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Discipline

dis·ci·pline

   [dis-uh-plin]
noun, verb, -plined, -plin·ing.
–noun
1.
training to act in accordance with rules; drill: militarydiscipline.

There's lots of meanings for this word. Yes, it sounds harsh and punishing, but it keep us in place of what we should and should not do. Basically, discipline is like a social police, keeping the society in sanity.

Spoke to Mark today, my ex-boss. I really missed listening to his nagging. That's how our conversation went today..

"Tell Brandon that he should make at least 6 customer visits a day, and you, at least 5. Giving that your area is huge."

"But Mark, my place is really far.. Going to Kajang to and fro has taken me 2 hours, meeting only 1 customer.." I said.

"No BUTs. You should leave office by 9:15 every day, 10 o'clock ,1st appointment.. then 11, 12, break for lunch, 2 o'clock then 3 another one. You can even squeeze another one at 4 if you want to.. See? Who says can't make 6 calls?"

"errr...."

"Make sure you and Brandon be discipline. Come back to EPJ (Our office) after the visits. Once your lose your discipline, you are gone."

That's Mark. Just like our big brother, who nags like and old man at times, but always meant good. Yap told me that my ex-managers really "sayang" me, full of praise and really looking forward for my performance next year. I didn't want to believe but they even praise me in front of my new boss' boss. That's what Jack said.

Who thought I will be so lovable in the office. hehehehehe... Well, I really "sayang" them too. I think I need to buy something for them in my next trip to TM. :) Suddenly I feel like there's whole lot of pressure on me, as if everyone is waiting for me to show what I can do. Even BK came and compliment me for securing the business, putting pressure on my new team mates. It's just really overwhelming. But hey, there's much more to learn and do in my ailing base. But Thank God for the great start of my new role.

Back to the word discipline. Some said its boring as you are following the norms. But come to think of it, the rules set must have some reason behind it, or else why would people creates laws, rules and regulations in everyday's life? Working here, everything is about discipline. The number of calls you made, the number of customer you visit daily, updating report on time et cetera.... all this take hell lot of discipline. And seriously, it's very hard to keep up. But there are just too many examples of failures in the whole sales team, all due to lack of discipline.

The only thing in my mind is: Will I be successful by just being discipline in my work, given the fact that I have so much freedom in hand?

Oh, and another thing, when can I find the motivation to discipline myself to the gym?

Hehehehe.... Only God knows.

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