jody fransch

Elbert Hubbard defined discipline as, “The ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”

Success in any area requires lots of discipline. Self-discipline, self-mastery, and self control are the basic building blocks of character and high performance.

Single handle every task and don’t stop until you have finished. Once you start working on any task, you develop a sense of forward momentum if you keep at it-kinda like you in the zone. You start to become energized and excited and motivated to keep at it until the task is complete.

The more you discipline yourself to working non-stop on a single task, the more you move down the “efficiency curve”. You basically start to get more and more quality work done in less and less time. However, each time you stop working you break the cycle and move back up the curve to where it seems every part of the task is more difficult and time consuming-stay in the “zone” and avoid any distractions.

Persistence is actually self-discipline in action. The more you discipline yourself to persist on completing a major task, the more you like and respect yourself, and the higher your self-esteem will be. The opposite is also true if you think about it. The more you like and respect yourself, the easier it is to discipline yourself to persist even more. Starting a high priority task and persisting with it until it is complete is the true test of your character, your willpower, and your resolve.

By focusing clearly on your number one task and concentrating single-mindedly on it until it is 100% complete, you actually shape and mould your won character. You become stronger, more competent, and more confident which also increases your happiness. You begin to feel more powerful and productive. You will also eventually feel capable of setting and achieving any goal. You place yourself on an ascending spiral of personal effectiveness and efficeincy.

Remember the key to all this is for you to determine the most valuable and most important thing for you to do at any moment and then, as Brian Tracy says, “Eat that frog!”

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