# Direct Discipline Toward Your Own Goals by Bryant McGill > “A person can be a machine of their own tooling. Discipline, routine, and focus become powerful when directed toward one's own goals. Working hard on one's own plan is very different from serving someone else's.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream (Aug 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Authoritative developed source:** [[livestreams/Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream|Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream]] — the Reminder reproduces the complete marked quotation object without alteration. For this workflow, the developed livestream document is the source authority. - **Self-command context:** The machine metaphor is reclaimed as self-authorship. Routine is not presented as freedom by itself; discipline becomes agency when the person chooses the plan and directs repeated effort toward personally held goals. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Sovereign Citizen and the New Man|The Sovereign Citizen and the New Man]] - **Article:** [[articles/Ideas as Lindy Organisms|Ideas as Lindy Organisms]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream|Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Discipline|Discipline]] - [[wiki/Agency|Agency]] - [[wiki/Self-Determination|Self-Determination]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A person can be a machine of their own tooling. Discipline, routine, and focus become powerful when directed toward one's own goals. Working hard on one's own plan is very different from serving someone else's.” — Bryant McGill, Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream (Aug 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-discipline-own-goals ```