For so many years of my life my self-discipline was terrible.

This lack of self-discipline kept me running around in
circles, procrastinating like a king, and always chasing the
‘latest greatest idea’.

Have you ever been ‘there’?

I’m glad I’m not ‘there’ anymore and I work daily on bringing
more self-discipline into my life.

Here’s the question.

Whenever you read a great success story, from Tiger Woods,
Oprah, Spielberg, Frank McKinney, to famous generals and
more, you always here ‘this’ mentioned.

“They brought great discipline to their work.”

What do the most successful people in the world ‘have’ that
allow them to bring more discipline into their lives than
the rest of the population?

There might be 10 answers. Probably more.

I’m going to focus today on what I believe is the MOST
IMPORTANT in order to bring more self-discipline into your
life.

If you look at the globe, you see many things.

You see millions of people unhappy with their careers, you
see millions of people looking for meaning in their lives,
and you see millions of people that have accepted the status
quo in their lives.

If that’s the choice people make, great, I know you’re
looking for more in your life though.

How do we make self-discipline much easier for ourselves?

How do we improve our discipline 1% each day?

What do the ‘greats’ do that other’s don’t?

The mass of people lead visionless lives.

Read this again.

The mass of people lead visionless lives.

I did as well for a long time. A long time.

Remember, what was written thousands of years ago.

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”

The word ‘perish’ in the past was translated to ‘throw off
constraints.”

“what does that exactly mean?”

In means that when we don’t have a VISION for our lives, we
throw off self-discipline, self-control, and order. (I’d read
this 2x)

You see, without a VISION we replay the limitations and
negative recurring patterns of our past.

Without using our IMAGINATION to build the better you, we use
the lack in our past to keep us on a fear driven merry go
round.

No fun. Not at all.

You, I, us, WE must do the inner work.

I don’t care what your inner critic has to say. You were
BORN with unique gifts, purposes, and talents.

You were born to lead.

You were born to fulfill a GREAT VISION.

Maybe it’s being a great parent, a great business person, or
great entertainer. It doesn’t matter.

Build the vision for your life. It doesn’t have to be
perfect. Let it develop. Cultivate it.

Build it. Hold it. Pursue it.

The greatest gift in pursuing your vision, is WHO you become
in the process. (money is important, though in itself it will
never give you meaning.)

Be the master artist in your life. Create a living, breathing
masterpiece called your life.

Start with a bright, clear vision. Watch discipline and order
enter your life in a greater way.

I believe in -you-. The thousands of other people reading
this right now BELIEVE IN YOU.

(Group high five)

Your greatest days are ahead of you and can’t wait to see you
too.

Build your vision 1% today.