Success comes from self-discipline

If a person has no decisive quality, he can never be regarded as an independent person. ..... He is just a doll at the mercy of the environment. -writer John? Foster's

pinnacle achievement stems from self-discipline

reaching the pinnacle is by no means an easy task. Few people in the world can be recognized as the best in their own professional fields, and even fewer people have left a reputation in history. This is Jerry? What is remarkable about Les is that he is recognized as the best representative of American football avant-garde receiver, and his performance on the court is the best proof.

People who know him well say that he is a natural athlete, and his natural physical ability is amazing and rare. Any football coach wants to find such a talented striker. Bill, the star coach who was elected to the American football celebrity list? Huaxi issued such admiration: "None of the people we know can keep up with his physical fitness." This alone cannot make him a legendary figure. There is a real reason behind his outstanding achievements, that is, his self-discipline ability. He exercises hard and prepares himself for a higher level every day. No one in professional football is as regular as him.

Les's ability to push himself can be described from the story of his physical training. When he was on the high school team, before every practice, Charles Moore, the coach of the Moore High School team? Davis requires players to jump forward a 4-yard-high hill in the form of leapfrog, and then take a rest after 2 trips back and forth. In the hot and humid weather in Mississippi, Les felt too much to eat after completing the 11th trip and decided to give up. He realized his behavior when he tried to sneak back to the players' lounge. "Don't give up," he said to himself, "because once you get into the habit of giving up halfway, you will regard it as normal." He turned around and went back to the practice field to finish his bounce. From that day on, he never gave up halfway again.

After becoming a professional player, Les is famous for climbing another hill. This is a wild trail in San Carlos, California, with a total length of about 2.5 miles. Les exercises here every day. Some football stars occasionally come to practice, but none of them can catch up with him, and they are all left behind by him. Everyone is full of praise for his physical strength. In fact, this is just part of Les's regular practice. After the end of the season, other players went fishing or enjoyed their holidays, but Les still kept a diligent routine, doing physical training from seven o'clock in the morning until noon every day. Someone once joked that; "His physical exercise is so perfect that even a kung fu star is just like a sumo wrestler compared with him."

"What many people don't understand is that Les always regards the football season as a challenge of 365 days a year." American professional football league star Kevin? Smith described him like this: "He is really gifted, but his efforts are above others. This is the difference between a good player and a legendary player."

Les recently reached another peak in his professional field: he suffered a very serious sports injury. Prior to this, he had written a record of never being absent from the competition for 19 consecutive years, which is also a clear proof of his highly self-disciplined character and super toughness. When he broke his kneecap on the court on August 31, 1997, people thought that his football life had stopped. Because as far as historical records are concerned, only one player can return to the stadium during the football season after such an injury, and that is Rod? Woodson, who completed his rehabilitation in four and a half months, set a record in the history of professional football. However, it only took Les three and a half months to recover, relying on the determination to bite the bullet and incredible self-discipline. This speed of recovery has opened the eyes of the world, which is unprecedented, and it is hard for anyone to surpass it. As a result, Les was able to return to the court again to continue to create good results and win for the team.

Self-discipline can cultivate

Jerry? Les proved the power of self-discipline. No one can achieve and maintain success without it. We can even say that no matter how gifted a leader is, if he does not use self-discipline, he can never bring his potential into full play. It urges leaders to climb to the peak step by step, and it is also the key to maintain leadership ability effectively.

if you want to make self-discipline your asset, the following actions are worth a try.

1. Work out your priorities, and then do it in this order

If a person only looks at his own mood and acts according to his temporary convenience, he will definitely not succeed, let alone be respected and followed by others. There is a good saying: "There are two indispensable partners in completing important tasks: one is planning, and the other is not enough time." As a leader, your time is quite tight, so it is inevitable to make plans. If you can decide what's most important, deliberately withdraw from other things, which will give you enough energy to complete the first task. This is the basic spirit of self-discipline.

2. Take a self-disciplined lifestyle as the goal

Tell Jerry? When you learn from a highly self-disciplined successful person like Les, you will find that self-discipline can't just be done occasionally, it must become your way of life. The best way to cultivate self-discipline is to make a system and routine for yourself, especially in the index projects that you think are important and need long-term growth and pursuit of success. For example, in order to keep writing and speaking, I regularly archive the materials I read every day for future reference. Furthermore, I had a heart attack in December 1998, and I have developed the habit of exercising every morning since then. These are not things I do stop and go, I will continue in my lifetime.

