By officesworks2.0 What will your life look like? What will you not be able to achieve?
Imagine that you wake up every morning with the discipline of a military leader Control your emotions, face your fear, and choose the difficult path So what is this about the military mindset that makes people more disciplined If you have discipline inside you, only then you will be able to become a musician.
And can we do this without joining the military?
So we will learn this from the book of Joko Willing, Discipline Equals Freedom Joko has been in the Navy SEALs for 20 years He has fought in famous battles like the Battle of Ramadi And he has trained the CEOs of the corporate world They don’t just talk about discipline, they are living examples of discipline But first of all we have to understand why we should be disciplined According to Joko, discipline is the root of all good qualities You will be able to advance your career or manage your family It’s about becoming the best version of yourself.
The answer to why we should be disciplined in the military is very simple If you are not disciplined, you will die If there is any mistake in your training, then your partner can die This is also true for us If we don’t have discipline inside us, then our dream life will die All your dreams about your life, to travel the world, to give a good life to your family.
But where does the discipline come from?
It comes from within us It is an internal force Yes, discipline can be put on you from outside Like a drill instructor or the principal of your school But the reality is that it will not give you real discipline Because external discipline is not strong It will never survive or stand on You want self-discipline It is written in the name of self-discipline Self-discipline comes when you decide that you will leave your mark in this world According to Jocko, it is because you haven’t decided to be disciplined yet So now it is time to declare martial law on your mind. It comes from within you when you decide to be disciplined When you try to become better When you decide that I will do more things you will become bigger If you think that you are not disciplined.
So what do you want?
Where only your emotions, laziness or not of 4 people will work to apply this martial law, you have to understand the military mindset In the military, discipline is not just about following orders It is a whole mindset, a lifestyle From which all your decision and actions come out It is not just about controlling your action Rather, you have to control your thoughts and emotions too With this, you become a master of your mind and willpower Sometimes you feel that discipline can be your enemy But in reality, it is your best friend It will support you when the whole world is against you This will give you strength, health, intelligence, happiness, and freedom.
A key tool that military leaders use to increase self-discipline Is self-questioning They always evaluate their decisions, actions, and strategies They ask themselves difficult questions Not to doubt themselves but Rather, to ensure that they are always improving
Always moving forward This relentless pursuit of self-improvement This is how their discipline increases No matter how many difficulties come And when you start doing this, you will start seeing that Discipline is not just about control It is about freedom.
Yes, you heard right This is the freedom that you get knowing That you are making the right choice and That you are walking on the right path This is the freedom that comes from your good health, strength, intelligence, and happiness And this freedom is not given to you for free You have to earn it with discipline And the biggest obstacle that we don’t get this freedom Is our own laziness and lethargy Discipline is their antidote Because of discipline, you get up early in the morning Although your mind is not doing it
Because of that, you exercise when you don’t have energy Discipline means that you make a hard choice every single day.
But that is not just about your physical actions Discipline is also about your emotions and ego With this, you keep your emotions in check So that you can make rational and informed decisions With this, you keep your ego in control So that things don’t get out of hand You can imagine why it is so important to keep your ego in control in the military If a commander comes in ego and makes a wrong decision Then thousands of lives can be lost Keeping your ego in control in our life is just as important And as soon as we learn to keep our emotions and ego in control.
Then we can face our fear better We can choose a difficult path We can get out of our comfort zone But Joko says that this is the biggest fear Because of which most people fail And that is the fear of failure Because of fear of failure, you don’t take risks Because of that, you just sit and plan and think But you don’t take action Joko says that we should embrace the fear of failure because of which you will wake up all night Plan, rehearse, think about the situation again and again And take the right action
Because of fear of failure, you won’t look for shortcuts.
Because of that, you will work hard, think, and be ready for the battle According to Joko, we should be more afraid of one thing than failure And that is to sit aside and do nothing Imagine that you wake up after 6 days, 6 weeks, 6 years or 60 years. And you realize that you haven’t achieved any goals You haven’t made any progress This is your real-life horror movie This is a nightmare And this is what we should be afraid of Being stagnant So you will think that this is okay.
But how do we move forward?
So the answer to this is very simple Just go, don’t wait anymore You don’t have to think anymore, you don’t have to plan anymore You just don’t have to be trapped There is no need to make excuses or justifications Be aggressive and take action Similarly, your discipline’s momentum will increase Fighting is with yourself With the weakness inside you With the fear inside you That is why you should give your 100% every day And when you face a challenge When you feel that you can’t win Or there is a situation that you feel impossible You should remember this You have nothing to lose So stand up and fight.
