英文演讲：Discipline Now, Better Life Later

Discipline. It's one of the key elements of success in EVERY area of life. Without discipline there is no sustained achievement. With a lack of discipline there is a lack of success.

GOALS cannot be achieved without DISCIPLINE. DREAMS will not become REALITY without DISCIPLINE. Without discipline there is no greatness. This is not my opinion… this is fact. This is fact that has been proven by several scientific tests. One of those tests was by a man named Walter Mischel… a professor at Stanford University who developed the now famous marshmallow experiment.

The marshmallow experiment was a series of studies conducted with a children to test their discipline and delayed gratification. The children were offered one marshmallow… but with a catch…. They were allowed to eat the marshmallow… but they were told if they waited approximately 15 minutes they would get a second marshmallow. 

In follow up studies, the researchers determined the children who showed discipline, and were able to wait for the delayed but bigger and better reward, went on to have better life outcomes. Better education. Better health. Better finances.

Now, it's easy to dismiss this test by saying they're only kids… but think about your life … or many adults you might know… maybe even yourself. How many times do most human beings choose the easy or fast option that is available now… rather than waiting for the bigger reward?

I'll tell you… it's most people.

Most people will choose the easy option now… never understanding the easy option now almost always leads to a hard life later. Successful people do whatever it takes now to ensure an easier life later. Sacrifice now… enjoy later. Discipline now… better life later.