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DEVELOPING SELF DISCIPLINE
Have you ever wonder why you always find it difficult to do what you need to do despite the fact that they are important?.most times we do make wonderful plans which can make us achieve our goals but the determination is not just there. This has really been a big challenge.however, you are not alone.what you need is self discipline. It is self discipline that will motivate you to do what you need to do over what you want to do.the determination that will make you say no to some emotional impulses, it will make you endue knowing fully well that you have a bigger plan.however, what is this self discipline and why is it an issue?

MEANING OF SELF DISCIPLINEDISCIPLINE

According to Wikipedia , “Self-discipline can be
defined as the ability to motivate oneself in
spite of a negative emotional state.” And the
Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the
term as “the ability to make yourself do
things that should be done.”
So the term implies that you need self-
discipline to get yourself to do things you
want to do, but resist doing because of “a
negative emotional state” or some other type
of resistance.Self-discipline involves acting according to what
you think instead of how you feel in the moment.
Often it involves sacrificing the pleasure of the moment for what matters most in life.it envoles going to lectures even when you are not in the mood.going to morning mass when sleep is in your eyes.doing assignment when you are not willing.it involves doing the needful when it matters.Self-discipline is one of the most important and
useful skills everyone should possess. This skill is
essential in every area of life.self-discipline does
not mean being harsh toward yourself, or living a
limited, restrictive lifestyle. Self discipline means
self control, which is a sign of inner strength and
control of yourself, your actions, and your
reactions.
Self discipline gives you the power to stick to
your decisions and follow them through, without
changing your mind, and is therefore, one of the
important requirements for achieving goals.
The possession of this skill enables you to
persevere with your decisions and plans until you
accomplish them. It also manifests as inner
strength, helping you to overcome addictions,
procrastination and laziness, and to follow
through with whatever you do.

WHY YOU NEED SELF DISCIPLINE
Self discipline is a very important tool in achieving our goals.therefore it is important we know why we need it.below are a few reasons why you need
self discipline:
1. Self-discipline builds inner strength,
character and stability.
2. It helps you control appetite, impatience and
anger.
4. It helps us in achieving
success in whatever we do.
5. It will help us to be
tolerance, patience and persistence.

HOW TO DEVELOP SELF DISCIPLINE.

1.Acknowledge Your Weaknesses:what is that thing that you can't control in your life? You need to identify it.do you find it hard to go to lectures, or difficulties in studying.this is were you need to acknowledge them.
2. Establish a Clear Plan: No one
wakes up one day suddenly blessed
with self-discipline. Instead, you
need a strategy.you’ll need
to develop a plan to outline the
action steps that will help you reach
your goals.
3. Remove the Temptations: what are those things that lure us into lossing self control?.it is important we remove them from our life.
4. Practice Tolerating Emotional
Discomfort: in our quest to self control, we must learn to bear all form of discomfort and stress, frustration and sadness.
5. Visualize the Long-Term Rewards: we must channel our attention on the goals we have set for oourselves and how we can accomplish them.
6. Recover From Mistakes Effectively:Making mistakes is part of the
process to becoming better. The way
you recover from those mistakes is
what’s most important. The key is to
acknowledge your mistakes and
move on from them with even more
resolve to do better next time.

Igho Stephen, 300l-marketing, delsu.

This is wonderful!... Thanks.

Very insightful...... Keep it up.
I noticed a typographical error under the reasons why we need self discipline.
It should be "Patient" not "Patience" and so on and so forth....

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