What is the first action that you have to take?
Start taking that Similarly, your discipline’s momentum will increase And the path ahead will become clear But don’t hesitate now And take the first step Now it is possible that you still find life very difficult You feel that you are under a lot of pressure And that is why Joko says that you have to fight You have to fight with all your heart You have to fight till your objective is not fulfilled And usually, you will see that when you fight with so much intensity Then you will win the majority of the time You have to make this attitude a daily part of your life.
While exercising, do one extra repetition Take one extra kilometer Read one extra hour while studying Always try to make the right choice Make yourself stronger mentally and physically Fighting is not only with physical things Maybe you are motivated after listening to this So remember this Motivation and discipline are not the same thing Motivation will keep coming is a constant.
Military Discipline:
Which should always be there in your life It is a practice The author tells us some ways to practice daily discipline The first is waking up early Waking up early in the morning is very useful practically But its psychological importance is also this That it sets the tone for the rest of your day When you wake up early in the morning You feel that you are in control You are not running to get ready You don’t have to run to office You are not starting your day in stress You are starting your day calmly With peace And you make your plan for the day Waking up early is a psychological win over the enemy. If you have to wake up at 5 in the morning Then you have to sleep till 9 or 10 in the night Here we are not talking about being sleep deprived
Who is the enemy here?
Your inner self Your hidden weakness When you wake up early in the morning You show yourself That your emotions are not in control Your circumstances are not in control But you are in control And you will defeat the enemy Joko Willink does not believe in the idea The more you use discipline, the less it is He does not believe in the idea That will power is a limited resource Instead, he says That the more you use your will power The more you increase your discipline The stronger it will become So to wake up early.
You take off your exercise clothes from the beginning Keep your shoes with you And write down the tasks of the next day So that as soon as your alarm clock rings in the morning You don’t have to think about anything You just get up and start working And the most obvious way to wake up early in the morning Is to sleep early Sleep is the most important thing That’s why you have to prioritize it So that you can wake up early in the morning.
You just stay alone And there is a very special reason to wake up between 4 to 6 am Which you will get to know only when you wake up in the morning But even then you will think That even after doing so much I can’t wake up in the morning The solution is simple Put your alarm And as soon as the alarm rings Get out of the bed.
Is it that easy?
No, But, simply, Everyone wants to stay in their bed Everyone wants to sleep for 5 more minutes So they press the snooze button And go back to sleep But you have to become different You have to wake up in the morning as soon as the alarm rings And when you get in control of your impulses Then automatically self-discipline will increase in you The second way to teach self-discipline is exercised It’s not to become stronger or faster than exercise You become healthier and smarter too Physical exercise increases the blood flow of the brain Growth hormones are produced.
Which creates new nerve cells The neuroplasticity of your brain improves And your brain releases chemicals That make your thinking clearer Exercise produces BDNF It’s a protein that gives mental clarity In this book, Joko has given many examples of workouts But he says the most important thing is That you should do something.
Do anything:
Walking, jogging, calisthenics, swimming, gym etc. Most people are confused about what exercise to do But this is also an excuse Exercise should not be a complex thing
You just have to move your body And do some kind of exertion once you start doing any kind of exercise It’s very important to start tracking it Record how much time you ran How many reps you did You can track your progress with this If you have written that you have done 10 reps of 50 kgs Then you know that the next time you go to the gym And you will know the limits of your body You have to beat this record The more you exercise, the easier it will be for you And you will know the limits of your body Just go to the gym Just run outside Go to the gym and do stretching Instead of running do walking.
Discipline comes from Routine:
The third way to practice discipline is to stop eating sugar Sugar is addictive It stimulates the same parts of your brain Like heroin and cocaine Whenever you eat it, you need more And when you stop eating it You feel withdrawal you will have headaches, irritation, anxiety According to Joko, all these are lies that sugar is telling you The more you eat sugar, the more these lies will come You will say to yourself that it’s not a big deal You can eat a little You will rationalize and start believing these lies You don’t have to believe in it You have to be strong And you have to stop the addiction of sugar.
It has many benefits:
You will become stronger, faster, healthier, smarter, better, And one more very powerful and spiritual way to practice self-discipline. Fasting has many scientific benefits And it is a very good thing for you It repairs your body Your digestion gets a break Growth hormones are released in your body there are many mental benefits of fasting You will see that almost in every religion Some kind of fasting is encouraged That is because your self-discipline increases Whenever you fast and you Your emotions, your feelings, your hunger are not in control If you want to see the prime time real-life example of discipline So there is no better example than David Goggins.