Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Discipline and Loyalty

We live in a world where these two great words -- discipline and loyalty are becoming meaningless. Does this mean that they are worthless? The exact opposite, they are becoming priceless qualities because they are so hard to develop in the first place. And should you be one of the fortunate few who has caught the vision, your battle has just begun because the greatest battle is to keep consistent and true when people are slipping around us in all areas of life.

Discipline is that great quality few people use that enables them to be constructively busy all the time. Even in discouragement and defeat, discipline will rescue you and bring you to a new place to keep constructively busy while you forget about doubt, worry and self-pity. If only we all would realize the absolute necessity of discipline and the amounts of success can be obtained by growing this trait.

Most people think that loyalty is to a thing or to a person when actually it is really to one's own self. Some think that it is to a goal or an objective, but again it is to one's own convictions. What are your goals, what are your dreams, who did you promise to remain solid to through thick and thin. In the end these were all goals and promises about your life. If loyalty has to be earned then it is deserved and is solid, more than emotional based on a temporary feeling. Loyalty is the character of a person who has given himself the task before him and he will always realize that out of a loyal heart will bring all areas of success and growth.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome!! Thank you!!

Anonymous said...

Magnificent. Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Jim said...Thank you. I am learning to see & appreciate my own loyalty & discipline.