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Discipline
Written by: Randy EkArticle Overview: Self-control
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Discipline
Discipline
Self-control
This morning as I watched the local news, I was appalled by another segment on the failing health of our society. I felt empathy, sadness and a need to help with an offer of suggestions and encouragement. It was similar support that changed my life and gave me hope to turn my life around from physical, mental and spiritual demise.
Prior to July 14, 1980 I was a seemingly hopeless drunk and drug addict. I had an empty soul, terrible attitude and an obese body. I nearly destroyed my life and the lives of everyone around me. I had become unwilling to take responsibility for any part of my life. I blamed everyone and everything for my unhappiness. I had become a leach on society. My habits eventually became me, driving my life into darkness. On one fateful day I hit the lowest point in my entire life and became teachable. With my mind finally open, I realized that my life style had driven me to my knees, from which miracles can happen.
I have worked diligently in order to recover from years of self-abuse. The damage created from decades of disrespect is immense. I not only have had to recreate myself, I have also had to clean up all the disorder I wrought in my life. I had a life to rebuild, creditors to repay and relationships to reconcile. It has taken me years to remove the majority of the debris in my life. I remain attentive toward insuring that regular maintenance will reduce the need for another major overhaul.
Every morning I grudgingly resume my daily discipline by getting out of bed to meet my morning physical, mental and spiritual routine. Although I realize it is for my best interest it is still a constant battle to stay regimented to good comprehensive health. I realized how hard I have worked to develop a healthy life style and also understand how easily it can all fall away. If I take time away from my systemization, I quickly lose interest and fall into old, unhealthy habits. When I lose focus on my new habits, I immediately begin reverting back to my old ones.
Our society is falling into ruin? We have become lazy and inattentive. We are becoming an addictive society. Why is it that we are constantly looking for something outside of us to fulfill an emptiness that dwells within us? We are constantly trying to quell our inner hunger with earthly pleasures. We overindulge with food, sex, money, power, anger, ad infinitum. The dilemma is that the more we stuff into the emptiness, the more holes we drill into the bottom of the boat and eventually the boat will sink.
We will never quell spiritual urge with physical things. Our spiritual nature is embedded in our body, which without discipline, is controlled by our human nature. It is natural for us to want the soul's weeping to stop so we treat it with what makes human sense. Without discipline we become laden with human thoughts and ideas, which eventually become bad habits, which in time become human addiction. This process makes the hole inside us larger instead of smaller.
So what does all this have to do with becoming a successful entrepreneur? One must stay disciplined and internally focused at all times. Any lack of purpose drifts us into what I call automatic. While we are in automatic we are controled by our human nature or Ego which is lazy and undisciplined. Ego is more apt to stray from our desires and live in the past or future and not stay focused on the present. All our power must be focused in the NOW if we are to command the energy necessary to succeed.
I pray that all of you find that which will fill your emptiness and keep you focused on your NOW and keep in mind...
Your life is PERFECT!
PAY ATTENTION!!
Love,
Randy
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About the Author: Randy Ek RSS for Randy's articles - Visit Randy's website What do leadership, teamwork, balance, management, productivity, retention, motivation, communication, ethics, values, reliability, accountability and responsibility have in common? To be successful at any of these requires a positive, organized thought process and logical yet simple execution strategy. Helping people and companies achieve these processes is the foundation of Biz Wiz 3D’s successful individual and business strategies. The combination of years of business experience and thirty years as a successfull life coach has honed our technical and intuitive people skills, and high powered motivational support. This combination provides a cutting edge, 21st Century approach to unlimited business and personal possibilities. Dr. Randolph W. Ek, Mpsy.D. is a doctor of metaphysical psychology and is principal of Biz Wiz 3D. He has been a life/performance coach for over 30 years, helping people and companies define themselves and their goals and motivating them to achieve their ultimate potential. If you would like to know more about Biz Wiz 3D, LLC check us out at http://www.bizwiz3d.com. If you would like a second opinion of your potential, contact us at randyek@cox.net. Click here to visit Randy's website Listening within Determination Faith More diligence Conviction |
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