Who this is for
- Learners and students who feel stuck after repeated setbacks.
- Professionals at any level who need to rebuild momentum.
- People rebuilding confidence after disappointment.
- Anyone who wants honest motivation without hype.
Welcome!
The Book
Two points short in 2009. CA(SA) in 2026. Everything in between is this book.
In 2009, Zolile Nomaqhiza walked into Wits University and missed the cut for BAccSci by just 2 points. What followed was 16 years of exams, setbacks, severe eczema, grief, a gap year he called surrender — and finally, in 2026, his CA(SA) designation.
This is not a book about success. It is a book about the spaces between attempts. About what happens when you have no wins to show and no guarantee that the next try will be different. About faith when the numbers don't add up. About discipline when motivation has long since gone.
Relentlessly Disciplined is for everyone who has ever felt like they are the only person in the room still waiting for their breakthrough.
Chapter 1
The day everything started. A closed door that turned out to be a different blueprint.
Chapter 2
Six ITC attempts. Six times the answer was no. What discipline looks like in the silence.
Chapter 3
The year the CTA was passed. The year his father was lost. Both in the same breath.
Chapter 4
2021. Calling it a break. Learning the difference between rest and retreat.
Chapter 5
2023. His daughter was born. Everything changed — not the odds, not the exams. Him.
Chapter 6
APC. December 2025. What it costs to keep getting up. What it means when you finally do.
Zolile Nomaqhiza is a South African CA(SA) and the founder of Disciplined Disciples — a movement built on the belief that discipline is the DNA of success. After a 16-year journey through the CA(SA) qualification process, he channelled every lesson learned into a brand, a community, and now a book.
As featured in Accountancy SA · July 2026
Accountancy SA, SAICA’s magazine for the profession, asked Zolile to share the key themes of Relentlessly Disciplined and his message to candidates still on the journey.
“Adversity attacks your identity long before it attacks your results.”
“A temporary disqualification is never a permanent denial.”
“Your breakthrough SMS is also on its way to your phone. Do not hand in your pen before it arrives.”
From boardrooms to campuses, the book is finding the people the valley has not finished yet.
The 30-Day Discipline Journal takes the four practices from the book (stillness, movement, reading and writing) and turns them into one short daily entry. Try the first days free, then keep going with the full journal. It is included with every paid Academy package.
Start the JournalThis book does not promise shortcuts. It gives a real account of setbacks, practical mindset shifts, and a discipline framework that applies to learners, students, and professionals across different fields.
The focus is depth over fluff. It is designed to be practical and readable, with each chapter centered on a real stage of the journey.
Yes. The story comes from one professional journey, but the lessons apply widely to learners, students, entrepreneurs, and professionals navigating delay, failure, and discipline in life and work.
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If you are still in the middle of your journey, still waiting for your breakthrough — this book is proof that you are not behind. You are on schedule.