This has to be the best definition for “DISCIPLINE” I have ever seen. It captures the emotion, temptation to not do something, the implied intellectual response to not wanting to do something, the reason or no reason to over ride our own downward inertia.
Vince Lombardi once said, “My job is to get grown men to do what they have to do when they don’t want to do it!” I would only add that it is our responsibility or duty to demand that we do what we dread doing when we’d rather not. These two assertions form the backbone of what we call “DISCIPLINE.” I have days like everybody else that are not so good. Something either physically, spiritually, or emotionally, is not right. When this happens I cannot do myself justice in my workout. Soooo! This is the time that I/we reach deep and get it done despite how we feel. Like my wife always says, “It is so easy to do but it is also so EASY NOT TO DO.” It’s best that we choose wisely here.
Bottom Line: When you want to do something else rather than train—-Forget it and get your butt on track and get the training done. No pep talks! Just do the work! My favorite Mantra that I repeat to myself during my workouts (especially when I’m not very motivated) is “Do the work!” Over and over again to remind me that nobody else can do it for me.
Keep at it and good things will happen. EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO DO IT—DO IT! THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF PERSONAL DISCIPLINE
Six Pack and Senior 