Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments
~ Jim Rohn~
This weekend I have been struggling to do three important things : Finish my paper, Develop and Write Content for SheMogul, and do a little Research. What I did instead is lay on the couch and watch t.v, sleep and watch more t.v. I thought that maybe I was just physically tired from the long hours I worked last week. O.k. maybe one day of sleep and t.v. watching would be enough to cure my mental and physical tiredness, but three, really. By the end of the second day I started to feel a little guilty and tried to figure out what was wrong with me. Of course something had to be wrong. Instead of labeling myself as lazy I figured I lacked discipline. I have heard discipline separates those who are mediocre from those who are great. I want to be great, so I am pondering this discipline concept. How do you develop discipline? Is it learned? Are you born with it? Is there an how-to for discipline? I wonder because I need some quick, fast, and in a hurry. I'm trying to make things happen.
Do you think getting up at 5 to work on my paper and write this post counts as discipline? I do. Lets talk about discipline. Leave a comment.....
Have a great Monday Moguls
Shameka
It is ironic that earlier today I was thinking about how I wish I was more disciplined. Often times, I find myself spending A LOT of valuable time on watching movies I've already seen or painting my nails when I could be working on my goals instead. The idea of being disciplined is easy enough to grasp but to practice it is another story. With temptation to indulge in my vices, it's hard for me to stay focused on the important things. I would imagine that in order to be disciplined, one must change some negative habits, have a clear vision of their goals and how to achieve them, and also have good impulse control. If one is very disciplined, they are better able to delay gratification.
ReplyDeleteThe mystery question is HOW do you make yourself become more disciplined even when you already have an idea of what you must do?? With that being said, I'm in the same boat as you. Maybe we can search for the answers of how to become more disciplined together!