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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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