WHIP??

I was reading up on self-discipline just a minute back and look what I came across :

"The five pillars of self-discipline are: Acceptance, Willpower, Hard Work, Industry, and Persistence. If you take the first letter of each word, you get the acronym 'A WHIP' " (taken from here)

I find this hilarious!! Discipline is already intimidating, and then you come up with 'WHIP' as an acronym?!?!

Well, all that comes to mind is :