“Nine Inch Nails was an experiment with me in discipline. I realized when I was 23 that I had never really tried anything. Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting. I realized that I was afraid to really, really try something, 100 percent, because I had never reached true failure.” TryingPlayEasyDisciplinePercentI RealizedNineExperimentsPianoInchesNailsSchoolwork Author:Trent Reznor
“Inventory discipline across the brands coupled with an outstanding holiday performance at Victoria's Secret led to a 36 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings per share at Limited Inc.” SecretShareDisciplinePercentPerformancesIncreaseBrandsHolidayQuartersFourthEarningOutstandingVictoriaInventoryVictoria's SecretFourth Quarter Author:Bill Vaughan
“Assuming that the future is like the past, you can outperform 80 percent of your fellow investors over the next several decades by investing in an index fund-and doing nothing else. But acquire the discipline to do something even better: become a long-term index fund investor.” LongPastNextTermDisciplinePercentFellowsAssumingInvestingDecadesLong TermAcquireFundInvestorsDoing NothingIndex Funds Author:Mark Hulbert
“One study says that 90 percent of our everyday behavior is based on our habits. . . That means how we treat people, how we spend our money, what we watch, what we listen to - 90 percent of the time, we're on autopilot. We do what we've always done.” PeopleMeanDoneChoicesWatchesStudyHabitDisciplineBehaviorPercentTreatsEverydayAutopilot Book:Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day Source: Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day
“I always say that you could publish trading rules in the newspaper and no one would follow them. The key is consistency and discipline. Almost anybody can make up a list of rules that are 80 percent as good as what we taught people. What they couldn’t do is give them the confidence to stick to those rules even when things are going bad.” PeopleGivingTaughtKeysDisciplinePercentSticksListsNewspapersConsistencyTradingPublish Author:Richard Dennis
“Someone might have a germ of talent, but 90 percent of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. ... Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration.” MomentsInspirationMightPracticeJourneyTalentDisciplinePercentInstinctGerms Author:Cate Blanchett