Quotes About Discipline

São aqueles que se concentram só numa coisa de cada vez que avançam neste mundo.

Every day, without realizing it, we engage in all manner of activities that diminish our willpower. Willpower is depleted when we make decisions to focus our attention, suppress our feelings and impulses, or modify our behavior in pursuit of goals.

Las personas no deciden su futuro, deciden sus hábitos, y son sus hábitos los que deciden su futuro». F. M. Alexander

People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.

Este es uno de los mitos más predominantes de nuestra cultura: la autodisciplina». Leo Babauta

Full-strength willpower requires a full tank. Never let what matters most be compromised simply because your brain was under-fueled. Eat right and regularly.

Do what matters most first each day when your willpower is strongest. Maximum strength willpower means maximum success.

LAS SEIS MENTIRAS QUE SE INTERPONEN ENTRE EL ÉXITO Y TÚ 1. Todas las cosas importan por igual 2. La multitarea 3. Una vida disciplinada 4. La fuerza de voluntad está siempre disponible 5. Una vida equilibrada 6. Lo grande es malo

When you discipline yourself, you're essentially training yourself to act in a specific way. Stay with this long enough and it becomes routine-in other words, a habit.

You don't need to be a disciplined person to be successful. In fact, you can become successful with less discipline than you think, for one simple reason: success is about doing the right thing, not about doing everything right.

Os hábitos requerem muito menos energia e esforço para manter do que para começar

The ballerina is a classic example. When the ballerina poses en pointe, she can appear weightless, floating on air, the very idea of balance and grace. A closer look would reveal her toe shoes vibrating rapidly, making minute adjustments for balance. Counterbalancing done well gives the illusion of balance.

There is this pervasive idea that the successful person is the "disciplined person" who leads a "disciplined life." It's a lie.

Giving respect to others brings light and life into our lives. It leads us in the end to respect the God who created all of us and shapes us as he sees fit. It is an essential discipline, and marriage provides daily opportunities to grow in this area.

When I first began spending daily time in prayer, I often grew frustrated at how I could forget about God's presence by lunchtime, even after praying for an hour in the morning. Shorter but more frequent times of prayer may actually help us to live with an increasing awareness of God's presence in our lives. How difficult would it be for us to set aside five minutes in the morning, five minutes at noon, and five minutes before or after dinnertime to meet God in prayer?

I may not receive any new insights and God may not feel particularly close. This has taught me that the demand for spiritual experience can be as gluttonous as the desire for food, money, or sex. Desire for spiritual highs needs to be contained so that we can develop other parts of our being.

Honesty demands directness: God has to discipline us to transform us.

Christian marriage is marked by discipline and self-denial . . . Christianity does not therefore depreciate marriage; it sanctifies it."5

What if exercise and discipline in eating isn't as much about physical health as about honoring the God who made us?

A captivated heart, a bridled tongue, a limited curiosity, and a slow reentry after prayer are necessary disciplines of simplicity.

Ascetics are "strict" only because they want to reserve a major portion of their lives for their passionate pursuit of God.

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers. —MAGIC JOHNSON

You have to train your mind like you train your body. —BRUCE JENNER

One key to achieving success in sports is learning how to focus on the task and not let negative thoughts intrude.