Many of the most impressive entrepreneurs and creatives in our community exhibit a high degree of self-discipline and so we asked some of them to share their backstories of how they developed their self-discipline.
Kathryn Pendergrass
My self discipline comes from my true love for my family, the love for the arts, and knowing that life is too short for neglecting self improvement. Read more>>
Emma Adler
My self discipline comes from having to be realistic with the outside world. I understand that it’s an individual’s responsibility to create their desired circumstances, and it’s something that now motivates me where it used to feel like a heavy rock weighing me down. Read more>>
Richie Walls
My family raised my brother and myself very athletics driven and we were successful at a young age in soccer, running, cycling, and triathlons. I went on to race on the Olympic level in cycling and track/cross country in college before finding the fashion modeling and television and film world in NYC and Hollywood. My brother went on to be All American in football at Tennessee and the NFL. Read more>>
Raven Torres
Self discipline is truly a core value of mine. I played a lot of sports growing up and was a super competitive child at heart so from a young age I understood that discipline could make me better or give me a better chance at winning. As I grew into a young adult I chose to go a more unconventional route as my peers and for me it required a lot of delusion and intrinsic motivation to eventually pursuit the route of entrepreneurship. Self discipline meant doing what I said I would, pursuing my goals. showing up for myself. The older I got, that competitive spirit translated into motivation and drive which helped me develop a new found respect for self discipline. It wasn’t me versus them, or her- it has always been and will be Me vs Me. Self discipline took on a new meaning with age and experience- it meant FREEDOM. People who stay focused and discipline achieved the goal. the status, the reward, the freedom. Read more>>
Hari Har Khalsa
Sat Nam (Sat means truth and Nam means identity) Repeating Sat Nam tunes a person into their true self. I am 67 years old. When I was a 16 year old teenager I was getting into trouble and experimenting with drugs. My parents wanting to help me sent me to a 2 month summer camp called the Boulder Valley Institute outside Boulder CO. I learned yoga and meditation from a couple of the staff there. I started practicing yoga daily on my own and would go up to the roof of my apartment building each morning before sunrise and practice yoga. I soon stopped using drugs and had a more positive outlook on life. At age 18 while still in High School I was part of a school program called Social Discovery. Read more>>
Wendy Sue Noah
I learned self-discipline when I was all alone, as a single mom with five children, and needed to raise them UP and as well as I could possibly do so. Discipline and focus from the heart took us far, to a good place, beyond all the tremendous obstacles. Now I use the same discipline for my next journey, of becoming an Educator. Read more>>
Camila Battiato
My self-discipline comes from a mix of personal values and early experiences. Growing up, I learned the importance of dedication and follow-through from both of my parents and now my husband. They taught me that if I wanted something, I had to take the initiative to go after it. This lesson took time to fully appreciate, but when I began studying architecture, I knew that being a diligent student and a hard worker would be key to building a successful future. Read more>>
Nathan Luce
My self-discipline is rooted in my love for health, fitness, and helping others. Growing up in Colorado, I was surrounded by the beauty of nature, which inspired me to stay active and adventurous. Later, living in Los Angeles during my twenties taught me about hustle and perseverance. That mix of appreciating life’s natural rhythms while embracing a city’s fast pace shaped my approach to self-discipline. Read more>>
