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eters； she related a conversation her daughter had with a family friend。
“Do you like swimming？” the friend asked。
“Yes； I love it。”
“Is it fun？”
“No！”
That six…year…old had learned what many adults never experience： the joy of discipline and self…development。 Unfortunately； the very word discipline puts us off because it sounds restrictive and punitive—like a truant officer stalking us to make sure we toe the line。 True discipline isn’t on your back needling you with imperatives； it is at your side； nudging you with incentives。 When you understand that discipline is self…caring； not self…castigating； you won’t cringe at its mention； but will cultivate it。
Charley Boswell； a former University of Alabama football star with hopes of a professional baseball career； lost his eyesight in World War II； but that didn’t stop him“to bee the National Blind Golf Champion 17 times。” He was quoted as saying；“I never count what I’ve lost。 I only count what I have left。” That is self…development—that is discipline。
Habit…changing strategies Many a person’s downfall es in trying to change a bad habit by focusing on an undesirable behavior to replace it。
Countless people tell me they would like to eat better but don’t want to “give up” tasty food。 Rather than thinking about what they can’t have； they should think about what they can eat。 Fruit juice with sparkling mineral water is a delicious substitute for high…calorie soft drinks； snacks and cookies prepared with whole grains and fried fruits give candy bars good petition。
It isn’t easy to change old habits。 An overweight woman came to me during a seminar and said； “I’m so undisciplined。 I can’t stick to a diet and my house is always a mess。 I feel like a slob。” I told her
