Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged discipline, journey, philosophy, quote on January 22, 2013| 1 Comment »
A common meme in the self-help community is that 1% improvement a day will compound and lead to astronomical results over an extended period of time. I think it’s a great idea and one of the first concepts I latched onto when I first began my journey. It inspires patience by removing the need for quick, earthshaking results.
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged discipline, ritual on January 22, 2013| 5 Comments »
So I started out trying to maximize my day by upgrading my morning ritual. My intention was to complete the following before I left for work:
1) Sleep better the night before so I wake up refreshed.
2) Eat a healthy breakfast at home for both health and financial reasons.
3) Make a healthy lunch to bring to work, again for the sake of my body and my bank account.
4) Work out because I never feel like it after dinner.
5) Write.
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged discipline, momentum, new year on January 10, 2013| 2 Comments »
Recently, I have been working on improving my consistency in meeting the needs I discussed in my post “Live a Life of Balance.” Eating a nutritious, unprocessed diet 6 days a week. Working out at least 4 days a week. Going out almost every night. And writing 8 posts a month (I will attempt more as my discipline gets tighter).
Then just before the holiday season, I came down with a bad cold that wrecked my rhythm. I couldn’t go to the gym for a while because of my poor physical condition. That’s fine, but when Christmas rolled around, I found myself also eating unhealthy, and not just for that day, but continuously until New Year’s Eve. With the start of the New Year, I renewed my commitment to healthy eating and exercise. I fell off the horse for a bit, but then I got back on. It’s very likely I’ll fall off again at some point in the future, but I also know that no matter what, I’ll get back on because of my commitment to consistency.
Posted in Get The Girl!, tagged dating, discipline, journey, marriage, quote on November 27, 2012| 2 Comments »
当たって砕けろ
“Go collide and smash into pieces.”
-Japanese proverb
Recently, many of my friends have either gotten married, gotten engaged, or have indicated that their relationships are heading in that direction. While that’s all well and good (I would love to get married myself), many of them have already begun to turn soft. Why does this happen? Since when does being in a serious committed relationship give one permission to get fat, get lazy, and stop kicking ass? Since when is security and stability a reason to lose one’s killer instinct?
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged discipline, how to, metaphor, philosophy, quote on July 10, 2012| 4 Comments »
This is the final post in this series beginning with Part I: Inspiration and continuing with Part II: Ideas. It is meant to be read in order.
Part III: Discipline
Dreams are what get you started. Discipline is what keeps you going.
-Jim Ryan
Without heat, a fire can neither begin nor continue. Discipline, our heat, must be in sufficient supply to allow for the process of burning oxygen with fuel to occur. When overlooked, most endeavors fall short of ever seeing the light of day.
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Choose to Take the Journey 