Self Discipline Archives

How to Maintain Your Self-Discipline Habits

by Contributor | Nov 10, 2018

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

You Don’t Need More Time, You Need More Discipline

by Kalen Bruce | Jan 11, 2018

I found myself saying “I just need more time” a lot recently. And then I had time. And I realized I was wrong.

4 Steps to Creating Discipline (A Complete Guide)

by Kalen Bruce | Oct 12, 2017

Strengthening your discipline muscle really can be compared to any other muscle.

A Guide to Developing the Self-Discipline Habit

by Leo Babauta | Sep 21, 2017

One of the most important life skills to develop, for those just starting out in life (and everyone else!), is the skill of self-discipline.

A Unique Daily Routine That Will Train Your Brain to Success

by Contributor | May 18, 2017

We all want to be outrageously successful in life; whatever it is that the word “success” means to each of us.

7 Practices to Master Self-Discipline

by Leo Babauta | Jan 5, 2017

A craftsman masters his trade by repeated practice, with care and continual learning, with devotion to the purpose.

How to Take Action Consistently

by Steve Pavlina | Dec 15, 2016

Here’s a simple technique I use. This has worked very well for me when I’ve applied it. It usually takes only 5-10 minutes.

Habit Change is Like Chess

by Steve Pavlina | Sep 29, 2016

Changing a habit is like playing a game of chess.

In chess there’s an early game, a middle game, and an endgame. The same is true for habit change.

Many people try to change their habits by skipping straight to the endgame. They dive in and commit themselves to making the change happen right away. This is what people do when they make a New Year’s Resolution. It hardly ever works.

Small Choices Don’t Just Matter, They’re Everything

by Kalen Bruce | Sep 15, 2016

You’ve always put cream and sugar in your coffee, but today is different.

You went to put that second spoonful of sugar, and you stopped halfway through.

You only put one and a half today. You’re not sure why, and you’re not sure if it matters. It does.

It matters more than you would ever know. That half of a spoonful could change your life, if you let it.

How to Change Every Part of Your Life With Tiny Habits

by Kalen Bruce | May 12, 2016

I’ve always promoted the idea of starting small when creating new habits.

We all know that we can’t start a new workout routine by running 10 miles a day. That’s obvious. But even if you aren’t starting that big, you may be starting too big.

It’s usually not starting way too big that messes us up, it starting just a little bigger than we should have. Just big enough to stop the habit after a few days, weeks or months.

This is where tiny habits come in.

Bj Fogg, PhD, has started a habit revolution with tiny habits. And people are accomplishing amazing things by implementing them.

I’m going to show you how they work and how you can start implementing tiny habits today. Right now, actually…

Want to Create Self-Discipline? Create Your Five-Thing Action Plan

by Kalen Bruce | Oct 22, 2015

We all know that discipline is about small habits, practiced consistently, over time.

So what’s the problem? Why is discipline hard?

Because, while those small habits are super easy to do, it’s just as easy to not to do them.

These small habits will help you reach huge goals, but…”there’s always tomorrow”…”I’ll start on Monday”…you know how it goes.

Sure it’s easy to not do it, but you’re about to have a plan. A plan of discipline that you’re going to stick with. So we’re done talking about not doing – it’s time to talk about doing.

Here’s Why You’re Not Getting Up in the Mornings (And How to Actually Wake Up Early)

by Kalen Bruce | Aug 13, 2015

You know the importance of sleep.

You know that you need to increase your energy to feel better throughout the day.

You know you want to be a morning person, but sometimes you just can’t drag yourself out of bed.

There’s a reason for that and it doesn’t always come down to diet and exercise, regardless of what most the popular articles want you to believe. The problem often dwells between your ears. It’s not a physical issue, it’s a mental one.

Here’s why you’re not getting up and how to actually wake up early…