D I S C I P L I N E

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Is the key to success

Let's start first with the meaning of Discipline?

the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.

Yes indeed it is true, but is it really concrete enough to get the true essence of this word? So why don't we go deeper and know the debt on how this word works for us. let's try to give discipline an another way of meaning by making it as an acronym.

D - diligence

I - interest

S - scheduling

C - concentration

I - involvement

P - planning and preparation

L - learning

I - integrity

N - note-taking

E - enjoyment

Diligence - It Pays Off

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The Webster dictionary defines "diligence" as a constant, steady effort to accomplish a task.

"Diligent" means industrious, careful, steadily attentive.

Interest - The Sustaining Base

the state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.

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There are basically two types of Interest :
Natural - To be natural keen and interested on a subject is a blessing.

Cultivated - To cultivate interest is wisdom or discipline.

Scheduling - The Time Saver

arrange or plan (an event) to take place at a particular time.

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Scheduling is an effective device for the profitable use of time. Calendar what you have to do and complete by a set of time.

Concentration - The Focusing Factor

the action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort.

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Concentration is focusing your mind. Concentration develops your mental muscles of stamina, tenacity and absorption. You can deliberately direct your mind to something and keep it focused with intensity like a spotlight.

Involvement - The Relationship Element

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the fact or condition of being involved with or participating in something.

Planning and Preparation - Looking Ahead

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Planning is the process of thinking about and organizing the things required to achieve a desired goal.

Planning is preparing a sequence of action steps to achieve some specific goal.

Listening - A Rewarding Skill

take notice of and act on what someone says; respond to advice or a request.

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There is a difference between Hearing and Listening
Hearing - just hearing it without analyzing everything.
Listening - your attentive and having a concrete idea of everything you are hearing.

Integrity - The Lost Value

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the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

Note-Taking - The Essential Habit.

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There are two main reasons why note-taking is important: When you are reading or listening, taking notes helps you concentrate. In order to take notes - to write something sensible - you must understand the text.

Enjoyment - The Difference

the state or process of taking pleasure in something.

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Nowadays people are usually forgetting the basics and jumping into complex matters without learning something or gaining anything.
I know this is just only the basics, but this will guide you and help you build up your foundation. A foundation that will serve as your ultimate core for your upcoming endeavor.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom
ECCLESIASTES 9:10

have a great day steemians.....,