Self-discipline will give you balance and drive to pursue your goals

All great achievers in life have a common denominator - self-discipline. This is the ability to control and motivate self, stay on track and do what is right. It involves self-control, which is an inner strength and control of self, your actions and reactions. It gives you the power to stick to your decisions and follow them through, without changing your mind; hence it is one of the most important requirements for achieving goals.

Steve Pavlina, American self-help author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur gives the five pillars of self-discipline as: