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InOctober1982，a25-year-oldwomanfinishedtheNewYorkCityMarathon。Nobigdeal—untilyoulearnthatLindaDownhascerebralalsyandwasthefirstwomanevertocomletethe26。2-mileraceoncrutches。Downfellhalfadozentimes，butketgoinguntilshecrossedthefinishline，11hoursaftershestarted。Herhandicalimitedherseedbutnotherdetermination。

HenryWadsworthLongfellowoncewrote:

"Greatistheartofbeginning，butgreatertheartisofending。

"Howniceitwouldbeifweallhadageniewhocouldhelusfinishwhatwebegin。Unfortunately，wedont。Butwhatwedohaveisadynamiccalleddisciline—whichextractsahighrice。FollowingoneofPaderewskiserformances，afansaidtohim，

"Idgivemylifetolaylikethat。

"Thebrilliantianistrelied，

"Idid。

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Accomlishmentisoftendecetivebecausewedontseetheainanderseverancethatroducedit。Sowemaycredittheachieverwithbrains，brawnorluckybreaks，andletourselvesoffthehookbecausewefallshortinallthree。Notthatwecouldallbeconcertianistsjustbyexercisingenoughdisciline。Rather，eachofushasthemakingsofsuccessinsomeendeavor，butwewillachievethisonlyifwealyourwillsandworkatit。

Howcanweacquirestick-at-itiveness?Thereisnosimle，fastformula。ButIhavedeveloedawayofthinkingthathasrescuedmyownvacillatingwillmorethanonce。Herearethebasicelements:

"Dont

"ower

Thisisasimortantaswillower。TheancientChinesehilosoherMenciussaid，

"Menmustbedecidedonwhattheywillnotdo，andthentheyareabletoactwithvigorinwhattheyoughttodo。

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Discilinemeanschoices

Everytimeyousayyestoagoalorobjective，yousaynotmanymore。Everyrizehasitsrice。Therizeistheyes;thericeistheno。IgorGorin，thenotedUkrainian-Americanbaritone，toldofhisearlydaysstudyingvoice。Helovedtosmokeaie，butonedayhisrofessorsaid，

"Igor，youwillhavetomakeuyourmindwhetheryouaregoingtobeagreatsinger，oragreatie-smoker，youcannotbeboth。

"Sotheiewent。

Delayedgratification

M。ScottPeck，M。D。，authorofthebest-sellerTheRoadLessTraveled，describesthistoolofdiscilineas

"arocessofschedulingtheainandleasureoflifeinsuchawayastoenhancetheleasurebymeetingandexeriencingtheainfirstandgettingitoverwith。

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Thismightinvolveroutinedailydecisions—somethingassimleasskiingafavoritelate-nightTVshowandgettingtobedearly，tobewideawakeforameetingthenextmorning。Oritmightinvolvelonger-termresolves。Ayoungwidowwiththreechildrendecidedtoinvestherinsurancesettlementinacollegeeducationforherself。Sheconsideredtherealitiesofatightbudgetandlittlefreetime，buttheseseemedsmallsacrificesinreturnforthedoorsthatadegreewouldoen。Todaysheisahighlyaidfinancialconsultant。

Thesecretofsuchcommitmentisgettingastthedrudgeryandseeingthedelight。

"Thefactisthatmanyworthwhileendeavorsarentfun，

"sayssyndicatedradioandTVcommentatorMortCrim，

"True，allworkandnolaymakesJohnnyadullboy。Buttryingtoturneverythingwedointolaymakesforterriblefrustrations，becauselife—eventhemostrewardingone—includescircumstancesthatarentfunatall。Ilikemyjobasajournalist。Itsersonallysatisfying，bititisntalwaysfun。

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