subject: The Most Important Quality for Outstanding Achievement in Life [print this page] The Most Important Quality for Outstanding Achievement in Life
Do yourself a favor and think about this sentence once again. "Self-discipline is the ability to do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not." This statement may not sound flashy or seductive, and the heavens did not suddenly part or the earth shake when you read them. Yet this simple principle can have more of a positive impact on your life than any other principle of goal setting or success because it forces you to work on yourself and your own self-control and self mastery even harder than you work on your job.
