Comments on: 31 Causes of Failure #5: Lack of Self-Discipline

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By: Nelson

Nelson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:28:04 +0000

I like the switch idea. If you go to hand to hand combat with something luring you away from your regimen – you lose more often than not. The only one that worked with was Odyseus when he had himself tied to the mast. I’ve had some success with associating certain nondesired behaviors with triggers that engender certain behaviors that help me not dwell on the blue elephant.Some times it’s just get up and move when that subject comes up. Right now I use a lot of tight time constraints that if I go over I stop the activity finished or not and go on to the next thing on my list.

By: financialgal

financialgal — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:42:24 +0000

Love this post. NYTimes.com recently had an article about willpower, another word for discipline. The article, written by some psychologists, says that you can actually increase your willpower through training, much like a muscle. Even better, your increased willpower in one area (like exercising more) can spread to other areas of your life (like eating better and watching less TV).

By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal

Ron@TheWisdomJournal — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:56:04 +0000

Hey, GREAT article Steve. I wrote one similar to this, focusing on Financial Success, but I like your viewpoint on Self Discipline much better!

By: Solar Yard Lights

Solar Yard Lights — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:06:13 +0000

What a world it would be if each one of us could self discipline ourselves. Yeah it’s quite hard to learn when your an adult and thats why all children should be taught discipline at a early age.
Remember that even if you can’t attain a goal through self discipline or if you just keep falling short, you have to keep on pushing yourself to reach that goal or to develop that habit.
A big problem with many people is feeling bad in the morning. Becoming a morning person does not depend on your mood in the morning but rather how you perceive your morning to be the night before. Fall asleep thinking that in the morning, you will get up, you’ll make some coffee, you’ll have time to enjoy it and then you’ll start off with your day.
Instead of waking in the morning and thinking I have to get up now because I’ll be late and then I have to go to work and such. Adjust your mindset.

By: Know The Ledge

Know The Ledge — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:57:40 +0000

Definitely, self-discipline is a crucial behavioral characteristic to have. It is much easier if you grew up with discipline as a child, but even as an adult you can learn it. It’s all about making it a regular part of your environment, after a while it becomes a part of you. Nice post.