Most people exist – living life day to day – by the seat of their pants. They’ll waste time (a minimum of 4 hours a day) like everyone has an unlimited amount. They will procrastinate on their obligations, surf the Internet aimlessly, spend hours on social media nonsense and Game their life away. They also waste an exorbitant amount of time on irrelevant conversations throughout the day/evening. And because they’re not structured (do not follow a ‘to-do’ list, a routine and are disorganized) they’re easily distracted and unproductive. Then they use the same old lame excuse: there are never enough hours in a day… These are The Existers!  

The Existers don’t really plan out their life – and if they do, it’s done haphazardly. They certainly don’t manage their life and rarely operate with urgency – goal failure is the norm. They have a difficult time motivating themselves. If that’s not enough time flushed down the porcelain bowl – it gets worse on the weekend. The weekend is wide open: it starts by lounging around in bed and it goes downhill from there. 

A high percentage of these Existers are in severe debt. Now there’s a shocking bit of news…. 

LIVING Life with Discipline 

What does that mean? It means the following: 

• Being in complete control of your actions 
• Accomplishing your goals 
• Your mind is trained to hold yourself accountable and to operate with urgency 

• Believing and practicing that every minute (not hour) is precious – practicing efficient time management 
• Always striving to improve 
• Living a balanced lifestyle 
• Being financially secure 
• Managing setbacks effectively 

So, ask yourself why not LIVE? Is it difficult to acquire discipline? Sure, it is! It starts with adopting my 10 Commandments of Discipline: 

1. Thou shall train your mind 

1. Hold yourself accountable 

2. Operate with urgency every day of the year 

2. Thou shall focus on your EQ 

1. Manage your emotions 

2. Effectively communicating sensitive issues with highly emotional individuals  

3. Maintaining an even-keel demeanor 

3. Thou shall focus on setting and managing goals 

1. Tired of failure—Improve your odds for success 

4. Thou shall not procrastinate and waste time 

1. Institute structure your life to be more efficient 

2. Curtail technology usage  

5. Thou shall manage sleep 

1. Stop lounging around in bed and wake up with a purpose? 

6. Thou shall manage health 

1. How do you maintain a healthy regimen (exercise and meal management)  

7. Thou shall manage your career and/or business 

1. Get the most out of your professional world 

8. Thou shall focus on finances 

1. Manage every aspect of your finances or pay in the end  

9. Thou shall manage relationships 

1. With your hectic schedule how do you maintain key relationships (God, family, spouse, etc.) 

10. Thou shall continuously strategize 

1. Always try to improve to become more productive