Okay, okay, I know how the headline feels. I also know how it relates to previous articles about discipline. But consider this a continuation. Take it as a continuation of the journey toward success, and please give me 15 minutes of your time.
The road to success and happiness does not have to be paved with self-deprecation. That is not a feeling that leads to success.
In the previous article, we showed how to think about discipline and what you need to understand before embarking on a project. Today, we will finally look at how to build discipline. We will talk about 3 principles that lead to discipline, and if you follow them, you will have enough self-control for long-term work on your dream. We will talk about consistency, focus, and system.
The principles of discipline are simple; adhering to them is what is difficult, but if you persevere, your life will change significantly.
Let's take a look at how to build discipline. The journey begins in your head, in your attitude. In your attitude toward the thing you are striving for, in your attitude toward yourself.
And you will need to take certain facts into account.
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Personally, I prefer leadership to management. You want the people on your team to think for themselves and eventually become self-managing. However, they need a leader to guide them.
Leadership means having the skills, decisiveness, and values that inspire others to follow you.
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What organizational constraints are limiting your productivity? Aligning your organizational structure with the value your company creates will make your employees, customers, and CFO happy.
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Finding a market fit for software is different from developing software that already has 10,000 customers.
Understanding these differences is essential for success and requires strategic thinking and specific changes in development stages.