Discipline I once thought, was a practice for fearful losers, whom in my book who were not brave enough to live on the edge and take a risk.  This was, I am now pleased to report,  my albeit narrow and misinformed translation of this word. 

I used to confuse the word discipline with punishment, and consequently disliked this word immensely for the first three decades of my life.  It used to mean to me having no fun, being bossed around by someone else rules, trapped, bored and regimented.