February 10, 2022
Mastering Self-Discipline
"Life isn't about finding yourself,
it's about creating yourself." ~George Bernard Shaw
The road to success is full of temptations and distractions. Without self-discipline, you can easily go off-target. Instead of taking action on your goals, you’ll be procrastinating. If you keep up with that behavior, you’re never going to get to where you want to go. Success takes commitment. To stay committed, you need self-discipline.
Learn to say ‘no’: In many cases, saying ‘no’ isn’t really all that hard. It’s just a two-letter word, after all. However, the reality is, saying ‘no’ is easier said than done. This is why having boundaries in place is important. This is the line you’re not supposed to cross. You want to focus on your goals. The boundaries you set will help classify things as (1) useful and helpful, and (2) a complete waste of time.
If someone or something tempts you to cross that line and you know it’s going to do you more harm than good, then you need to say ‘no.’ The first time you say ‘no’ to something, you may feel uncomfortable. But over time, the more you say ‘no’ to temptations, the stronger your resolve becomes, and the easier it gets for you to reject distractions!
Stop saying ‘yes’ just to make a friend happy. If they don’t know why you’ve set boundaries or limits for yourself, then tell them about your goals. Tell them how giving in to their requests is going to be counterproductive for you. Real friends will understand and wholeheartedly support you.
Develop good habits: Habits are so deeply ingrained in us, we literally do them automatically without putting much thought into what we’re doing. Your daily habits define you and if you have a lot of bad habits, it can be difficult to change or grow. Though it may not be easy, you must replace your bad habits with good ones.
Bad habits don’t do anything to help you achieve your goals, rather they are a distraction and some bad habits can even be destructive. Take time to identify your bad habits, and make a conscious decision to stop doing them. The moment you catch yourself doing a bad habit, stop, take a deep breath, and do something positive instead. As you focus on building your new habits, you’ll realize you’ve been developing your self-discipline as well!
Be accountable: There are two kinds of accountability; accountability to others and accountability to yourself. To help improve your self-discipline and reach your goals faster, practice both self-accountability and accountability to others.
Being accountable to others is actually easier, especially if you choose to be accountable to someone who sincerely wants you to succeed.They won’t mince words if they find out you’ve not been taking action on your goals or if you’ve been spending too much time playing instead of working.
Being accountable to yourself is much harder. To pull it off successfully, you need a lot of self-discipline and self-control. It’s so easy to lie to yourself. It’s so easy to deny responsibility. However, if you live your life with integrity, then self-accountability will be an easy job for you. Journals are good for self-accountability, especially if you’re an old-fashioned soul. However, if you like the convenience of modern technology, there are plenty of computer software and apps that can help you.
Reward self-discipline: Saying ‘no’ and building new habits aren’t easy, but both are awesome achievements that need to be rewarded. Having a reward system in place is important. It keeps you motivated. It gives you something to look forward to. It makes you think, “I need to finish this task by tomorrow so I can go treat myself to a massage.”
Rewards are helpful and will reinforce your goals and dreams in life.
Mastering self-discipline is hard work, but you’ll be able to accomplish so much more when you remove the temptations and distractions.
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