Making excuses...or making progress

I often wonder how work ethic and discipline is developed. Are some people just better at it? Perhaps born with the committed gene? In my life I have concluded that my childhood, education and family were the main driving forces. But I have also (very recently) observed that discipline is a muscle that can be practiced and improved.

Like everyone else I have things in my life that I am immensely undisciplined about and let's be honest the majority of the time these items have to do with self-care or personal maintenance items like looking after your health, getting to the gym, finishing your studies  or making that dreaded doctor's appointment (you get my drift). So I started a little experiment, using myself as the lab rat. 

And this is what I have observed/learnt so far:

1. I think the real driver for discipline is emotion.
   
2. We need to be able to see and feel the end result before it is attained.
3. It's about doing what needs to be done, especially when you don't feel like it.
4. It's about being non negotiable with yourself.
5. Ignoring what society says we should want, be, look like or have.
   
6. Defining what you want and WHY you want it! 
   
7. The difference between "kinda want" and "really want" is having a plan
8. Keeping promises to yourself makes you feel AMAZING
9. You can have excuses or results but there is NO WAY TO HAVE BOTH
10. If it was easy then everyone would have "the thing" but it is not, so you hustle for "the thing"

Well, I will keep you posted on this "project" as time goes on, but in the meantime, decide what you want and get after it. Don't spend another year dreaming about it, don't wait till New Year's to put it back on your resolutions list.

It is time for all of us to take charge and get it DONE!

So until next time,
HUGS FROM DXB

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