Self discipline is the number one trait needed to accomplish goals and lead a healthy lifestyle.

That statement says it all. Self discipline is in fact key to success. Self discipline is in fact key to happiness. Self discipline is in fact what I've been lacking for years.

At home sick from work one morning, I was laying in my bed looking up at the ceiling daydreaming. I was upset not just from being sick with an upper respiratory infection, I was more upset about how I let myself go throughout the years, mentally and physically. I would say the last four or five years haven't been the greatest for me. Sure I had my ups throughout that time but all together the downs outweighed them. It's easy to slip into bad habits if you're not careful. Some of mine were eating a lot of fast food, spending money foolishly and taking unnecessary days off from work. None of which benefited me at all but I didn't seem to care. I was just going along with it. I did seem to care however when my mood started changing for the worst. I was becoming more and more depressed and having dark thoughts. As I continued to daydream during that one morning, I began to put it all into perspective with two words: Self discipline. For years I took the path of least resistance and what did it do for me in return? Nothing. But as they say, it's better to learn something late rather than never.

The remainder of this year for me will different. Self discipline is like a muscle that needs to be worked out in order to stay strong and healthy. There are steps needed to do this and I'm more than willing to accomplish each one.

Reason for this post is that self discipline goes hand and hand with poker. You have to be disciplined in this game if you wanna be successful. You have to be willing to create precise bankroll management, play at stakes within your bankroll, study away from the felt, put in the hours on the felt, etc. Without self discipline, all else fails. Another reason for this post is that maybe I'm not the only one with self discipline issues and if a person who reads this has them and feels the same way, you're not alone. We're all human, we make mistakes, we're individuals of habit. It's those who take a step back from their wrongdoing and reevaluate their current negative situation in order to create a positive one, will succeed in time. Like I said, it's better late than never.