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As a finisher, I Am disciplined and organized, keeping track of my progress and setting realistic goals. I plan ahead and stay focused on the task at hand, even when distractions crop up, knowing that the more I stay on course, the faster I will reach my destination. I Am capable of so much more than I sometimes allow myself to believe. I look back
... See moreDan McCormick • Awakening Who "I Am": Two Words to Ignite Your Transformation
What begins as something like a dream will in fact stay a dream forever unless you have the tools and the discipline to bring it out.
Ann Patchett • This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
He made a rule that he would wake up and start working by five thirty every morning. He would then work until seven thirty, make breakfast, and go to work already done with his dissertation obligations for the day. Pleased by early progress, he soon pushed his wake-up time to four forty-five to squeeze out even more morning depth.
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Pick one thing. Cultivate a desire. Visualize it. Plan a sustainable path. Identify needs, triggers, and substitutes. Tell your friends. Track meticulously. Self-discipline is a bridge to a new self-image.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
“A writer can do everything by himself—but he needs discipline,”
Mason Currey • Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
An example of how to be intentionally undisciplined and accountable to legacy at the same time.
adrienne maree brown, Rodriguez, • Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Emergent Strategy Book 1)
Discipline and freedom seem like opposites. In reality, they are partners. Discipline is not a lack of freedom, it is a harmonious relationship with time.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
Daydream. What did you always dream of doing while you were growing up? Is that still attractive to you now? If not, what do you dream of today? Whatever it may be, take your dreams seriously. Why shouldn’t you at least try to make your life what you want it to be?