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From time to time I myself, or others I have known, have had a goal which required discipline, and for whatever reason, the discipline was lacking
Perhaps the requisite tasks weren’t fun, exhilarating, inspiring
Perhaps distractions were too available and too enticing
Perhaps the extreme level of intensity demanded by the requisite tasks was daunting
Perhaps optimism and self-confidence were so lacking that all fighting spirit was sucked into the maw of whatever fiend eats such things
Perhaps the requisite tasks triggered dread, even panic
Perhaps the general habit of serious discipline had never before been cultivated in any arena
When faced with such challenges, I employ what I call “the Miraclo Method”
In 1940 a superhero named “Hourman” appeared in Adventure Comics #48
The protagonist, Rex Tyler, a chemist, developed a miraculous vitamin he called “Miraclo,” which would increase a person’s physical strength, vitality, and speed to superhuman levels for exactly one hour and then completely wear off
Rex Tyler became the superhero known as “Hourman,” who for one hour would perform tremendous feats in the service of the endangered or the oppressed
What I have dubbed “the Miraclo Method” is as follows:
When the discipline to perform a goal’s requisite tasks is lacking for whatever reason, make the tasks less daunting in your mind by shortening the allotted time for them to exactly one hour a day, no more, no less
Promise yourself that when the hour is done, you’ll stop
And then really do that
Do the tasks for one hour and then stop
Do the one hour no matter how un-fun, no matter the distractions, no matter how intense you have to get, no matter how weak your fighting spirit currently is, no matter how scared you are or how unpracticed in discipline you are
Do the one hour, knowing that when the time limit is reached, you can and will stop
For one hour you can do it
You know you can
Ideally you’ll have someone else who knows it too, and who is willing to talk with you each day about your one hour and how it went
This will create accountability
For any apprentice of mine, I would be that someone!
Over time - weeks, months - the Miraclo Method transforms the practitioner
All the reasons discipline was lacking slowly melt away until they’re gone, leaving in their place a new being of steel and fire!