By Shazad
Many people don’t like the word discipline but many also agree we need some level of it in our lives. Best practices are usually thought of as good ideas and ideal ways of doing things but many people tend to ignore these for many reasons. I want to persuade you that discipline is not a bad word and that best practices should be part of your Operating System for life. It’s both your inside and your outside that are impacted by these 2 powerful ideas.
Discipline can be defined in many ways that make it seem hard and equivalent to punishment for non-compliance to something. I define discipline as the practice of living according to your own stated principles and beliefs on a consistent basis because you know it’s the right thing to do. An example could be not consuming alcohol or other mind-altering drugs for entertainment purposes or for social reasons. Another example could be to not over-consume food on a daily basis and to have specific eating times for breakfast, lunch and dinner rather than letting them vary widely by hours each day. Yet another could be not spending extravagant amounts of money you don’t have and going into debt. All of these have consequences for failing to exercise discipline so it’s not painless to ‘disobey’ these things but it’s not really about the punishment at the end of the day. Discipline is often taught at home and schools but it can be self-taught as well after some bad experiences with health, money, or relationships. Many fitness and life coaches also encourage discipline in the people they are hired by to ensure the best results at the end of some kind of program. Discipline is like a muscle that must be used daily to develop and make our lives stronger on the inside.
Best practices help you go beyond mere principles to take your efforts to a whole new level of excellence. You are not just avoiding harm and danger with best practices. Best practices are performed because you are actively seeking a way to ‘level up’ and go beyond average. Some examples could be to always have a glass of water with some lemon juice or sea salt in the morning as soon as you wake up. Another could be to prepare your schedule the night before each day and lay out your clothes and tools ahead of time so you don’t have to think about things in the morning. You’ll just be ready to take action. A third example could be to review your large bills for services and product subscriptions every 6 months to see if you can either cancel some services or at least reduce your bills by 10% or more. Best practices are those small but meaningful changes that can help you improve over time and save you both time and money as well as wasting energy on things you don’t need to be doing. These best practices are often taught by parents, teachers, or mentors as well as famous people we admire. Best Practices are like the clothes and accessories we wear to decorate ourselves on the outside for a more positive image.
I hope you have better respect for Discipline and Best Practices now and can see ways to use both to improve yourself in 2022. You don’t need someone yelling at you for non-compliance or beating you with a stick for breaking a rule. You do need to establish clear principles for how you want to live and what kind of qualify of life you want to experience. Discipline and Best Practices will help you transform the inner person into that better version of yourself if you practice both consistently. It will show on the outside just how attractive you are as a human being who is always seeking to make life better. Begin your journey to Awesome now!
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