3. Challenge your excuses

If you want to cultivate a self-disciplined lifestyle, one of the first lessons is to get rid of the tendency to make excuses. As Franco, a French classical literature writer, said, "Almost all our mistakes are more forgivable than the methods used to cover them up." If you have several reasons that make you unable to exercise self-discipline, then you should realize that they are just a bunch of excuses. If you want to be a more effective leader, you must challenge your excuses.

4. Before the work is finished, remove the reward first

Famous writer Mike? Delaney once said such a wise saying: "If any enterprise or institution gives equal treatment to lazy people and contributors, then you will find that the former is more and more, and the latter is less and less." If you lack self-discipline, then you may be the kind of person who enjoys dessert before dinner.

The following short story illustrates the power of suspending rewards. An old couple came to camp in the camping area, and two days later, a family also arrived at the camp next door. As soon as the family's holiday car stopped safely, they saw the couple and three children swarming down. One child quickly removed the freezer, backpack and other supplies, and the other two children immediately set up the tent. In less than 15 minutes, the whole camp was ready.

The old couple next door were dumbfounded. "Your family is really a rare camping expert!" The old man praised his new neighbor with admiration. "In fact, it is much easier to do things as long as there is a system," replied the young father next door. "We stipulated in advance that no one can go to the bathroom before the camp is set up."

5. Keep your eyes on the result

At any time, as long as you pay attention to the difficulty of the work itself, regardless of the result and reward, it is easy to get frustrated; If you immerse yourself in it for too long, you will develop the habit of self-pity. Therefore, the next time you are faced with a task that you have to do, and you begin to try to take a shortcut instead of completing it according to the rules, remember: you should dispel your own calculations and turn your attention back to your goal. Carefully weigh the benefits of step by step and take the time to do it thoroughly.

If any enterprise or institution gives equal treatment to lazy people and contributors, then you will find that the former is more and more, and the latter is less and less.

reflect on yourself

The humorist Jackson? Brown put it well: "Without the talent of self-discipline, it's like an octopus on roller skates. Seeing that the movement is constant, I can't figure out whether it is going forward, backward, or spinning in the same place. " If you know that you are somewhat talented and have a lot of work, but you can't see too many achievements, then you are likely to lack self-discipline.

Let's look back at last week's work schedule. How much time was spent on regular activities? Have you improved your professional ability? Do you pay attention to physical exercise and maintenance? Is part of your income reserved for savings or investment? If the answers to the above questions are uncertain, and you are comforting yourself, it is not too late to do it later; Perhaps this means that you need to work on self-discipline.

Take medicine for the disease

In order to improve your self-discipline, you can try the following ways.

work out your priorities. Think about it and try to name two or three things that are most important to you in life. Take them as the title, and write down the steps you can cultivate and improve it with self-discipline in turn. Set out a daily or weekly plan to make your regular actions bring predictable results.

list your reasons. Take some time to list the benefits of the above actions. Post these benefits where you can see them every day. When you are discouraged or want to give up, read this list aloud to yourself.

throw the excuse into the garbage can. Write down every reason why you might give up halfway, read them out one by one, and announcing these reasons to yourself cannot be your excuse. If one or two things seem reasonable, find a solution so that it doesn't bother you. Don't allow yourself to give up self-discipline for any reason. It must be remembered that only by constantly acting in self-discipline can we gradually realize our dreams.

Cultivate self-discipline early

There is a saying posted on the wall of a forest nursery in Canada: "The best time to plant a big tree was 25 years ago ... The second best time is today." Let's plant the sapling of self-discipline today.

Self-discipline

-self-discipline. At first, everyone was not surprised. In this country, everyone can choose their own happy things to do. But not long after, young people found that the old lady didn't come here to fill the void after retirement. Every morning, she is always the first to come to the classroom, review her lessons and follow the teacher carefully. She will also sweat when the teacher asks questions. She remembers her notes neatly. Soon young people borrowed her notes for reference. Before every exam, the old lady nervously reviews and fills in the gaps.

One day, the old professor said to the young people, "Parents must be self-disciplined to educate their children well. You can ask this respectable lady that she must have a group of educated children."

