What do you want to accomplish?

Full disclosure: I’m not a process-oriented person. I was wired for speed and results. I can’t stand a rigid process or inflexible routine. I crave novelty, creativity and, yes, even some uncertainty.

Yesterday we looked at the pattern of reactively transforming as a response to crisis. We also observed how frequently these reactive transformations involve dynamics people were well aware of beforehand, but waited for a crisis to force them into transformation.

I respect anyone willing to make transformational changes. I respect it in any circumstance from anyone, but I especially admire it when it’s done before a crisis or other circumstance forces it.

I believe courage and quality of life move in alignment with one another. The course and quality of our lives is most shaped by the presence or absence of courage in our choices. Courage opens doors that will otherwise remain closed.

Anyone who desires to stay strong in the face of a test must earn that strength through training.

You’re not afraid. You just don’t know what’s going to happen. You believe you’re supposed to be afraid of uncertainty. That inside the unknown are things worth fearing.

I think of discipline in my life as a process of alignment and refinement.

You won’t be ready for every challenge. There’s just no way that’s possible. You won’t be ready for every role, every stage, or every test.

When you’re in control of yourself, you’re just better. Much better. If you can stay in control of yourself more often, imagine what you can do.