Just as a playwright or novelist develops a character in a play or novel, each day our character is being developed on the stage of our lives. While most of us live predictable lives, we have the power to change the script, setting, and plot at any time. Why then do we, settle for the same routine day after day, even if the routine is a deadly one? Why is it so difficult to change? Routine is safe and comfortable, and we give ourselves a thousand excuses and reasons for not trying something new. Success is measured by progress towards a goal and the only way to measure our progress is to have a goal which can be measured.
While discipline involves establishing routines, it also involves breaking them in order to establish new ones. Discipline also involves constantly looking for ways to make good better, and better best. Life can never be routine or boring when we are excited about making progress and embracing the change which comes with progress. In this sense, discipline also makes us like flexible steel, strong enough to bear the weight but resilient enough to adapt to change.
If you want to be disciplined for success with the ability to grow and change then one of the most powerful determiners of our character development will be our speech. If we speak negative words, we will more than likely produce negative results. We can write a new script for ourselves each day. Write the story of your life the way you want it to develop and if you need cue cards to remember your lines post them somewhere you can see them whenever you forget your lines. As the disciplined playwright, you determine your success.