Bruce Lee once said, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
That’s the power of discipline—doing the work, over and over, long after the excitement wears off.
The Man Who Chopped a Mountain
Dashrath Manjhi lived in a remote village in India, separated from hospitals, markets, and opportunity by a massive mountain. When his wife fell ill and died because the nearest hospital was 34 miles away, he made a decision.
With nothing but a hammer and chisel, he vowed to carve a path through the mountain—alone.
For 22 years, Dashrath chipped away, day after day. People laughed. They called him crazy. But he kept swinging. In the end, he carved a 360-foot road through solid rock, cutting the journey from 34 miles to just 9. He turned decades of discipline into a lifeline for his people.
The Truth About Discipline
We love talking about goals—the big, audacious ones that excite us. But the bridge between where you are and where you want to be isn’t motivation. It’s discipline.
Discipline is showing up when no one’s watching. It’s writing when you don’t feel creative, running when you’re tired, making the tough calls when no one else will. It’s not about dramatic bursts of effort; it’s about consistent, relentless execution.
The world rewards those who keep swinging the hammer.
Dash of Courage - Pick your Kick
Pick one thing—one “kick” you want to master, one mountain you want to move. Then, instead of focusing on the end goal, focus on today’s swing of the hammer. Just one disciplined action.
Because in the end, the ones who create real change, real impact, and real success aren’t the ones who start strong.
They’re the ones who never stop.
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