What is discipline ? How you can stay disciplined

                  What does discipline mean? 

In order to get any type of work done, what is needed most is a setting up a good system. In fact, no work or a task can be accomplished or run properly and smoothly without a set principles and procedures. And no system can be called a good system unless rules and regulation are applied and obeyed properly by the people who relates to it. Hence whenever we talk about the good or the bad system, thing which usually comes first in our mind is whether proper discipline is being applied within it or not. Discipline means proper practicing of rules and regulation. A positive outcome can not be expected from the workplace without proper implementation of discipline. Maintaining discipline in workplace reflects that the set rules and regulation are being followed which ultimates assures of a  positive outcome. 

All the things such as nature, life, family, society and nation run under a system. Implementation of discipline with the provision of reward and punishment ensures smooth functioning of the system and obviously with a positive outcome. 

Why discipline is so important? 

1. Discipline makes you aware about your responsibility and the accountability to the task you are supposed to do. It also makes you aware about the consequences if you get indifferent to them. 

2. It makes you punctual. Discipline inculcates you to obey the routines, rules and regulation at work place for the smooth functioning of the system. 

3. Implementation of discipline ensures productivity at work site. 

4. Application of good discipline ensures overall development of all who are part of the system. 

5. Even your small steps that you take during your walk are determined on a set rules. If you don't practice the rules properly, you stumble down in the way. 

6.There are set of rules and regulations for every departments of life. So, you get rewarded in the areas where you obey the rules and are punished where you ignore them. 

7. Jim Rohn has said ' Discipline is the bridge between goal and accomplishment '. 

8. You can easily get success in all walks of life by staying disciplined while you performe your duties and responsibilities. 

What are the harms of staying indisciplined? 

1.Chaos, confusion and anarchy emerge in the surroundings if people don't stay disciplined. 

2. Indiscipline mars social fabric of society. 

3. Indiscipline makes your life directionless. 

4.You remain devoid of all kind of happiness if you stay indisciplined in your life. 

5. You not only make your own life hell but you could also be a reason of creating hell to your surroundings. 

Some of the tips which can help you in staying disciplined - 

1.Concentrating on the goals - Sometimes, situations  do emerge in your daily life which potentially change your behaviour. Situation can even deflect you from your objective. You may be compelled to ignore the rules and regulations. Here, what you need to do is to remember your goal. You need to concentrate on the goals instead of falling prey of the situation which disrupt your mind. 

2. Self - development -   Sometimes, you get victim of biasness and partiality at some point in your life. You may feel dejected and possibly can even loose your temper. In such situation, what you need to do is work on self development. Self-development increases your self confidence thereby you can conquer the obstacles which ultimately cause of getting indisciplined. 

3. Ignore the destructive criticism - Destructive Criticism will be pursuing you all your life. Don't give attention to such criticism which incites you to break the rules. Just ignore the destructive criticism. 

4. Optimistic and think positive - Obstacles, rejection and failures are parts of life. If you remain optimistic in your approach towards the target, all the obstacles, rejections and failures will never last long. Moreover, your positive thinking and sense of optimism will always help you staying disciplined. You will never get derailed even if you come across any kind of hurdles in your life. 

5. Self-evaluation - Self-evaluation does not let you overestimate about yourself or even let you under estimate you. Both overestimation and underestimation are hazardous for your self development. Self evaluation puts you in balance which ultimately helps you in staying disciplined all the time. 

In brief, staying disciplined helps you to spend your life happily since the system wherein you have to spend your whole life, demands obedience of rules. As long as you will keep obeying the set of rules you will continue moving ahead happily and successfully.  Mahatma Budha said 'To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man controls his mind he can control he can find the way to enlightenment, and all the wisdom and virtue come to him.'