7.16 Nick Saban: Discipline

 

“Discipline is doing what you’re supposed to do, the way it’s supposed to be done, when it’s supposed to be done.” - Nick Saban

Do you have the discipline to do the things you don’t want to do and avoid the things you do want to do?

Discipline is doing what you’re supposed to do, the way it’s supposed to be done, when it’s supposed to be done.

When asked what his secret was for winning 7 national championships, legendary football Coach Nick Saban said, “People have goals and aspirations to do things, and you have to help them define what they need to do to accomplish those goals and how they have to edit their behavior to be able to do it. And then, show them that they have to have the discipline to execute it every day, which is probably the hardest part.”

He then says we make hundreds of decisions every day that come down to 2 questions: Are you willing and able to do what you know you are supposed to do — especially when you don’t want to do it, and are you willing and able to avoid what you know you are supposed to avoid?

Motivation is fleeting — it comes and goes. But discipline is what drives consistent effort, regardless of how you feel. It’s the ability to make choices based on goals, not feelings.

Can you make yourself do the things you don’t want to do and avoid the things you want to do?

Question of the Day: What is something you know you need to start doing and something you need to stop doing?