It’s Not About Discipline, It’s About Using Your Flaws to Your Advantage

No se trata de disciplina, sino de aprovechar tus defectos a tu favor

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People often tell me I’m so disciplined.

“You’re so focused. So productive. You get so much done.”

Let me be real with you: I’m not disciplined. I’m compulsive.

What most people call “willpower” in me is actually the result of learning how to work with my flaws, not against them. I’m not a model of self-control. I’m just someone who figured out how to channel an addictive, obsessive personality into something productive. And if I can redefine my so-called flaws, so can you. 

The Flawed Beginning

From a young age, I knew I was wired differently. I was a straight-A student, but I’d get physically sick from the stress of wanting to be perfect. By 16, I developed an eating disorder that swung between anorexia and bulimia. I’ve also lived with clinical depression and anxiety.

To the outside world, I looked like I had it all together. I taught fitness classes. I translated for a living. Later, I published books. But inside? I felt like a fraud. Because I knew my so-called "drive" w…