Britely

Discipline is often spoken of as a predictor of success.  There are many articles studies and videos on the subject and in my experience, there is some ambiguity as to what the term refers to and what it takes to nurture it.  I have a personal reason for wanting to understand it and distill it into something that is easy to teach.  I have a family member with some mental health issues that I help by boiling concepts and practices down to skills and patterns that can be easily acquired and applied.   This is my attempt to understand and teach the concept of Discipline What is Discipline and what is it made of. “Doing what you said you would do long after the mood you set them in has left” Unknown My definition of Discipline is that it is an intersection or a relationship between four basic elements Goals Willpower Habits Drive Goal - First off, there needs to be a goal.  There is more to discipline than habit or willpower.  Ther...

I just read an article about plans and the need for flexibility.  Its a quote from Mike Tyson “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”  and this article does a really good job of expanding on the thought of plans and resiliency in the face of adversity. The concept that you should not throw out your plan if part of it breaks is a really good perspective.  That plan gives you something to start with.  You got your overall goals and division of labor from your plan...  so... if it broke that didn't change the base premise of the plan.  The execution portion needs to be reworked to meet the same goal...  Rework it and get back to production. Hesitation, indecisiveness are killers in the position you are in when plans fail...  "either to go for a knockout now or stay away for a while, his choice will have knock on effects for the rest of the fight but the fighter needs to make a decision or get punched in the face again" Sta...