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The genesis of being “self-disciplined goes back to the first century in a word group that means to be self-controlled, to exhibit control over desires and wants. It implies to gain control over areas of our life that will bring success or failure.
In leadership, we must first gain control over ourselves first before we can truly be effective in leading others. You stop short of your potential when you become unwilling to pay the price of success, Shortcuts in leadership never pay off. The KEY truth in life is that everything worthwhile is uphill! “Everything” is an all inclusive statement. “Worthwhile” is to imply the hopes, dreams, and goals of life. Anything and everything worthwhile in life is going to be uphill. This idea explains why self-discipline is so essential to a successful life.
I want to give you seven insights on living the uphill self-disciplined life.
Self-Discipline gives you the energy to go uphill – Self-discipline is what moves you from good intentions to good works. It is what separates words and ideas from actual results. Self-disciplined is what paves the road to results.Self-Discipline is the difference between temporary and sustained success – All of the knowledge on leadership is useless unless you have the discipline to enact them. Consistency is what will compound our efforts so that success shows up one day.
Self-Discipline makes habit your servant and not your master – I truly believe that we all have uphill aspirations. However it is the downhill habits that keep us from success. Downhill habits focuses upon:
Losses
Repairing
Low-morale
Low-self respect
No improvement
Aimlessness
Good intentions – no action
Proverbs 23:7 – As a man thinks within himself, so he is.
Self Discipline is developed, not given – The first step to developing self-discipline is awareness of where you are falling short. Self-disciplined people
Avoid Temptation
Know where to expend their energy
Understand the principle of pay now – play later
Make sure that you understand everyday what is most important.Self-Discipline is developed easiest in the areas of passion – Your passion is the fuel for your self-discipline. It is hard to stay motivated in the areas that are not your strengths. Your energy fades quickly when you strive for things outside of your passion zone.
Self Discipline and respect go together – Disciplined people will do the right thing first and then feel good. They are commitment driven. They will make principle-centered decisions. They are momentum creators.Self-Discipline makes consistency possible – We are prone to gravitate towards words like charisma, Excitement, innovation, and creativity. Consistency is just not that sexy of a word. What we fail to realize is that consistency compounds over time.
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