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Discipline by Tim Connor Everyone def nes success accord ng to the r persona v s on, exper ence, des re, and goa s, but not everyone ach eves the success they des re - and why not? Over the years, I have read the stor es and known peop e who had the above, but fa ed to ach eve the r dreams or goa s; and the s ng e th ng I d scovered was m ss ng n each of these stor es was the ack of d sc p ne. D sc p ne can be def ned n many ways. Is t pass on, comm t- ment, pers stence, or the w ngness to endure fa ure and advers ty? Yes. Is t the ab ty to overcome obstac es? Yes. Is t a mndset of “w ” and not just “can”? Yes. Is t a s ng eness of purpose? Yes. Need I go on? Just because you want someth ng s no guarantee you w ever get t. Over the years, I can humb y adm t I have not ach eved many of my goa s and, ook ng back, t wasn't because I d dn't want to ach eve them. In h nds ght, I acked the d sc p ne to ach eve them. And why? We , as the say ng goes - t's comp cated (just another excuse I was often gu ty of). How about you - wanted someth ng or thought you wanted someth ng, but when b nds ded by anyth ng, you, for whatever reason, were not w ng to fo ow through? I' bet f we surveyed the ves of m ons of peop e who wanted more, or better, or even ess - sooner or ater they gave n, caved, or gave up due to a ack of d sc p ne. I won't burden you w th a of my excuses, et me just g ve you a br ef summary as to why I be eve d sc p ne s the cr t ca e ement n a success. Over the centur es there have been thousands of peop e who stuck w th t, regard ess of cha enges, and ach eved greatness; I'm not ta k ng about fame or power. M ons of peop e who have g ven up for any number of reasons, f they had stuck w th t, wou d have ach eved more n fe than they d d. I'm not referr ng here to pun shment, but d sc p ne as t re ates to ach evement - a few of the words are se f-contro , restra nt, pat ence, and pers stence. W thout d sc p ne, peop e tend to ve a "I w sh, I hope, I want, some day, etc." type of behav or. Unfortunate y, even though these can often be he pfu , sooner or ater you have to "st ck w th t" no matter what burdens or uncerta nty crosses your path. As a se f-emp oyed author and speaker for the better part of my fe, I understand advers ty, cha enges, prob ems, and fa ure, but I have a so earned f t's (whatever) worthwh e, t w test my reso ve eventua y. The key e ements n d sc p ne as I see t are: Courage - Be ef - Fa th - Se f-trust - Pers stence - Reso ve - Determ nat on - Accountab ty - and Act on. Each are requ red and can't be comprom sed, or a ack of progress or success w be the resu t. I have a few favor tes when t comes to d sc p ne: Mother Teresa, Thomas Ed son, Wnston Church , and Jesus. Why not read br ef y about each of the r ves ( f you haven't a ready) as t re ates to how d s- c p ne became the r fe mantra. I' eave you w th a quest on. On a 1 to 10 sca e (1 poor and 10 superb), how wou d you rate yourse f n the fe d sc p ne area? In H s serv ce, Tim Tim Connor may be contacted via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com 49 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® APRIL 2016