How to Become Self-Disciplined and Persistent
Sep 15th, 2009 | By Dee | Category: Business Basics, Featured ArticlesWhy is it that it’s so easy to say you’re going to do something and so difficult to follow through and actually make it happen? The key is to cultivate self-discipline and persistence however, that’s sometimes easier said than done, right?
Here are a few tips to become self-disciplined and persistent – tips to make things happen in your life!
#1 Eliminate, or at least set aside, emotion. Self-discipline is the ability to move forward and to take action regardless of how you feel. Let’s say you decide you want to lose weight. When you make that decision, you’re probably feeling pretty motivated and confident. You probably went so far as to formulate a plan to make it happen.
Let’s say, for argument’s sake, you decide you’re going to get up every day and exercise for 30 minutes as part of your weight loss plan. That may go along swimmingly for a couple days and then all of a sudden you wake one morning and for one reason or another, you aren’t feeling very positive or motivated.
Maybe you got some bad news the night before that’s affecting you. It happens to us all and it’s completely understandable. The difference between those with self-discipline and those without is the person without will let their emotions affect their decisions and actions. Instead of getting up and exercising, they’ll stay in bed.
To cultivate self-discipline and persistence, set those emotions aside. Recognize them, accept them, and then move them aside and don’t let them get in the way of your goals.
#2 Cultivate an appreciation and a pattern of success. It’s always easier to persevere if you’re accustomed to succeeding. To become accustomed to succeeding, start setting little goals each day and week. Sticking with the weight loss example, because it’s so accessible, if you set a goal to lose 100 pounds that goal will seem huge and unattainable.
However, if you set a goal to lose 3 pounds, then that’s a more attainable goal. You’ll accomplish it and feel great about yourself. The next step, would to then set another attainable goal and to continue the process thus developing a pattern of success. However, even if your long-term goal is to lose weight, it’s good to cultivate this skill in all areas of your life.
Set goals for productivity, financial matters, personal habits and relationships, any area of your life where you would benefit from a pattern of success, willpower and persistence.
#3 Make small changes. In line with setting attainable goals and developing a pattern of success, make small changes in your life towards a larger goal. For example, if you want to lose weight then one habit to change might be to drink more water. So you might want to drink one glass of water with every meal and snack. This is a small change but it makes a big difference in your life. It may offer some challenges but they’re certainly challenges you can manage, thus developing your persistence and will power with smaller, and meaningful steps.
Finally, reward yourself for your accomplishments. Celebrating your successes is a great way to help you stay positive and persistent toward achieving your goals. Self-discipline and persistence aren’t something we’re all born with but it is something you can develop.
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