{"id":6180,"date":"2016-08-29T05:04:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=6180"},"modified":"2025-02-05T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T20:46:22","slug":"discipline-who-needs-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/discipline-who-needs-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Discipline:  Who Needs It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6180\" class=\"elementor elementor-6180\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e33a34 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e33a34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a0327\" data-id=\"70a0327\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228f411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"228f411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Discipline1-qon9jyq624mxwydytr6c6g9eephmuzzwufcz0gt5a8.jpg\" title=\"Discipline1-mso\" alt=\"Disipline\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7aaca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e7aaca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d4c5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50d4c5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f703ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f703ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you consider the concept of\u00a0<strong>discipline<\/strong>, I believe there are two important questions to address:<\/p><ol><li>Do I\u00a0<em><strong>need<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>more of it?<\/li><li>Do I\u00a0<em><strong>want<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>more of it?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049b67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"049b67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Do I Mean by Discipline?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1a862 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b1a862\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78b7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d78b7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Discipline1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6232\" alt=\"Disipline\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Discipline1.jpg 297w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Discipline1-150x101.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ba38b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56ba38b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87be32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87be32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before addressing those first two questions, let\u2019s determine:\u00a0What does it really mean?<\/p><p>The Merriam-Webster\u2019s Learner\u2019s Dictionary\u00a0offers\u00a0three flavors for the word.<\/p><ul><li>control that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed and punishing bad behavior<\/li><li>a way of behaving that shows a willingness to obey rules or orders<\/li><li>behavior that is judged by how well it follows a set of rules or orders<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760d9cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"760d9cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20b6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a20b6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reading these three can give you a sense of military rigor. \u00a0Perhaps a\u00a0parochial school flashback. Then add\u00a0thoughts of\u00a0<strong>punishment<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>strict obedience<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>judgement<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Raise your hand if you want\u00a0<em>more<\/em>\u00a0of that?<\/p><p>We live in the land of\u00a0<em>the free and the home of the brave<\/em>. \u00a0So most\u00a0things in those definitions can be viewed as\u00a0borderline un-American.<\/p><p>With our work, we need at least a minimal level of order. \u00a0But we are driven to do our best work when we have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/are-carrots-and-sticks-obsolete\/\"><em>autonomy<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89774bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89774bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f304d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f304d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/100x-LG-mso.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6428\" alt=\"Discipline cartoon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/100x-LG-mso.jpg 304w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/100x-LG-mso-150x142.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/100x-LG-mso-300x283.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31856a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31856a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc250e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc250e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s The Magic Word?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfc5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bfc5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Is is possible for us to actually\u00a0<strong><em>want<\/em>\u00a0more<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>discipline<\/strong>? Let me frame it another way. What if we modified it by adding\u00a0the word \u201c<strong><em>self<\/em><\/strong>\u201c? \u00a0 Self Discipline. \u00a0 Can you\u00a0<em>feel<\/em>\u00a0the difference?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2151f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a2151f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Self-Discipline-4sec.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6193\" alt=\"Self-Discipline\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3fd00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3fd00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019ll now ask:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ba64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72ba64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens when you lack self-discipline?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e713b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e713b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My answer: \u00a0<em>Not Enough<\/em><\/p><p>If you\u2019re not happy with \u201cnot enough\u201d, what might be missing? \u00a0This graphic offers some synonyms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace2f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ace2f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-discipline-cloud.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6182\" alt=\"Self Discipline Words\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-discipline-cloud.jpg 624w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-discipline-cloud-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-discipline-cloud-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-discipline-cloud-500x221.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60221ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60221ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why would you want more of these?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0bd504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0bd504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Paradox of Discipline\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434ea59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"434ea59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We want our freedom and autonomy. \u00a0And we want to achieve great things. \u00a0\u00a0To do so, you need to understand that self discipline is the means to that end. Use this simple, counter-intuitive equation\u00a0to apply the idea:<\/p><blockquote><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Discipline =\u00a0Freedom<\/h3><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b441cab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b441cab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6a298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc6a298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Discipline Challenge\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988b079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"988b079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>On a 1 to 10 scale, how would you rate your current level of self discipline?<\/li><li>Where do you want it to be?<\/li><li>What needs to change to make that a reality?<\/li><li>How would you benefit?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77eeb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d77eeb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056d075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"056d075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b731c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b731c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/are-carrots-and-sticks-obsolete\/\">Are Carrots &amp; Sticks Obsolete?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/your-pursuit-of-grit\/\">Your Pursuit of Grit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/the-3-cs-of-success\/\">The 3 C\u2019s of Success: Don\u2019t Leave Home Without Them<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d609fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d609fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293342f elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"293342f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"12414\" class=\"elementor elementor-12414\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4071460 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4071460\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4707e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a4707e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you consider the concept of discipline, I believe there are two important questions to address:  1. 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