What exactly is discipline? And what is wrong with it? Why is it so hard to follow discipline? Discipline is nothing but doing what you need to do regardless of whether you want it or not. All know that getting up in the morning is good. How many do it? The reason is lack of self discipline. We do not want to do it even if it is good. How many know that walking is good? All. How many actually do it? Few. Lack of self discipline. I will give you an example. Last year, my daughter's school was at 8 am. And it was with great difficulty that she used to reach at 8 am to school. This year the timing of the school changed. The bus arrives at 6.30 am. Does she miss it? No, everything is aligned so that she can catch the bus at 6.30. Her tiffin is ready, she is ready and guess what. She is actually at least 5 minutes early waiting for the bus.
Now, what changed. The changed thing was that attending school is the priority. You cannot miss the bus. So, catching the bus is a priority and with it came the discipline. The discipline to get up early in the morning and catch the bus. If it is difficult to go for a walk, you can join some class. The class will initiate a habit in you to get up and go for it. You get a group there and you want to be among them to enjoy the benefits of the class.
If you watch closely, it is at the thought level that the self discipline takes place. You have to master your thoughts. In reality, if you are not able to control the thoughts, how can you control what you do. After all, whatever we do, we first do it in our thoughts. You make a tea. Immediately, your thoughts will flow of how to make tea. And then you will make tea. If you are not able to imagine how to make tea, how the hell would you even attempt it. And it is very important in discipline that you keep small targets and then make them big. If you achieve the small targets, your confidence improves and you will be able to improvise on your target.
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