want the chips, go ahead and eat them, or you can wait for another ten minutes since you’ve already managed to wait the first ten minutes. By choosing to wait, you eliminate the “immediate” from immediate gratification, enhance your decision-making skills and raise your discipline levels at the same time. You can apply the 10-minute rule to a variety of situations. Let’s say you are in the gym running on the treadmill and you start feeling tired. Instead of jumping off right away, keep running for another ten minutes and see how you feel. After doing it once, you will realize that you were not that tired after all and keep going. There is nothing easy about discipline. We are not born with it, and all disciplined people develop it over time, including the Navy SEALs. Everyone has the ability to live a more disciplined life if they choose to. However, it is also important to note that there are some things that can hinder your self-discipline if you are not aware of them. I will discuss these in the next chapter.