I would say motivation is needed, at least initially, to be disciplined. A personal anecdote. When I was in school, I had really bad handwriting bordering to il

I would say motivation is needed, at least initially, to be disciplined. A personal anecdote. When I was in school, I had really bad handwriting bordering to illegible. Then I met someone who had almost calligraphical handwriting. I so much wanted to have that kind of handwriting. I tried and gave up. But the motivation was there. So I decided that I will change one alphabet at a time. And thus it began. I started with "a" till I made it as perfect as I could, without worrying about other letters. Then "b" and other letters followed one by one. The initial few letters were the real test of discipline. By the time I was through, I no longer had the motivation to be a calligrapher, but I was much better with my handwriting. Though later I did practice calligraphy, it was not for my original motivation but more for my own pleasure.