Thoughts..... Discipline is not a virtue we possess, it is a consequence of what possesses us. We do not wake up with strength; we are pulled forward by purpose. And only a purpose strong enough can compel us to form the habit of doing what we’d rather avoid. We do not fail because we’re weak, we fail because the thing we say we want doesn’t weigh enough to move us through the things we don’t. The task is rarely the problem, the absence of a compelling why is. There’s a simple test for this. If your purpose cannot make you do the things you don’t like to do, then it isn’t a strong enough purpose. Because the uncomfortable truth is this: it is easier to adjust ourselves to the hardships of a poor living than it is to adjust ourselves to the hardships of making a better one. And we do it all the time. We tolerate jobs that drain us, relationships that numb us, patterns that shrink us....not because we prefer pain, but because we prefer familiar pain. We will go without things we deeply want just to avoid things we mildly dislike. This is what exposes the real source of our inaction: not a lack of willpower, but a lack of gravity in the goal. When the purpose is heavy enough, it drags discipline behind it. But when the purpose is light, even the smallest resistance becomes too much. You are not held by will...you are held by why.