How to be a disciplined person

In this article we will learn the following

• -Understanding What is discipline and 16 benefits of discipline
• -70+ tips on How to build self-discipline in your life
• -24 ways to Train yourself for discomfort - why many of us don't have self-discipline is because we run-away or avoid the hard, uncomfortable things and go for the easy, comfortable, familiar things

When you are doing something you love, discipline comes naturally.

You need to make yourself stay disciplined - when you don't enjoy what you're doing but you must give your best - because the things we enjoy doing makes us disciplined and focused automatically.

Lack of self-discipline will impact every aspect of your life and will leads to failures in personal-profession-financial-social life, loss of emotional-physical-mental health, various relationships issues and problems, obesity, addictions, stagnation or detrimental and negative growth, create negative habits along with host of other harmful impacts.

When you practice self-discipline - one would be able to do amazing things - while a brilliant person not having the needed discipline - would not be able to realizing fraction of his or her potential.

Many of us feel that success comes easily to few people - this is the myth of easy success - the biggest lie.

I am yet to come across even one hugely successful person- who attributes their success to luck only [and I have met quite a few who have left their mark globally through their accomplishments].

In fact - almost all of them said - that they have to do few unpleasant, difficult and tough tasks - which they did not like doing - but still they went ahead and did it because it was essential.

For successful people - their power of purpose is stronger than their dislike - which makes them overcome their discomfort and dislike to push through - till they accomplish what they want.

This is one way the discipline can be defined.

Many of the unsuccessful people don't do many things that they find dreadful, tough, difficult and disinteresting.

Discipline is one of most immutable elements - if you want to have the following on a consistent basis

1.Success

2.Health

3.Growth

4.Happiness

5.High self esteem

6.Pride in your accomplishments

7.Long term satisfaction and fulfillment

8.Healthy relationships

9.Living your life in meaningful and powerful manner

10. Connectivity with influential people

Ask yourself - do you have the following types of regrets - Again this type of regrets happens - as because of lack of discipline.

1.That you should have pushed yourself - at a particular point

2.That you should have learned something in the past or taken that qualification or that certificate

3.That if only you had not given-up at that time and had persisted

4.That if only you have developed a particular habits

5.Add anything that you did not do because - you choose something as per your impulses to go for quick-fixes and instant gratifications - rather than persist with determination for long-term big-gain

Most people acknowledge the importance of self-discipline - comparatively few actually work on making discipline their strong suite

16 benefits of being a self-disciplined person

1.Taking small consistent actions towards your goal

2.How well you adapt your behavior, habits and mindset - to the changing conditions and circumstances of your life

3.Focusing on long term growth and giving-up short term gratifications

4.Following standards that creates excellence

5.Sacrificing short-term comforts and pleasures as well as instant gratifications for creating sustainable meaningful results

6.Choosing the right priorities - irrespective of the challenges and obstacles and odds

7.To go for meaningful effectiveness in your thoughts as well as in your actions

8.Ability to focus on the main goal - by filtering out the distractions and self-defeating attractions

9.Ability to take tough decisions

10. Acting and follow-through on your decisions - till completion

11. Continuing with action-improvisation-action mode - till achievement of your major objectives

12. Being committing to follow-through till finish

13. Being in charge and control of your life's directions

14. Honoring promises that you make to yourself as well as to others

15. Having the mindset of doing - will do whatever it takes

16. Being aware of consequences and outcomes and their impacts on your life -when you are not disciplined

70+ tips on How to build self-discipline in your life In this part 1 - we will cover How to create self-discipline in your life and we will cover from points 1 to 15

1.Introspect and sleepover to get in touch with your dreams - then keep making it large enough so that not only it thrills but also scares you [this has to be regular process]

2.Identify the your most meaningful Whats - what you want to do, what to want to be and what you want to have [this "have" may not be about your material possessions or external glamourous things]

3.Then explore and identify to crystalizes all your Whys - why achieving these is mandatory for you

4.Identify the changes needed in your behaviors and habits to enable you to achieve your goals

5.Plan with care, but start acting on your plan as soon as possible

6.Finish what you start make it as a point of honor

7.Take accountability, dump the excuses, be honest with yourself, accept the truth about why you are making excuses, then went on to demolish it

8.Create your own internal deadlines

9.Only focus on the most important - don't get hijacked by trivia

10. Make and apply your own penalties and rewards

11. Set your non-negotiable personal standards and values

12. Create a competitive environment, where not only you get inspirations from your role models but also compete with yourself

13. Explore choices, options and possibilities - choose the best possible combinations - even if it is harder and requires more efforts and time

