Self-Discipline

How to Build Mental Toughness and Focus to Achieve Your Goals

By: John Winters

Narrated by: Russell Newton

Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

If you are reading these words right now, then it means you are not comfortable with your current life situation. Maybe you feel stuck or like you are not in control of your life? 

The good news is you made the right choice to start listening to this audiobook. If you want to change the path you are on right now, then this audiobook will guide you to a new way of life. Self-discipline is the key to everything.

This is not just another generic guide on self-discipline. In this audiobook, you will learn about certain fundamental principles of self-discipline. You will also learn about things you didn't think were related to self-discipline. 

The truth is that if you want lasting transformation that will shift your life in a new direction, then you need to change in all areas of life. This audiobook will change your way of thinking about yourself and the way you live your life. It will give you the tools to look at yourself and the world in a new way.

Let's take a look what you can expect to see inside:

• Why are you doing this? Why are you listening to this audiobook?
• The difference between conventional discipline and self-discipline
• The important principle of cause and effect and how it controls everything you do
• Learn about a powerful Japanese success philosophy and way of life
• How to manage yourself
• Take a detailed look at how elite athletes and other professionals manage their minds
• How to improve the way your body functions
• Why sacrifice is a key to your success
• How to build mental toughness
• How to create a laser focus in your life 
• And much, much more

©2019 John Winters (P)2019 John Winters

Not that enlightening.

While it was a decent listen, it’s more fluff than substance.

Want to be successful? Just go do it. Want to lose weight? Just go do it. Depressed? Stop being depressed. That’s the gist of the advice.

A lot of high hopes , but disappointed

So I gave it 3 stars because over all I still have learned a couple lessons through the book. But the reason it shall not receive 5 from me is that i feel he’s very repetitive on his teachings and a certain part of the book he starts talking about working out ( which I already do) I just didn’t see the point on why he went on so long about it. And then he went on about martial arts ( which I liked ) but I got into this book to learn about discipline not how to fight and every form of martial art. Would i recommend? Yes over all still solid messages across the whole thing and I will practice some of the routines he mentioned. Short book, enjoy :)

Book about “alpha males” 😆

Worst book I have come across in a long while. Discusses habits of the “alpha male” (clearly written by a beta male). Only time women are mentioned is to say that yoga is good for women to “discover their sexual capabilities” — really??? Talks about yoga so it becomes abundantly clear this dude has no clue about yoga. Etc. Uff.

Toxic masculinity

This book was written for men only. The number of times you’re told to ‘be a man’, ‘you are a warrior’, ‘you are a King’ just grates on your nerves. I’m obviously not the target audience (as a woman) and at times I actually broke out in laughter at the ridiculousness of his suggestions. In general, it promotes outdated ideals of what it means to be a man, or a ‘disciplined man’, i.e. a strong, emotion-less, powerful, a ‘real’ man... ugh. Not a lot of depth.

And whatever you do, DO NOT follow his advice to go and watch a yoga class before you attend. My gosh, DO NOT be that creepy guy in the back of the class watching people get sweaty and bend over. Seriously. Just go to the class, if you don’t like it, leave.

Amazing!! love it listened to it a second time

a must!! loved it from start to finish I recommend it definitely to the point

You may grab it

Its a great important book for building self discipline. Learning approach. Providing learning content. Recommended.

self discipline ideas for dude bros

For every decent suggestion like the benefits of yoga there's talk about what an "alpha male does" with self discipline. anyone who prescribes to this will probably try to tell you about their investment opportunity. it's not smart advice and not really how to implement self discipline, they're ideas and concepts. Couldn't finish it when he started mocking yoga coaches, calling them hippies. this is boomer masculinity and not worth your time.

Often seems like a joke

This book is filled with ignorant cliches paraded as advice. It often seems like he is mocking the gullible. The nutrition section is especially foolish with gems like “drink lots of black coffee” and “vegetables are overrated “. A huge waste.

Not that great

I expected reading about discipline. There are some good general tips and truth. Book is fairly good but over all talks more about what “A Man’s Need” and health with the “alpha this alpha that”. I didn’t think discipline was only male specific (sarcasm) waste of money and credit. Book should be called “the basics of fulling you daddy issue needs 101”.

Great blueprint

A very clear and consice way to approach discipline. Even as a veteran I can grasp the value in this book. The solid tactics as well as the examples mention how much habit and mindset play into the development of success. Taking on strengthening regiments, running and even how the resistance will come from in the mind.

I really like how great examples were given regarding friends and family if they try to talk you out of your strict frame to reach the goals you set in life. It also mentions having a obsession in some cases in order to achieve the goals you set forward in life and that its ok to have high run standards so that you may actualize your greatest potential.

Lastly, the whole part about writing down goals daily to prime them for the subconscious so that you may take action on them daily, leading to weekly, monthly etc. If you can see your goals and have a vision you can plot the steps to take next to make any aspect of life a reality.

Very limited point of view

For starters, it would be nice to know that the book is directed exclusively to men. I wouldn't waste money on listening about alpha male traits or how too high level of estrogen in man's body can be hurtful.
The spiritual talk also wasn't much helpful, I learnt more listening to podcast than to this book that was supposed be written by someone who had experience in meditation and learning about himself and his mind. For me, stereotypical and limited point of view of the author. Not worth the time or money.