On Not Resting on Your Laurels
"If you do something and it turns out pretty good, go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it."
On Taking Action Despite Criticism
"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it."
On Thinking for Yourself
"If you have a totally normal life, you've thought through everything and agree with society, or you don't think at all."
On Having a Burning Yes Inside
"Have the courage to say no to other things by having a bigger yes burning inside."
On Underestimating the Long-Term Approach
"We always overestimate the change in the next two years and underestimate the change in the next ten."
On Bearing Misfortunes Nobly
"Not that this is a misfortune, but that to bear it nobly is good fortune."
On Thinking You Can
"Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. The man who wins is the one who thinks he can."
How did this week's discipline theme land for you? Which day's reading challenged you most?