Discipline

I've been reading and pondering a great deal about discipleship.  Here are some thoughts on a closely related word - DISCIPLINE:

"Leading...requires discipline - disciplined people who engage in disciplined thought and who take disciplined action.  To engage in disciplined action first requires disciplined thought, and disciplined thought requires people who have the discipline to create quiet time for reflection.  The next result is not doing more, but doing less.  Stop-doing lists reflect greater discipline than ever-expanding to-do lists of frenetic activity.  This book is all about creating those pockets and putting them to good use."

Jim Collins
in his foreward to Lead Yourself First