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What do we mean by Discipline?
The Clifton StrengthsFinder results describe this talent theme as follows; “Your world needs to be predictable. It needs to be ordered and planned. So you instinctively impose structure on your world. You set up routines. You focus on timelines and deadlines. You break long-term projects into a series of specific short-term plans, and you work through each plan diligently. You are not necessarily neat and clean, but you do need precision. Faced with the inherent messiness of life, you want to feel in control. The routines, the timelines, the structure, all of these help create this feeling of control. Lacking this theme of Discipline, others may sometimes resent your need for order, but there need not be conflict. You must understand that not everyone feels your urge for predictability; they have other ways of getting things done. Likewise, you can help them understand and even appreciate your need for structure. Your dislike of surprises, your impatience with errors, your routines, and your detail orientation don’t need to be misinterpreted as controlling behaviors that box people in. Rather, these behaviors can be understood as your instinctive method for maintaining your progress and your productivity in the face of life’s many distractions.”
If the above description describes you, be sure to read below for career tips and tricks tailored to your strengths!
People who are especially talented in the Discipline theme enjoy routine and structure. Their world is best described by the order they create.
Career Search Tips for Discipline Talents:
- Seek out organizations where roles and responsibilities are structured and where you can help other people add a little order to their lives. Do it in the right way and they will appreciate it.
- Look for a work environment where you can create routines and don’t have to hesitate to check as often as necessary to ensure that things are right. You feel an urge to do it anyway, and soon enough others will come to expect it of you.
- Learn how to use a time management system. It will make you even more efficient and give you more confidence.
- Recognize that mistakes might depress you. Precision is a core part of who you are; however, you must find ways to move through these moments of annoyance to prevent becoming dragged down.
- Recognize that many others are not as disciplined as you are. More than likely, their clumsy process will frustrate you, so try to look beyond it, and instead assess them on their results, not on their process.
Below is a video created by the Gallup Strengths Center that goes into more detail about the Discipline Talent Theme and how it can help you on your path to success!
