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mostpeople
mostpeopleoverwhelmingmajorityofpeoplethinkthattheywantneedandwantmoreselfdiscipline
andbelievethattheydonthaveenoughandmostjustaboutallpeoplecannotgetanymoreselfdiscipline
naturegetsit
sothatsthebadnews
thegoodnews
itsactuallynotthatimportant
norforneitherforsuccess
norforhappiness
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thatyoucurrentlyhavehowifyouchangeyourfocusfromrelyingonselfdisciplineforbringingaboutchangetointroducingritualschangingyourfocusfromselfdisciplinetorituals
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becausethatinendofofitselfnotnotenoughforsuccess
forwellbeingforchange
anditsbecausepeoplerelyonselfdisciplineforchange
thatsthereasonofmymostorganiztionalaswellasindividualchange
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howmanypeopleherehavethoseofyou
whodidsetnewyearsresolutions
putyourhandup
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howmanypeopleheretheresanimportantquestionsonpleaseputyourhandup
if
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howmanypeopleherebrushtheirteeth
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thisscenario
so
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todaysthedayimgoingtodoit
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thismorning
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ofcourse
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youprobablygoingtorememberthatyoubrushyourteeth
becauseyouwereasleeepstillnow
why
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thismorning
whereisnoandnoonepersonoutofmorethansixhundredstudentsfulfilltheirnewyearsresolutions
whybecausenewyearsresolutionsrelyonselfdiscipline
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butwealsoknowthatphysicalexerciseisveryimportant
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butintheworlddontdophysicalexerciseandpayaveryhighpriceforit
no
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whenpeopleusedtocommentonmyincredibleselfdiscipline
wheniwasasquashplayer
italwaysusedtoamazingme
becauseidontseemyselfasapersonwithselfdiscipline
youknowthatwedonthavechocolatechipcookiesathome
andifwedo
tellmehidesthem
becauseiftheywerethere
theretheywoulddisappeartwominuteslaterzeroselfdiscipline
whenitcomestothesethings
andyetwithsquash
ididhavewhatpeoplethought
andwhatifoundfromtenyears
selfdiscipline
becauseiwas
iwouldgetupinthemorning
andgoformyrun
iwouldthengoschool
schoolafterschool
straighttothecourts
haveasessionwithmycoach
regularsessionwithmycoach
thenplaygamesmatches
andthenasyoucanseeonetothegymandworkedouteverysingleday
itwas
andtheniwenthome
didmyhomework
andwenttoobed
itwasirritual
thatiswhatathletetodotheyhaverituals
whichiswhytheyabletomaintain
whatsscenfromfromtheoutsidesuchhighlevelsofdiscipline
atimesuperhuman
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