[February 2, 2023] Discipline means that you can make sacrifices for your future self. You must understand that today you are not disciplined if you just do more of what you want. Discipline is when you want to do something right now and instead put it off your gratification. Do this forever, maybe, but at least for a… Read More »
[January 7, 2023] You need a routine. All animals need routines. If you have a dog, you already know that it likes to walk several times a day and eat a couple of times, all about the same time each day. If they don’t get this, they will actually get sick. And this is no trivial matter because… Read More »
[October 25, 2022] I have wanted to be in the U.S. Army since I was a child. Doing so required a lot of sacrifice; that goes along with being successful as a Soldier. Being a Soldier is a noble life aim. My family and other people supported me socially because they thought it was an honorable enterprise, and… Read More »
[June 28, 2022] Discipline is the key to a good life. But, we don’t often ask the question, “What is discipline?” Dr. Jordan Peterson1 does a great job of discussing the issue of ‘discipline’ and walks us through what he sees in the concept. Discipline, according to Peterson, means that you are capable of making sacrifices. You are… Read More »
[June 18, 2022] The piano is a beautiful, complex, highly artistically useful instrument. Some of the greatest songs of civilization are played on it, pushing our imaginations to new heights as its music touches on something ancestral in the deep recesses of our minds. We are all free to play the piano and create these melodies, but we… Read More »
[April 18, 2022] Discipline is very very difficult. You don’t get discipline from your parents, your grandparents, from your Drill Sergeant. You don’t get discipline from your job, boss, or spouse. You get discipline from yourself. It matters not where you come from, who you are, your gender, race, background, and the lot; it matters not. If you… Read More »
[March 23, 2022] Here is a philosophy of life I recently heard verbalized by a radio disc jockey. “Do as much good as you can, as best you can.” We will find stories about this same idea from ancient philosophers and biblical figures; we call it discipline1. Without discipline, you will fail. The idea of discipline, and I… Read More »
[September 8, 2021] From George Washington to George Patton, all had something in common with the great leaders across history. Each had the strength of self-discipline in their lives. Self-discipline helps people connect today’s behavior with tomorrow’s results; allowing a leader to know what is the right thing to do. Good leaders live by their ability to establish… Read More »
[April 15, 2021] We all make mistakes, and I have certainly made enough myself. One stands out in my preparation for a professional career. Whether it was in college studying engineering or as a young lieutenant in the Army, I underestimated the intellectual discipline needed to achieve great things. Is the lack of intellectual discipline simply laziness? I… Read More »
[February 14, 2020] Navy Commander Joe Gallagher was the kind of man that you would want to meet in a bar and have an entertaining, fun evening. He was smart, funny, and had that kind of personality everyone wanted to be around. But, Joe couldn’t control his alcohol consumption one-night last year and he assaulted a police officer. … Read More »