365 Days With Self-Discipline: 365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and Success

WEEK 53

Day 365: On Sweeping the Floor

My friend the philosopher and martial artist Daniele Bolelli once gave

me  a  helpful  metaphor.  He  explained  that  training  was  like  sweeping  the

floor.  Just  because  we’ve  done  it  once,  doesn’t  mean  the  floor  is  clean

forever. Every day the dust comes back. Every day we must sweep.

—Ryan Holiday

 

365

As we’re about to part ways, I’d like you leave you with an important

reminder: cultivating self-discipline, like training or sweeping the floor, is

something that must be done daily.

As incredible as it would be to build self-discipline just once and then

enjoy it for the rest of your life, it requires constant work to maintain it so

that it can aid you in your objectives.

The  moment  you  put  instant  gratification  back  on  the  pedestal  is  the

moment you start losing your self-control.

The moment you decide that it’s time to embrace the easy life and stay

away from the challenges is the moment your life starts getting harder.

The moment you decide that you’re already strong enough and nothing

can break your spirit is the moment you start losing mental resilience.

We’ve spent 365 days together, but your journey toward self-discipline

doesn’t end here. Grab the broomstick and start sweeping!

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Epilogue

Our journey has come to an end and I don’t want to keep you here for

long. I hope that you’ve gathered so many different ideas to apply in your

life that you’ll be busy implementing them for a long time to come!

As  a  quick  final  reminder,  please  remember  that  accumulating

knowledge without applying it in real life is like reading cookbooks without

ever  actually  following  any  of  the  recipes.  What’s  the  point?  Put  on  your

chef’s uniform and get cooking; you have 365 different recipes to try!

Finally, please note that I wrote this book to give you inspiration and

offer  various  tips  that  apply  to  different  aspects  of  self-discipline.  I

prioritized brief, universal suggestions over detailed how-to advice.

If you want to get more specific, in-depth lessons about self-discipline

please  refer  to  my  other  books  about  self-discipline,  which  address  areas

like  dieting  (

Self-Disciplined  Dieter

  ),  exercise  (

How  to  Build  Self-

Discipline to Exercise

 ), entrepreneurship (

Self-Discipline for Entrepreneurs

),  impulse  control  (

How  to  Build  Self-Discipline

  ),  and  long-term  habits

(

Daily Self-Discipline

 ). 

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