Discipline Equals Freedom summary

Introduction

Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink This book is your field manual to a more confident, healthy, and prosperous you. Are you the happiest, fittest, and most successful person you want to be? If not, why are you too busy to work on yourself right now? Or do you not have the money or motivation to turn things around yet?

Or maybe you just need to quit making excuses and do it. This summary will help you discover what drives discipline. It tackles everything from diet and exercise to being a leader. Learn how action, aggression, and relentlessness get you closer to your goals.

Understand why taking responsibility for your life is the key to setting yourself free.

Discipline Comes from Within

Discipline Comes from Within. People always want to know the secret to getting better, smarter, and stronger. But more than that, they want to know how to get results fast. What life hacks can they learn, or what shortcut can they take on the road to success?

The answer is absolutely nothing. Real self-improvement cannot be hurried. It needs time and tons of discipline. Discipline is your weapon in the fight against that little voice in your head.

The one that says, do it tomorrow. You know the one that coaxes you back to the couch instead of finishing dishes. Now, discipline may repel laziness, but where does it come from? According to author and retired U .

S. Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, it comes from within. You just need to search for what drives you. The key message here is that discipline comes from inside you.

What exactly are you fighting for? Jocko knew from a young age that he was preparing for war. He knew he would eventually have to confront his enemy. He did not know when or how he would confront his enemy.

But he knew he would need to be mentally and physically prepared to win. This drove him to mercilessly train himself and his men for battle. He did not allow excuses to stop them. When he and his men were called into action, they fought hard and won.

Today his military tours are over, and he is back in the civilian world. What drives him now are the memories of his fellow soldiers who never made it back home. He makes every second of his day count to honor their sacrifice. To make the most of every moment, you just need to find what drives you.

How can you find what drives you? Well, the first step is to stop making excuses. Only you have power over yourself. So if you want to wake up early, do it.

If you want to work out every day, do it. With a little bit of mind control, you can do anything. Becoming better, fitter, and stronger takes work. Yes, it is stressful, but life is stressful, and that is okay.

Humans were made to withstand incredible stress. Think of all the soldiers that fought the epic wars throughout history. Jaco did, which is how he got through his tours in Iraq. Warriors before him had endured horrific situations.

They faced death in the First World War's Battle of the Somme. They also faced death in the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg. If they could endure, then so could he. That is discipline, and it is getting some perspective.

It is conquering what you can control. It is accepting what you cannot. And then simply getting on with it.