69. The Pain of Discipline Is Turning Down Good So You Can Wait for Great
Not everything that’s available is aligned. Discipline is saying no to the good things—safe jobs, fast money, instant results—because they pull you off your path to something greater. That restraint hurts. Especially when others are celebrating the same things you walked away from. But discipline sees what others don’t: short-term gain often costs long-term greatness. And greatness never comes to those who settle early.

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