Discipline Is a Standard, Not a Feelingانضباط یک معیار است، نه یک احساس

Motivation is a feeling, and feelings are weather — they come and go. A man who only acts when motivated is at the mercy of his moods.

Discipline is different. Discipline is a standard you hold regardless of how you feel. The move is to lower the drama and raise the floor: instead of asking "Do I feel like it?", ask "Is this the standard I keep?"

Each time you keep the standard despite your mood, you cast a vote for the man you are becoming.

Greatness is not built in bursts of inspiration. It is built in the unglamorous repetition of a standard kept on the ordinary days.