Quotes About Discipline

Is there a way to choose a few things and do them well rather than do a lot of things halfway or not at all? Can we accept the fact that we may be in a season when we need to say no with the understanding that the season will not last forever?

Fatigue makes cowards of us all, Dani. Your body is telling you to quit, but it's really your mind. You're not just conditioning your muscles; you're disciplining your thought process to stay positive.

carved dolls stick to the rules.

I'm a morning person because I learned to write my novels while still practicing law. I would get to the office at 6:30 a.m. and write until other people arrived, around 9. Now I still do that. I start at 6:30 or 7, and I'll write until 11, then take an hour off, then work until about 2 p.m. By then my brain has had enough.

Algunos creen que la disciplina es una cuestión de «ganar» o «vencer» a tu hija. Pero éste no es el objetivo; lo que queremos es hacerla más fuerte. Debemos ayudarlos a manejarse, a gestionar sus emociones, y a ser capaces de pensar bien incluso cuando se ven sobrepasadas por las emociones. (En nuestro libro The Secret of Happy Children10 se habla más de este método de «quedarse de pie y pensar», tanto para niños como para niñas.)

You can replace any pattern of behavior (or thought) with another. All it takes is relentless practice.

At the very top of its hierarchy, I.S.I. was a black-and-white organization, fully subject to discipline and accountability, Mullen told colleagues. In the middle the organization started to go gray, fading into heavily compartmented operations that drew upon mid-level officers, civilians, contractors, and retirees. Then there were retired I.S.I. director-generals or senior brigadiers with their own followings among militants.

Why is the Army different from the rest of society?" he once asked a visitor. "Training is part of the answer, but there is more. It comes, in the end, from a feeling of responsibility. Young men pick this up, in good schools or in the Army. A lieutenant will say that he wants to repay what he has been given, that he wants to serve. The Army is very different from the rest of the country.

Set up cash envelopes for the three categories where you most commonly overspend. The most commonly overspent categories we've seen are food, clothing, and recreation. Make a game of it to see how much of your cash remains in the envelope at the start of the next

Never have too good a time

We've demonstrated a strong track record of being very disciplined with the use of our cash. We don't let it burn a hole in our pocket, we don't allow it to motivate us to do stupid acquisitions. And so I think that we'd like to continue to keep our powder dry, because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future.

The system is that there is no system. That doesn't mean we don't have process. Apple is a very disciplined company, and we have great processes. But that's not what it's about. Process makes you more efficient.

The problem most people have with resisting temptation is that they never really want to discourage it altogether.

Self-discipline is the ability to get yourself to take action regardless of your emotional state.

Self-discipline is like a muscle. The more you train it, the stronger you become.

The more disciplined you become, the easier life gets.

Courage is a learned mental skill that you must condition, just as weight training strengthens your muscles.

study by Phillippa Lally and her research team showed it takes 66 days to create a brand-new routine.

When planning a habit change, expect to face temptation, especially when your willpower is at its weakest.

Step #1: Know the Difference between Bad Habits and Addictions

because it's almost impossible to change multiple habits at the same time.

University, over 40 percent of what you do on a daily

This goes back to the conversation about ego depletion. Remember—you have a limited amount of willpower every day. When it's depleted, it's hard to control your impulses.

The best way to make a permanent change is to focus on daily, incremental improvements.