Passion Determines Success Better Than Discipline

Great effort and even greater results are more often a result of passion than they are discipline.

People have changed their lives in 100 days by doing something beneficial to their goal everyday, and their success is most commonly associated to discipline. I think this is inaccurate.

Discipline sounds rough, tough, masculine, honorable. It is desirable to be recognized for one's own persistence, work ethic, and consistent, hard effort. 

But in reality, training for size, strength, or sport is a hobby like any other. We are committed to the process because the process resonates with us.

Discipline requires an incentive or motivation. Very rarely does anyone do anything "just because".

A person can also be motivated by money, power, pleasure, honor, duty, or their personal identity. 

If you were to ask a mountain climber "why do you climb mountains?", they would reply "because there are mountain to climb."

But why mountains? Why not any of the other out door events? For those who like to train and lift, some like to train for powerlifting, some prefer strongman, others train purely for bodybuilding and aesthetics. At some point, the honest answer to why a person chooses their craft, their sport, their style of training is quite simply: "Because I like it" or "I just think its cool."

Getting better at something you like is the greatest form of play. Mastering your craft is its own reward.

The kind of training that is best for you is the one which will excite you the most and will get you to try to get better everyday.