The Power of Discipline: How to Use Self Control and Mental Toughness to Achieve Your Goals

by Daniel Walter

“There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self-discipline, none of them work.”

You are the only person capable of changing your life—no one can do that for you. The easiest way to change yourself is to change the things you do each day.

Once it becomes a habit, and you’re powering through your routine on autopilot, it will give you freedom because you will no longer struggle to succeed.

everything you do is routine, even if you don’t think it is. Your bad morning habits of getting up late and having breakfast on the go have become a routine. The way you style your hair is a routine, the location you leave your shoes when you return home is a routine. Can you see my point? Everything is about routine.

When you make healthy choices, self-discipline is strengthened; on the other hand, making unhealthy choices diminishes self-discipline.

Discipline requires you to set goals, filter distractions, control unhelpful inhibitions, prioritize activities, and pursue the goals that you have set.