The Recipe for Discipline

We always are looking for ways to get better. We read books, listen to coaches, mentors, parents, etc. Proper Discipline is usually the answer and can apply to any area of our lives. Try this recipe and I guarantee your results will improve.

Discipline is made up of four ingredients. When these ingredients are mixed and added correctly over the next 5 steps, you will have the Discipline to achieve anything your heart desires. If you are missing any of the ingredients, the Discipline you attempt to serve up will never “taste” right.

1. Start with Responsibility

Add 1 Pinch of “Do what you say you’re going to do.”

Responsibility is a good thing to talk about. And talking about it is the extent of a lot of people’s responsibility. But in the real world, you are what you do, not what you say. Seems that a lot of us don’t have a “to do list” but a “to blame list” – a really long list of all the reasons that we haven’t done something, none of which include our own personal responsibility. Throw the “to blame list” away and start accepting responsibility for your actions.

2. Sprinkle in Accountability

Add 1 Dash of “Do it when you say you are going to do it.”

Being dependable is an important trait. You can only follow through on things when you actually follow through on them. If you say you are going to do something, you have to get it done. You are either accountable or, like most people, have a long list of excuses why you aren’t.

3. Drop in Some Effort

Add 1 Cup of “Do it to the best of your ability.”

Effort is defined as force applied against inertia –even if that force is you! Your best effort will never let you down, but it is a rarity for people to do their absolute best. Pick the next thing you are working on and use that as an opportunity to go all out.

4. Stir in Consistency

Add 1 Heaping Tablespoon of “All the time.” The people you’re working with deserve the best you’ve got and your family deserves the best you’ve got – each time and every time. To ever be known as responsible or accountable, you are going to have to prove yourself over time and with consistent action.

5. Whisk all the ingredients together, bake in an oven of “Desire” and cool on a plate of “Passion”.

When properly performed, this recipe of Responsibility, Accountability, Effort, and Consistency results in:

Discipline: To do what you say you are going to do, when you say you are going to do it, to the best of your ability, all the time.

**Remember to

1. Always plan ahead for what you are going to eat

2. Obtain adequate amounts of protein

3. Work on Flexibility

4. Supplement your diet with a fish oil and multi-vitamin

Let me know if I can help. Email me at architechsports@gmail.com

God Bless,

Alan Tyson, Physical Therapist, Athletic Trainer, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist