Definition - Discipline

Consistently Doing what needs to be done even when you don’t want to do it. Motivation is doing what needs to be done when you want to do it – related to desire.

D. Brown Management

September 10, 2023 1 minute read

EXAMPLE

Deliberate Practice of running five miles every morning at 5AM, even when it is below freezing or raining.

Definition - Discipline

Building a project requires knowledge of, and skill in using thousands of construction-specific definitions, acronyms, and metrics. Building a business including the development of people has its own vocabulary forming the foundation of communication....

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