One of the most widespread complaints among most people is how difficult it is to mantener self discipline, as in the case of turning off the alarm clock to go to exercise in the morning or eat excessively at a celebration despite being on a diet.
We all have our strengths and weaknesses, but the key is to focus on the positive and minimize the impacts that our weaknesses cause.
Life is quite difficult in itself, therefore sometimes it is important to give yourself a break and you do not need to beat yourself up for every little mistake. In order to help organize those areas of our lives that require it, the following can be followed three tips for improve self-discipline starting today.
1. Take good care of ourselves both physically, mentally and spiritually. When one is exhausted it is very difficult to find motivation to go out, just as when one is tired, stressed or upset, it is more likely to break the diet to lose weight in front of a rich chocolate. The less I exercise, the less exercise I feel like doing. When we take charge of our life and take care of our basic needs, we begin to feel better and self-discipline is guaranteed to increase wonderfully.
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2. Be very clear about the objectives we want to achieve.
If our goal is to lose weight because we have an important event in a few months, we must visualize how we want to see ourselves and also find an inspiration to help us achieve the goal. A good idea would be to look for a photo of times when we had a few kilos less or buy a beautiful dress of the size we want to reach. In the event that we yearn to cancel previously contracted debts, we must imagine how glorious it will be when we no longer owe money. We can write the words of emotion that we will feel when we achieve our goal and place them in a visible place so that when we read them every day. They will help us on the path of realizing what we want and maintaining self-discipline.
3. Push yourself until it becomes routine. Many times we have to make an effort to carry out certain activities, that no matter how hard they cost us, we know that it is something that does us good and brings us happiness. For example, if we put effort into forcing ourselves to go to the gym, despite the fatigue of daily life, little by little this activity will become routine and we will come to enjoy it. After a while, the body will begin to show the changes of the exercise performed and this will be reason enough to maintain self-discipline.