14. Do the hardest thing first

15. Take the decisions- those are essentials - then take action on them

16. Be an action person use the natural advantages of your biological clock

17. View failures as indicators for course-corrections

18. Start with baby steps

19. Identify what motivates you

20. Identify what are your impulsive and harmful habits of mind

21. Postpone instant gratification - practice conscious self-denial for pleasure in lieu of larger purpose

22. Engage in sports or activities those need discipline

23. Learn a musical instrument

24. Get inspiration from those you admire

25. Visualize the rewards of your hard work - learn from doctors - because medical profession have one of the longest gestation period - but once you have done your hard work part with dedication and excellence - the rewards are amazingly high - in the us doctors are among the biggest earning professionals

26. Create conducing environment by removing temptations and distractions

27. Learn to be organize and de-clutter work area, wardrobe, desk etc.

28. Find right role models and ask yourself what can - you learn from this person that can help you

29. Identify obstacles and challenges in the path of your big-picture - and then brain-storm on how to solve them

30. Take challenging projects and then learn and complete them - learn to enjoy this whole process

31. Track your progress - pivot if something not working - change track and come back if essential to achieve

32. Avoid the perfectionist trap - instead focus on excellence

33. Simplify, simplify, and simplify

34. Learn and practice - the basics laws of success, growth, happiness and relationship

35. Make the tougher tasks - pleasurable and fun - by highlighting the thrill of challenging yourself and its subsequent rewards

36. Know your weaknesses and work on them

37. Eat healthy, sleep well, exercise regularly and meditate

38. Create in your brain an implementation-intention thought pattern - which you are going to do it - no matter what

39. If you make mistake or fail - learn and move forward

40. Manage your energy effectively

41. In the urgent-important matrix - focus on quadrant 2 - do it for 80% time, manage quadrant 1, avoid quadrant 3 and limit or eliminate quadrant 4

42. Find motivation and help others

43. Learn to start appreciating your life - however terrible it is

44. Train yourself for being comfortable with discomfort

45. Avoid taking shortcuts and quick-fixes

46. Practice something at a small level that - you don't like to do - but would be good if you do

47. Take small steps initially- then up the ante

48. Eliminate unnecessary decisions making and excessive planning

49. When you have decided something - take action immediately

50. Master technology and learn to use it for your advantage

51. 8 steps for Forming a new habit or getting rid one any harmful one

I.Start with a habit you want to inculcate or give up

II.Identify all parts and elements of that task or habit

III.Schedule a small time slot - for initiating yourself into that habit

IV.Then do it - all the while experiencing the discomfort of new thought pattern and sensation of internal pushback

V.Then slowly raise the time and intensity and the frequency - slowly

VI.Start applying them in day to day life

VII.At times do nothing but sit there and watch your urges

VIII.Or push yourself into doing the most discomforting task

52. 24 ways to Train yourself for discomfort - why many of us don't have self-discipline is because we run-away or avoid the hard, uncomfortable things and go for the easy, comfortable, familiar things

I.Take a cold shower daily

II.Eat high quality healthy food.

III.Get quality sleep

IV.Train consistently your mind

V.Make learning new skills and things a everyday affair

VI.Focus on think long term - manage short term needs

VII.Save first and only then spend - that too only on essentials

VIII.Start saving and investing money from the day you start earning

IX.Organize your schedule - always create a to-do list the evening before - and do the most important things first

X.Create a morning ritual - like wake up and drink water - then energize yourself with some physical activity - then meditate for few minutes - then finish your morning chores - then sit for your work or learning

XI.Enjoy proactively seeking and creating change.

XII.Control your environment - be with the people who are disciplined, fair and successful and who encourage you

XIII.Avoid people who put you down

XIV.When feeling paid, sadness or grief - make yourself feel these emotions to become comfortable in emotional discomfort

XV.Set large, inspiring and clear goals

XVI.Understand that resistance to change is natural process - to make you think-through - so use this in the same way

XVII.Feel the feelings of fears and anxiety but then g and take actions that you must take

XVIII.Understand that relying on pure willpower works in emergencies - rest we have to achieve through self-discipline

XIX.Practice self-discipline through self-acceptance of your mindsets, habits, strengths and weaknesses and then making optimal use of them

XX.Learn to do master the art of doing the toughest tasks first - which as per your priorities are most important too

XXI.Take care of yourself

XXII.Set and enforce healthy boundaries. Around yourself

XXIII.Start enjoying conquering yourself - by stretching yourself beyond your current capabilities - physically, mentally and emotionally

XXIV.Learn the art of working smart along with working hard

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