Self-Discipline

A study I read a few years ago used an assessment to survey several thousand people to learn what their most sabotaging thoughts were that prevented them from getting what they wanted.  The top one was… lack of discipline or some call it self-regulation.  Not a surprise for most of us.

So I ran across an article yesterday entitled The Secret to Self Discipline and of course I was intrigued. I liked what the author had to say…yes he was selling a book…but the content was good.

Of course, ‘simple’ does not = ‘easy’.  Otherwise there wouldn’t be assessments, articles and books on the subject.

But the one thing to remember is that all of what he says is completely do-able…as long as you emotionally connect to what it is you want to do. The thing you want that keeps alluding you because of your lack of discipline. If you aren’t absolutely in love with that thought, what you do won’t make too much difference.

Whether it’s losing weight, getting your financial house in order, getting organized or practicing effective time management habits, it always comes back to your ‘why’. The ‘what’ and ‘how’ will follow.

So take some time to figure that out for yourself and your discipline ‘issues’ will probably go away.