Discipline is the Difference Maker

Their purpose [Proverbs of Solomon] is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help do what is right, just, and fair. Proverbs 1:3, NLT

Leaders seek wisdom. They work to transform busyness into effectiveness. Activity into production. Fog into focus. Bad into good. Good into great.

Transformation does not happen overnight. It takes time and discipline. Too many underestimate what it takes to live healthy lives and to lead others. To serve as an effective leader and to sustain long-term success requires discipline – a lot of it.

Anything I want to improve in my life and leadership requires more discipline. If there is a secret surrounding success, it’s discipline. It’s not a popular headline. It’s never the title of a best-selling book or movie. There is no success without discipline.

What is a successful life? 

Doing what is right, just, and fair. When you look back at all your past decisions, how many of them were right, just, and fair? I’m not talking about which house you bought or on which horse you placed a bet. Nor am I talking about those decisions you knew were wrong at the moment but you did it anyway. I’m also talking about the decisions you made because they were the easy ones, instead of the hard ones. 

Doing what is right, just, and fair is rarely the easiest thing. It’s often the most difficult and comes at a personal cost. Actually, cost is the wrong word because it implies expense or loss. It should be understood as an investment. Doing what is right, just, and fair is an investment into the lives of others. It’s an investment into your future.

You shouldn’t wait for someone to make you aware. Nor should you correct what is wrong, unjust, and unfair only when it has been pointed out. You should have the discipline to constantly inspect how you are dealing with others. Find your own errors and correct them.

Examine yourself and initiate change.

Successful leadership requires discipline

I know many leaders who work hard. That’s admirable but it’s not always a disciplined approach. When you put your work above all else, your continuing education, spiritual devotion, health, and your family, you lack discipline. If you make decisions based on emotions, you lack discipline. When you try to solve problems without the help of others, you lack discipline. Discipline is not the most popular word in leadership but it might be the most profitable. You can start with a daily commitment to read the Proverbs.

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