Success is actually a short race — a sprint fueled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over.…

We should discipline ourselves in small things, and from there progress to things of greater value. If you have a hea…

The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part; the important thing in life is not triumph,…

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity y…

A setback has often cleared the way for greater prosperity. Many things have fallen only to rise to more exalted height…

A man then must stand erect, not be kept erect by others. —Marcus Aurelius There’s no doubt that surrounding yourself…

Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes. —Peter Drucker Just like knowledg…

When you start anything new, there are forces pulling you in a variety of directions. There’s the stuff you could do,…

The Idea: Willpower is actually three powers—I will, I won’t, and I want—that help us to be a better version of oursel…

It took evolution millions of years to deliver a prefrontal cortex that is capable of everything we humans need. So p…

Self-control is one of mankind’s most fabulous upgrades, but it’s not our only distinction. We also possess self-awar…

It’s tempting to think about the self-control system as being the infinitely superior “self,” and our more primitive …

When we watch our willpower fail—spending too much, eating too much, wasting time, and losing our tempers—well, it ca…

How important is the prefrontal cortex for self-control? One way to answer that question is to look at what happens w…

Our modern powers of self-control are the product of long-ago pressures to be better neighbours, parents, and mates. Bu…

One of the first questions you’ll probably ask: Where’s the seed money going to come from? Far too often, people thin…

There’s a world of difference between truly standing for something and having a mission statement that says you stand…

As you get going, keep in mind why you’re doing what you’re doing. Great businesses have a point of view, not just a …

In order to succeed, you must have a long-term focus. Most of the challenges in our lives come from a short-term focu…

Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most. If you’re on a diet and decide to eat a piec…

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-contro…