I used to see life as divided into two main time zones: working and everything else (learning, having fun, or simply doing what I wanted). I gave my all to my work, but outside of that, I lived without much structure. In short, I had no discipline. Then, I married someone who is the complete opposite, a deeply disciplined person and very accomplished. Now, I see the true yield of discipline. Witnessing my husbandโs example has inspired me to train myself to build disciplineโslowly, with intention, and with compassion for myself.
Discipline Equation: Equation to live by
I talk about the roulette table of my life. It's a frame I think through where we wake up in the morning with these 24 chips. If you spend 8 hours sleeping, you wake up with 16 chips left. And how you place those chips on this roulette table that sits in front of us just before the wheel spins every day determines all of our outcomes in our lives.