Discipline

When do we stop making ceremonial declarations and start making disciplined decisions? The main difference between these two points is consistency. It means that you have to become so ingrained in your own thought process that what you think can and must come to fruition. Now in this Podcast episode I was in Wyoming for my uncles birthday and I was meant to be spending time with the family. However as I was unplugging and relaxing I found myself feeling guilty. Guilty that progress towards the future was not being made. So my wife told me to go get a workout in, to go spend some time and focus my thoughts. As I did, I realized that my decision had become a discipline. I had made a decision to loose weight, to get in shape and make health a priority. Then I made a decision to run a marathon in mid October. Now I workout every day. I eat healthier and I run as often as I can. All of this began from a split second decision to make a declaration. I told a crowd of 25+ people that I would get in shape or pay them all $1000. No one believed me at the time. 3 months later, they all watched as I stepped onto a scale and beat the goal that I had set for my self. Even now however I am not where I want to be, I am still working towards my goal however as mentioned in the video, at this moment in time I am a masterpiece and a work in progress, all at once. And I think this is true for everyone, we are all a work in progress and always will be, however our lives have lead us to become masterpieces in our own right.