Mind your own business

Doing what you ought to do and not doing what you ought not to do -Same or different?

When one requires an external force to avoid doing what one is not supposed to do then this person is lacking self discipline. He does what he is not supposed to do. He can indulge into indiscipline. He won't have respect for rules and regulations.

When one requires an external force to do what one is supposed to do then this person lacks focus on his goals. He might indulge in things which he is allowed to do but these things don't take him towards his goal.

So there is a definite difference between Doing what you ought to do and not doing what you ought not to do - and this difference is the difference between self discipline and focus.
Know this and be blissful!