Upon inquiry, the old lady's name is Zhu Mulan, and her daughter is the first Chinese-American female minister-Zhao Xiaolan.

self-discipline story

1. Bai Yushuang is a famous pingju actor with high acting skills, and is called "the queen of pingju". In order to be self-aware and self-disciplined, she practices kungfu and her voice whenever she has time, no matter whether it is hot or cold. Someone said to her, "You have become famous, why are you still practicing so hard?" She smiled and said, "The play is endless." And she can listen to others' opinions with an open mind. No matter who points out her shortcomings, she is very happy.

2. When Wu Han was in Tsinghua University, he wanted to buy a chronicle of the Ming Dynasty. Because he had no money, he rushed to write a story about the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival and Jin Ping Mei in exchange for 1 yuan's remuneration and bought this book. However, he was not satisfied with the article he wrote. In a letter with his teacher, he said, "I hastily drafted it during the summer vacation, but I didn't want to publish it. Because I wanted to buy a copy of The Chronicle of Ming History, I couldn't make up the money at the moment, so I could only send it to our weekly, and I got 1 yuan, so I could probably buy one." Wu Han was deeply sorry for this incident. In the second year, he wrote a supplementary note for this article, further correcting and filling the gaps in this article, and making his views tend to be perfect.

3. Zhang Boling has been the president of Nankai University for a long time. Once he saw a student's fingers smoked brown, he pointed to him and said, "Look, smoking is harmful to young people's health. You should give it up!" But the student retorted, "Don't you smoke, too? How to say me? " At present, Zhang Boling took out all the Luzon cigarettes he had stored, destroyed them in public, and said that he would never smoke again. If so, Zhang Boling never smoked again.

A model of "Seven Cautions" in ancient China

Cautious beginning: sheep continued to hang fish

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, sheep continued to be the prefect of Nanyang County. At that time, the social atmosphere was vulgar and extravagant, and it was very common for the government to treat guests and give gifts and entrust relationships to handle affairs. Sheep continue to make up their minds to start from themselves and reverse this bad atmosphere. A few days after taking office, Fu Cheng presented a live fish to Yang Xu, so that the sheep could continue to eat it. If the sheep could not continue to refuse it in person, it would be "suspended in court". Later, Fu Cheng made another offering, and Yang Xu pointed to the fish hanging in the courtyard for Fu Cheng to see. Fu Cheng retired in shame.

Cautious: Put out the official candle and read the letter from home

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a state official in Bozhou, who was extremely honest. One night, someone sent a letter from his boss from Beijing/he guessed that it must be some important instructions from the imperial court, and immediately ordered the official to send someone to blow out the butler's candles, light the candles he bought and continue to look down. Business people wonder, isn't the candle bought by the official as bright as he paid for it himself? Later, I learned that there was a small part of the letter about his family members who stayed in Beijing. He thought it was a private matter and could not light the candles of the government.

Cautious independence: Cao Ding refuses to be confused

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Cao Ding who escorted a stunning female thief when he was a courtier in Taihe. Because he didn't have time to get back to the county government, he stayed in the barren hills and wild temples. At night, in order to escape, the female thief frequently made eyes at her and seduced her repeatedly. Cao Dinggang began to be in spirit. In desperation, he wrote the words "Cao Dingbu" on paper and posted it on the wall as a warning to himself. Wrote tear, tear and write again, so repeatedly, until dawn, finally resisted the temptation of the female thief.

Caution addiction: Mi Fei rejects strange stones (a test of clean government)

Mi Fei, a painter and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty, has a hobby of playing with stones. When he sees a good stone, he dares to bow down and call it "Brother Shi", which makes him crazy. When he was an official in Lianshui, he tried a murder case. Because the criminal was a relative of a provincial official, the approval of the punishment department was delayed, which made him angry. One day, a man sought audience with some strange stones, which were small and exquisite, with clear lines and wonderful workmanship. It was really rare in the world. Mi Fei was asked to show leniency in the case of human life. Mi Fei said seriously, "I love the stone, but I love the people more. The guests don't have to say much. Please go back." People came to the door, looked up at the sky and laughed, saying, "My Lord Mi is honest and upright, and he is admirable in handling affairs impartially." It turned out that the bearer was an imperial minister who supervised the case.

Shen Quan: "Tofu Soup" Shang Shu Tang Bin

Tang Bin served as an official for the benefit of one party, and his life was clean and honest, with remarkable achievements. Kangxi 2