It’s worthy because it has the power to lead you from where you are now, to where you want to be, faster than any other human quality.

My friend, self-discipline is a worthy characteristic to improve. “Do not consider painful what is good for you.” NO PAIN NO GAIN It’s so good for you that it really shouldn’t be seen as pain at all.

Truth is, self-discipline is a pain that is good for you.

But just because it’s painful, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive to find more of it. Self-discipline is painful for just about everyone. In short, self-discipline is likely hard for you.īut, you don’t have to feel too bad about it (just a little bad), because you are not alone. If that scenario sounds familiar, then you’ve had your own struggles with self-discipline. And as we continue to pursue our goals, we slowly begin making up our minds that the pain of consistent self-discipline is a cost we aren’t willing to pay. When the results we go after don’t come fast enough, and we realize what we’re chasing seems like more of a hassle than we first imagined, we second-guess ourselves. Yet, so many still fail to reach the simple goals they set for themselves, year after year.Īnd what about the big goals? Let’s not even go there. Nobody sets a goal around something they don’t sincerely want either. I mean, nobody sets a goal they don’t think they can achieve. How is it that so many people fail to achieve what they really want? It reveals that most people can’t stick to a simple goal they set out to achieve. “92 % of people who set goals at the beginning of each year, don’t achieve them.” – University of Scranton Tweet Quote

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