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Hello friends, it’s Michael here!
I have been thinking about discipline a lot over the last few weeks.
I’m conscious that you’ll read the word “discipline” and likely have one of two reactions:
“I owe a lot to having good discipline”
“I hate discipline”
I can respect both of these stances, but as someone who will be needing a lot of discipline over the next year, I want to spend this week’s newsletter encouraging you to have a healthier relationship with discipline.
🧠 Palace or Prison?
Allow me to share one of my favourite quotes that I discovered earlier this year:
“Your mind can be either your prison or your palace. What you make it is yours to decide.”?
- Bernard Kelvin Clive
This quote can perfectly explain your relationship with discipline.
If you have a healthy relationship with discipline, then you might describe your mind like a palace, but if you feel like discipline is restrictive, you are likely to describe your mind as a prison.
There’s a reason why I believe that discipline should help you to live a palace-like life of abundance…
💗 Discipline is Expansive
Discipline can allow you to do more, not less.
A prime example of this is with health. If you neglect your health for a long period of time, you might find that your body becomes stiff, your stamina might deplete and before you know it, you might not be able to do certain activities that you used to do.
But by remaining disciplined with your health, you can do more with your body for longer. Discipline empowers you to do more.
This doesn’t only apply to health. A disciplined student will learn more, allowing them to study at more colleges. A disciplined musician will improve their ability, opening more doors for them to perform. A disciplined sportsperson will increase their skills, enabling them to try more manoeuvres in game.
Discipline is expansive, not restrictive.
🎁 Why I’ll Be Needing Discipline
Well, yesterday I turned 30!
I would not describe myself as unhealthy, but I could certainly prioritise my health more.
There’s 3 things that have stirred me to consider my health more leading up to yesterday’s milestone.
The first comes from Law 9 of Steven Bartlett’s The 33 Laws of Business & Life where he shares that his health is his foundation. As such, he treats his health as a priority on a daily basis; exercising, considering his diet and getting sufficient sleep.
The second was a Michelle Khare video in which she ran a marathon in the hottest place in Earth. She shares a vulnerable reflection of coming to grips with turning 30 herself. You can watch that video here:
The last is a visual that I produced and shared in May 2023. I’ll allow the visual to speak for itself.
I don’t want to be complacent and take my health for granted, so I’ll be using discipline this year to help me improve my health.
This health journey started yesterday with the first of many things I’ll experiment with: no alcohol. I am going to be alcohol-free for the next year and see if I notice an improvement in my health.
Do you have any other health recommendations for me? If so, let me know by replying to this email!
I’m aiming to share more about my health journey over the next year, but let me know…
🌱 Do you want to hear about my health journey?Healthy living is wise, so let me know if you would like me to share more about the experimentations that conduct over the next year. |
But that’s enough from me today. I’m going to go off for a run, but I’ll catch you next week for an important announcement… 👀
✍️ Journal Prompts
• How would you describe your relationship with discipline?
• Do you prioritise your health?
• What advice would you give someone turning 30?
Consider journaling through the above questions yourself.
👍 Recommendations
Here’s a couple of things that we think will complement this week’s newsletter and will help you to get wiser:
1️⃣ The first recommendation is a book that we are especially excited for: Brighter Days.
I believe that everyone can benefit from reading this book. It features 12 steps that will strengthen your wellbeing by reflecting on such things as anger, loss, depression and shame.
I’ve personally benefited from the work Patrick Regan OBE has done through the UK charity Kintsugi Hope, so I am delighted that we have been able to produce some visuals to help him launch this book in the coming weeks.
Please consider pre-ordering here:
2️⃣ Our second recommendation for this week’s issue is Michelle Khare’s YouTube channel.
I mentioned one of her videos earlier this issue, but it’s safe to say that there’s wise principles in a lot of her content.
She shines a light on some of the most demanding professions, inviting us as the viewers to recognise the challenges that midwives, police officers and boxers face daily.
Check out the other videos that she has on her channel here:
* Please note that these may be affiliate links. Purchasing through these links could support Wisdom Made Easy encourage more people to get wiser.
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Thanks,
Michael and Zac!
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