"Discipline Is Destiny"

"The magic is in the work." Players tire of hearing a "broken record" about achieving success. 

Great players wake up hungry to improve. They ask, "what must I do to become elite?"

Gia Vlajkovic had total commitment to the transformation from setter to hitter before last season. That explains how like Elena Soukos the year before and many other Melrose players she earned the "Triple Crown" of league MVP, All-Scholastic, and All-State. 

Success is a choice. Become elite and recognition takes care of itself. 

Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez's college coach read passages from Ryan Holiday's book, Discipline is Destiny. After the meeting, Gonzalez asked his coach, "Can I borrow that book?"

"Champions do extra." Extra means weight training, jump training, and repetitions to perfect their attack runup, block footwork, platform or setting skills. 

Here are quotes from Discipline Is Destiny:

"Name someone truly great without self-discipline."

"Resources without self-control lead to distraction." Are you investing your time or spending it?

"Being self-disciplined about your body means building up your patience and investing in your health in the long run so that you can be healthier in the long run." Leave your comfort zone.

"Bad conditions cannot be fixed through negative responses;" create space to improve after a negative impulse

"We cannot always be who we are." - Socrates  We must work to improve ourselves because we won't be naturally great at anything. 

Think about your friend; if you find yourself in this situation, would you tell them what they did wrong? Have you taken action? Or take better steps to improve the situation. Don't give advice that you couldn't take. 

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