward at the very end, for the sportsman it’s a trophy, for it student it’s a grade, it could be a prize or fulfilment. Let this be your motivation when you are about giving up on a path that leads to success. The more real the picture is formed on your mind the more prone you are to develop a healthy attitude of self discipline.Don’t set lofty goals: the strength of a man’s discipline is measured by his goals, setting goals help you keep track of your ability to self discipline. However, your goals must be achievable, because the achievement of small goals motivate one to aspire for higher onesStay around like-minded people: the people you stick around with influences your character and your attitude. If you want to sustain your resolve for self discipline you must consciously choose people that will encourage you to acheive your goals and poeple who view a disciplined life as an ultimate life.Identify your distractors: you must now those things that distracts you from doing what you wish and oath to do. And if you will eventually win the war of self-discipline you must identify them. They could be sleep, phone, unproductive electronic games, procrastination, unhealthy relationships, Etc.Share your goals with others: all self- disciplinary activities are triggered by goals, your goals needs to be stated and should be communicated to others, the desire to not let yourself down, and proof a point are all proven motivations tor achievement of goals. It’s easier to stick with something when you’ve made a public commitment; the thought of failing in front of others can be motivation to stick with it. These people can help hold you accountable, too.Stop making excuses: all those who fail in life have excuses. If you really want to be self discipline and maintain such, you must avoid excuses. Kill whatever you want to.make as an excuse and go for the goal, at the end you will be happy you did. Excuse-making is the killer of self-discipline. Achieve more by adopting an “I can do this” mindset.
Discipline is not only for those on the journey of success in life’s endeavor, even those who wish to stop a habit, develop character and imbibe a right attitude. You need discipline to improve your spiritual life, to stop an addiction or to harness your talent. that is why “self-discipline is called the mother of all success”
