Smart Discipline: Easy and Efficient Steps to Gain Self-Discipline, Organize Your Life and Do Things The Right Way - Definition And Define Discipline, ... Overcome, Health And Depression Book 3)
Simply put, self-discipline is the ability to exercise control over your feelings. Furthermore, it is that concentrated effort in which you control your thoughts and action and point them in the direction of achieving a goal. Note the term “concentrated effort” which implies a determination, strain, and willpower. I love the fact that self-discipline frees you from everything; that is, you are not dependent on any external or internal force to be disciplined.
Nobody needs to tell you what to do. Neither are you driven by how you are feeling this morning when you wake up, or whether someone drives a spoke in your wheels. It all comes down to you and what you want to yourself. There’s nobody to blame.
It is certain that people are not born with this control of self. Furthermore, you may be saying to yourself that you don’t think you have that kind of self-control. One thing that’s certain is that some persons have found a way to master that aspect of life and have used it to their advantage.
Check any successful person in whatever aspect of life, career or position they are. They will tell you that one of their greatest conquests was self-discipline. Luckily most people can put the brakes on areas of their existence. Take for example the need for sex. Have you ever considered what would happen if you were not able to control that desire?
I always believe that it takes great self-discipline not to get out of control and go off and be promiscuous or engage in rape. Consider also that self-discipline stops you from taking your neighbors food or stealing from the grocery store when hungry, and the money is not available.
Self-discipline is something that can be learned or crafted. It is a skill you can acquire if you have that desire.
There is a very old saying which you will find accurate every time, and you can apply it to yourself. “Give a man an inch; he takes a mile.” This is also applicable to your self-discipline.
Self-discipline is doing what you say you are going to do and putting what I call stop signals to get it done. You have to help yourself along. You are not a robot, and even then, you’ll have to program a robot for it to do what is required. You have to take control and manage yourself.