Greatness Comes From Discipline

A year ago I wrote about our negative bias and how it affects our ability to appreciate and celebrate greatness in our lives and the lives of others. We tend to not celebrate others well. I love conversations around this topic because I love to appreciate, be inspired by, and celebrate the great accomplishments of others. In last week's podcast, Pastor Channock and I talked about this very subject. I'm very passionate about helping people believe they matter.

And wouldn’t you know, last night we witnessed greatness again in the sports world as Tom Brady won his 7th Super Bowl and 5th Super Bowl MVP. The dude knows how to will his team to victory.

And although I could write for days on Tom Brady and the topic of greatness, I want to inspire and challenge you around this idea...

Greatness isn’t in your future if direction and discipline aren’t in your present.

If you don't have a direction, anywhere will get you there.
If you don't have discipline, you'll never see real progress. 

We have to be people who are disciplined...in our faith, finances, friendships, family, and fitness (The 5 F's from Rabbi Daniel Lapin)

I love sports. I could talk about sports all day long. I have useless statistics memorized taking up bandwidth in my brain. Yet, as a society we tend to watch sports to escape. The greatness of these athletes often times rob us from attempting and achieving our own greatness. Their accomplishments mean nothing for us individually. They are entertainers so don’t be confused. We can celebrate their greatness but not at the expense of our own.

You are great and being great is recognizing normal is okay...not being okay, is okay...being in a season of struggle is okay. But ultimately, your personal development matters more than your external success. Being great is being a present spouse and parent. Being great is looking out for your friends and rejoicing at their success and being a shoulder to lean on in their failures. Being great is about doing the millions of small things that bring accomplishment into the picture.

If you want to be great, get some discipline!