THE NINE PRINCIPLES OF EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT (9)

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9. DISCIPLINE

“The first and best victory,” Plato wrote, “is for a man to conquer himself.”

Men and women search their entire lives looking for fame and fortune without attaining either. Why?
Because they do not understand that the real source of wealth and achievement rests within their own minds and can only be released by the power of strict self-discipline.

Discipline is indispensable in all leadership.
The mind that is properly disciplined and directed to a clear-cut objective cannot be defeated.

The individual who masters himself or herself through self-discipline can never be mastered by others!

An old Hindu proverb says, “There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. True nobility is in being superior to your previous self.”

CAREFULLY CONSIDER THESE nine mental strategies.

Be open and honest. Question yourself repeatedly about those traits that you already possess and those in which you need to improve.
As you develop a vision and manage to say “I can,” work at improving your self-discipline, for self-discipline will lead to even greater effectiveness in the areas of passion, courage, character, competence, and self-confidence.

Be sure to tap the spiritual force within.

Excerpted From What Makes The Great GREAT?, Dr. Dennis P. Kimbro, Ph.D, First Main Street Books, 1998.