“Without ideals, discipline, hard work, honesty and high human values, one's life is in vain.”
Many people know this thing said by Swami Vivekananda, but cannot implement it. Due to which their life remains chaotic. Such people can neither finish work on time nor reach anywhere on time.
However, self-discipline is very important to succeed. You may be surprised to know that Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, the company that makes the iPhone, starts his day at four in the morning. No matter where he is, his early morning routine never changes. As soon as he wakes up, after answering important emails, he goes straight to the gym and starts his day on a positive note. He said this in an interview given to Time magazine. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi also wakes up at 4 am and reaches the office at 7 am. He spoke about the importance of routine and discipline in an interview with Fortune magazine.
According to a study on 'The Power of Discipline' published in Harvard Business Review in 2018, only 40% of people around the world practice discipline in their daily lives.
so today relationship In this column we will talk about the importance of discipline in life.
- How to bring discipline in life?
- Why is life easy for a disciplined person?
Discipline is not rigor, it is a means to an end
We have always seen discipline as harshness. Like 'this job is too hard, I can't do it', 'I can't get up early in the morning.' We have made up our minds that discipline means imposing rules and restrictions. Whereas the true meaning is that discipline is what helps us move towards our goals in life. But we come to know this in our life only when it is too late.
Psychiatrist Dr. Satyakant Trivedi says that one of the reasons for lack of discipline is that we are always chasing small pleasures. Another reason is to think about material comforts. We think I want to do this, I want to do that, I want to earn a lot of money, I want to be successful, but we cannot think what and how to do that success. Wasting our time on social media also distracts us from our goals and discipline.
How to adopt discipline in life
Discipline is known by many names, such as willpower, self-control, and time management. It helps us to focus on work, achieve goals.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines discipline as controlling one's emotions and overcoming weaknesses. The Cambridge Dictionary defines discipline as the ability to force yourself to do something you know you should do, even if you don't want to.
Discipline has tremendous power
Famous author Brian Tracy has written a book on this subject, through which discipline can be easily adopted in your life. The name of the book is – 'No Excuse! The Power of Self-Discipline.' This book tells you how you can be completely disciplined in your life. How you can apply the 'No Excuses' approach to life. This will help you accomplish many goals.
Why is discipline necessary?
Being disciplined is a way to live a better life. It is beneficial to learn it at an early age. Children who have a disciplined home environment from childhood, especially families with an army background, learn to follow discipline from an early age.
Although self-discipline as a skill can be adopted at any time, it has no set limits.
Benefits of discipline in our life-
- Personal Development- Discipline is important not only for achieving big goals but also for small daily goals.
- Disciplined people are never late – Disciplined people are not late in reaching anywhere, be it going to office or going out for some other work. They are punctual.
- succeed in work – People who are disciplined, and able to control distractions, make better use of their time. This habit makes them successful in almost every work.
- A happy and stress free life- Discipline not only helps achieve work and personal success. People who follow discipline lead happy and healthy lives.
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