Personal growth isn't a one-man show.

Too many look at life and believe they must go it alone.

Nothing could be farther from the truth.

In fact, you need other people in your life to help you. People who will encourage, challenge and correct you along the way.

If you want to grow and reach big goals, you’ll need to assemble a group of warriors to go to battle alongside.

The idea of a warrior is the perfect picture to keep in mind because soldiers don’t go into battle alone. No matter how well trained or tough they may be, they can’t make it on their own. They need a team.

And so do you.

Get busy assembling the group of men and women you want to fight weakness and sin alongside. People you can trust to have your best interests in mind, even if that means telling you things you don’t want to hear.

Discipline is not a sometime thing.

It is a whole life commitment.

Discipline requires your devotion. All of it.

You don’t engage discipline in one area of your life, and then neglect it in another.

That’s not discipline. It’s what most people do.

You don’t want to be like everyone else. You want to be extraordinary.

You want to be better.

Discipline either shapes every part of you or none.

Apply discipline to every area of your life.

Discipline isn’t some vague force floating out there somewhere. It’s an intensely personal tool that can transform your family, your work, your relationships, your fitness level, and even your faith.

Realizing how deep, how far, and how wide discipline reaches is the hard part. Now all you have to do is apply it to things.

Things like loving your wife regardless of how she responds, working out even when you don’t want to, and pursuing the Lord even when He feels distant.

Each requires discipline. But you’re up for the challenge.