What else could I possibly want out of life? I’ve done it all (i.e., traveled the world, met my financial goals, have a wonderful family, etc.). I’ve accomplished every goal both personal and professional. Why can’t I just kick back and take it easy? Enough is enough, right? What could possibly top the success I have already achieved? Unless you can prove otherwise, I’m only on this planet one time. I want to keep accomplishing until the day I die. However, it’s more than just accomplishing another goal. People have been asking me for decades why I push so hard when I have everything? Very simple; I want to leave behind a legacy by being associated with the word DISCIPLINE.
If I cross the street tomorrow and get run over by my “truck of death” it’s not enough that the people I’ve mentored in discipline will have something for the rest of their lives to remember me by. It’s not enough that I’ve made my kids, friends, colleagues and clients productive or that I’ve helped them to help themselves become successful, etc. I want more! I want to have a major impact on people that I’ve never met before. I want to be remembered by one word and that’s DISCIPLINE. Many people need guidance to make the most out of their existence. I want them to turn to discipline now and even when I’m long gone.
Right now, the word discipline is rarely used at home or at the office. The most common place you hear it is when professional athletes are in rigorous training or occasionally at the gym amongst some hard-core bodybuilders. Mentioned elsewhere it is usually in the context of “old school” discipline. That’s because it used to be a requirement for everyday survival in the “old days”, but society has changed so rapidly that we have lost sight of this gem. To me, discipline means much more than just survival. Discipline is the catalyst for success.
I feel that discipline should be taught at home to every child. Actually “teaching” a child is probably the wrong word, you would teach your kids about the facts of life or about manners at the dinner table, etc. Mentoring children on the importance of discipline at a young age is the best gift a parent can give to their son or daughter.
