Setting Goals is important, but discipline is where real change happens. When you look back over your life, or even the last year, it can be encouraging to see areas that you have grown in. It can also be discouraging to look back and see stagnance in an area. There are so many things in life that we have no control over, but by practicing discipline, we take back control (self control) over our hearts, minds, and bodies in the areas that we can.