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SELF DISCIPLINE
While uneducated birds and beasts
Know how to lead regu lated l ives,
Alas! Man endowed w ith intel l igence
Does not lead a disc ipl ined l i fe.
There are no secrets to success It is theresult of preparation, hard work, andlearning from failure.
Colin Powell, U.S. Army General
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Discipline
Training that is expected to produce aspecific character or pattern of behavior.
Training that produces moral or mental
improvement. Controlled behavior resulting from
disciplinary training
A systematic method to obtain obedience
A state of order based upon submission torules and authority
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Case 1
Maira' s boss has given her a task which
she must finish by the following day.
When lunch time approaches, her
colleagues ask her to go to lunch withthem. She knows they tend to eat and chat
for a long time. She wants to finish her
work on time, she ought to eat a quick
lunch and come back to the office. Yet sheis very tempted to say yes as she wants to
find out the latest office gossip.
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Case 2
Raof had agreed to go to his
grandmother's birthday celebration
on Sunday but when he gets an
assignment that he must submit on
Monday, he has second thought and
thinks of staying at home to do his
assignment.
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Case 3
Self:Abdul has decided to come punctually for
class and has succeeded for 4 days but onFriday when the alarm clock sounds, hefeels tempted to sleep another 10 minutes.He thinks, "It's Friday and I stayed up lateworking on my assignment. Besides, myother classmates don't all come on timeanyway."
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Self Discipline
Self-discipline is the ability to get
yourself to take action regardless of
your emotional state.
Ability to control yourself.
Self-discipline means that you have
to be very determined to achieve thegoals you have set.
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SELF DISCIPLINE
Saying no to things that will keep
you from reaching your goals andsaying yes to things that will
enable you to reach your objectives.
To be a self-disciplined person, youhave to be able to control your
feelings and desires and also behave
with responsibility without orders. Pushing yourself to improve.
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Analogy
Self-discipline is like a muscle. The
more you train it, the stronger you
become. The less you train it, the
weaker you become.
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Is not negative restraint but rather positive
life management.
It brings selfish desires under control in order to
achieve a greater end.
To work hard; to control your emotions, actionsand impulses; and, to give your best in everysituation.
The loss of self-control can lead to violent or self-destructive behaviors
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Foundation of Self-Discipline The foundation of self-discipline is the ability to
control ones thoughts, actions, attitudes, andfeelings.
What is will power?It is the inner strength to make a decision, takeaction, and handle and execute any aim or taskuntil it is accomplished, regardless of inner andouter resistance, discomfort or difficulties.
It bestows the ability to overcomes laziness,temptations and negative habits, and to carry outactions, even if they require effort, are unpleasantand tedious or are contrary to one's habits
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Manifestation of Self Discipline
It manifests as the ability to stick to
actions, thoughts and behavior,
which lead to improvement and
success. Self-discipline is self-
control, and it manifests in spiritual,
mental, emotional and physical
discipline.
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How Self Discipline will help you
out?
Self discipline will:
Boost your self-esteem
Help you to accomplish your goals
Gives you the ability to change your life any way you like
Help you to be more decisive
Help you develop inner strength
It is required for doing a good job, for studying,building a business, losing weight, bodybuildingand physical exercises, maintaining good
relationships, changing habits, self improvement,meditation, spiritual growth, keeping and carryingout promises and for almost everything else.
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Self-discipline is not:
Self-discipline is not living a limiting
or a restrictive lifestyle.
It does not mean being narrowminded or living like a bagger. It is
one of the pillars of success and
power.
It bestows the inner strength to focus
all your energy on your goal, and
persevere until it is accomplished.
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Why people lack Self Discipline?
A common personality
Characteristic is a desire
for immediate short term
gratification, this means
that rather waiting for
some thing happen in
future most people prefer
to have or experience
something right nowwithout waiting
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The Five Pillars of Self-Discipline
Acceptance,
Willpower,
Hard Work, Industry,
and Persistence.
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Acceptance
Acceptance means that you perceive
reality accurately and consciously
acknowledge what you perceive.
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Willpower
What is will power?It is the inner strength to make a decision,take action, and handle and execute anyaim or task until it is accomplished,
regardless of inner and outer resistance,discomfort or difficulties.
It bestows the ability to overcomeslaziness, temptations and negative habits,
and to carry out actions, even if theyrequire effort, are unpleasant and tediousor are contrary to one's habits
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Hard work
Hard work is that which challenges you.
Being healthy is hard work.
Finding and maintaining a successfulrelationship is hard work.
Raising kids is hard work.
Getting organized is hard work.
Setting goals, making plans to achievethem, and staying on track is hard work.
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Industry
Industry is working hard but on time.
In contrast to hard work, being
industrious doesnt necessarilymean doing work thats challenging
or difficult. It simply means putting in
the time. You can be industrious
doing easy work or hard work.
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Persistence
Persistence is the ability to maintain actionregardless of your feelings.
When you work on any big goal, your motivationwill wax and wane like waves hitting the shore.
Sometimes youll feel motivated; sometimes youwont. But its not your motivation that willproduce results its your action.
Persistence allows you to keep taking actioneven when you dont feel motivated to do so, andtherefore you keep accumulating results.
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Self-Discipline Example
I show self-discipline when I finish
my chores before playing.
I show Self-Discipline when I acceptthat things do not always go my way.
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The Five Principles of Self-Discipline
1) It is easier to face difficult tasks than itis to avoid them.
2) It is more important to do than to dowell.
3) Divide large tasks into smaller ones.
4) Analyze what you did correctly andwhat you did incorrectly.
5) Reward yourself for what you did rightand penalize yourself for what you didwrong.
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8 ways to develop Self Discipline
Take responsibility. Realise the fact effort is needed toachieve any task. Nothing done means nothing achieved.
2. Acknowledge that you will tend to resist change. Expectto heat the silent whisper of procrastination and laziness.
Persist to accomplish your task anyway.
3. Visualize completing the task.
4. Act. Just do it.
5. Remember your accomplishment. Keep a journal of allyour successes and read it often. The more joy you get infinishing projects or task the more you will be motivated inyour next endeavor.
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6. Change your focus. Do not focus on the effortbut focus on the pleasure you get finishingsomething that you started.
7. Be firm. Remember that the world will be easy
on those who are hard on themselves. 8. Seek to do things that you avoid. This keeps
you nimble and develops the habit of doing whatis good rather than what feels good.
Successful people are people who have the selfdiscipline to do things that others avoid.
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Assignment
Article readingHow can self-discipline help you
achieve your goals as you refuse
to allow immediate desires tocompromise long-term goals and
make choices that will benefit you
both now and in the future?
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