Discipline: The Unsung Hero Behind Every Success Story
Do you know what is as fickle as the Monsoon? It is motivation. One fine day, you will go online and watch motivational quotes and videos and get excited to work on your idea. The next day, this motivation goes away when the real work stares you in the face. This is where discipline works. Discipline ensures that you show up every time, day in and day out, and transform your idea into a reality. It is for this reason that discipline is the hero behind every success story.
Why Discipline Is The Hero Behind Every Success Story?
Often ideas and inspiration are celebrated while discipline looks from behind the scenes. But discipline is what makes the potential turn into an achievement. Here are some of the reasons why discipline is the hero behind every success story:
1. Builds Consistency: There are days when you don’t feel like doing anything. But, if you are disciplined, you will get up and do your thing regardless of how you feel or how unfavorable the circumstances are. This keeps the momentum going and helps you stick to your routine. Overall, this means that you make steady progress towards your end goal.
2. Keeps You Focused: In a world where our attention span is as small as a grain of rice, staying focused can help us achieve our dreams. Often, it happens that we get sidetracked from work when our phone pings or someone calls. By maintaining discipline, you will be able to focus on what really matters to you as you will have dedicated time for these distractions.
3. Builds Resilience: The hard reality of life is that failures are going to happen. Even if you try to avoid them, they will find a way to strike you. An average person looks at these failures as an endpoint. But, a disciplined person will see a failure as an opportunity to grow and learn. They will find a way to come back from this setback and ultimately succeed.
4. Improves Time Management: A disciplined person values their time. They have their schedules ready beforehand and they try to follow the same every day. This helps them keep track of their priorities, plan their days, and allocate time accordingly. As a result, tasks are completed on time and productivity sees a new high.
5. Strong Work Ethic: The best byproduct of discipline is a good work ethic. Pick any success story that you can think of. These stories will be of people who were always ready to put in hard work and effort. Not only that, they were ready to go above and beyond and improve themselves if something didn’t happen how they imagined.
6. Improves Overall Health: Beyond tangible measures like professional and academic success, discipline also goes one step ahead and keeps your physical and mental health in check. By following a disciplined lifestyle, you will eat a balanced diet, regularly exercise, and get enough sleep. This will give you more clarity and help you pursue your goals.
Real Life Examples Of Disciplined People
To help you understand the importance better, we will discuss two real-life examples:
Thomas Edison
We all know him for his groundbreaking invention, the light bulb. However, it wasn’t an easy feat for him. When he began carbonizing materials for filament, he tested carbonized filaments of every plant that you can imagine. Be it bamboo, baywood, cedar, or flax. That’s not it, he even contacted various biologists to send him tropical plants. The work was very demanding but he never gave up. Finally, he patented a light bulb under his name. As his famous quote said “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”, he truly showed it as well.
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling’s story from a single mother struggling to publish her novel to the bestselling author is another one that will help you understand the importance of discipline. When the inspiration to write Harry Potter struck her on a delayed train ride, she turned it into reality by writing the novel. She was even rejected by 12 publishers; she never lost hope.
Conclusion
Life is like a rollercoaster ride. It has its own share of ups and downs. While the highs can make you excited, the lows are sometimes a little scary. And when life hits you with such situations, you might feel defeated and not want to show up because there is no inspiration. Discipline is what will help you show up every day even if you don’t want to. It is the fuel that will keep the fire burning in you. So, the choice is yours. What is it that you will choose - giving up or discipline?