evidence: He lived by the fact that the secret to getting ahead is getting started. Discipline can only take hold when we start. So the secret to discipline, accomplishment, and reaching our goals is starting. Or as Twain put it: [...] The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one. [...] You can tweak and adjust along the way. But the key to getting ahead is getting started. Always has been. Always will be.