Often, one of the hardest skills to master in remote work environments is self discipline.
There’s a lot more onus on the individual to set their own schedule, meet deadlines and be accountable.
Here’s my favorite 20 self discipline quotes to inspire you to stay on track:
1) Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment
— Jim Rohn
2) With self-discipline, almost anything is possible
— Theodore Roosevelt
3) Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what you do
— Napoleon Hill
4) The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity
— Amelia Earhart
5) The first and best victory is to conquer self
— Plato
6) Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability
— Roy L. Smith
7) Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day
— Jim Rohn
8) We do today what they won’t, so tomorrow we accomplish what they can’t
— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
9) The pain of self-discipline will never be as great as the pain of regret
— Anonymous
10) Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own
— Michelle Obama
11) Self-discipline is the magic power that makes you virtually unstoppable
— Dan Kennedy
12) I attribute my success to this—I never gave or took any excuse
— Florence Nightingale
13) Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most
— Abraham Lincoln
14) What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do
— Aristotle
15) The cost of discipline is always less than the cost of regret
— Nido Qubein
16) You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength
— Marcus Aurelius
17) Self-discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don’t talk back
— W.K. Hope
18) You will never always be motivated, so you must learn to be disciplined
— Anonymous
19) Self-discipline is the root quality that will improve every aspect of your life
— Jocko Willink
20) The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves
— Barbara Corcoran
James Waite
Founder of Remoteopia, James has worked in remote roles for 6 years. After a stint in recruitment, he now works as a director of website strategy in tech.