Motivation Vs. Self Discipline, Either Way Achieving Your Goal Is What Matters Most.

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my page! Lets start off this topic on the difference between Motivation, and Discipline. Motivation in my opinion is doing something when its easy, and discipline is making yourself do the things that are more difficult for you. So what keeps us from procrastinating? Which one pushes us to meet deadlines? Is it Discipline? The fear of “what if?” or rather fear of the consequences of not meeting our deadlines or putting things off until the last minute? Or is Motivation the thing that people use to accomplish more in life? Is it Motivation which pushes us to not procrastinate? To encourage us to meet deadlines?

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My opinion? Its both that pushes us to achieve our goals, Motivational videos, speeches, music, stories, etc. always lights a fire under people to have the want to be better. Human beings are always trying to better themselves, whether it be through religion, career choices, lifestyle choices, etc. But what happens to us when we achieve certain goals? Do we stop trying to be better? That is when discipline comes into place, it teaches you to keep going when you want to quit. It brings out the stronger person within you, the best things in life are usually never achieved easily. They’re achieved through trial and errors, through the doubt and throughout the times in your life when you have every reason in the world to quit and you push yourself to keep going. Not just because of fear coming to mind of “what if” but also the disciplined training you put yourself through to become a better version of yourself.

According to https://www.inc.com/john-rampton/which-is-better-discipline-or-motivation.html, Top Gun pilot David Burke, who spent 23 years as an elite fighter pilot, argues that motivation is meaningless. “In real life, when fear, fatigue, and doubt set in, no speech can provide the motivation you need to keep going. The only thing you and your team can rely on is discipline.” Burke adds, “Discipline is cherished in the Marine Corps. We cultivate it in everything we do, from how we fight to how we dress, cut our hair, and clean our rooms.” Growing up in a Military/police family myself, I found that my family members that were special forces, and marines, DEA, Police officers; although they did watch and listen to inspirational videos and music, speeches, etc. They have always said they go by “what they were trained to do”, aka discipline. Now military, police life, are much more different than someone who is working in an office, or a business man or woman working a 9-5 job. Not to say one is any less than the other one, but because of different careers i’m sure that motivation works better for one and discipline works better for the other.

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Everyone in my opinion, can use both within their own lives. Each one provides what someone needs in different ways, whether it be through motivating someone enough to give them the push they have been searching for to better themselves. Or one may use discipline daily throughout their entire lives, having discipline in their lives keeps them having serenity within their lives. That’s what makes each one of us unique, right? Every single one of us is different, each one of us is beautiful in our own way. What helps one may not help another. We all have the same end goal however, and that is to have peace in our lives, becoming better versions of ourselves. What do you all think? Do you believe that you have to have one or the other? Do you believe one is better than the other? Or are you like me, and believe that both help achieve goals in different ways? Thanks for stopping by everyone! Cant wait to hear your remarks, have a good rest of your week.