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Self Discipline

How to Take Action Consistently

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.

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

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.

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

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)

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…

10 Important Actions You Can Take Right Now to Increase Your Productivity

When you’re reading productivity articles, you don’t want vague ideas, you want actionable steps that you can take to literally increase your productivity today. You want practical, applicable tips.

I’ve tried my best to make this blog full of actionable tips you can apply to every day of your life.

This article may be the most actionable of them all.

Here are 10 of the most important actions you can take right now, today, to increase your productivity by leaps and bounds…

(You can click each point for more on that topic)

The Ultimate Quick-Guide to Breaking Bad Habits in 4 Steps

A habit isn’t bad or good on its own.

Positive habits are an absolute must for success in your health, finances…basically everything.

But negative habits, or bad habits​, can combat your positive habits.

In fact, eliminating negative habits can be much more effective than starting new positive habits and often, it’s easier to break a bad habit than it is to stick with a new good habit.

The truth is, you need good habits in your life, but let’s break the bad ones first…

The Myth of a “Good Excuse”

I wrote an article for LifeHack that got over 50k shares. Of course with that kind of popularity the naysayers will come out of the woodwork.

Some of the initial comments were things like “great article!” and “loved this!”. Then I got a “this article made me want to vomit”. I’m not totally sure, but I’m assuming she wasn’t going to vomit our of excitement for how much liked my article. And it got worse from there…

The article was about the differences between the rich and the middle class. I explained how to think like the rich if you want to be rich. That’s where the excuses came from. All kinds of excuses about how some people will never be rich and how they will always be poor no matter what they do. Excuses about the rich inheriting their money and not working for it. It was sad.

Here’s what I have to say about that – more specifically, what I have to say about excuses…

How to Stop Being Lazy – Instill Self Discipline and Run Your Own Life

When my wife and I first got married, I was lazy…I mean really lazy.

It wasn’t just that I didn’t wash dishes or do laundry…I didn’t even take my dishes to the kitchen and my laundry piled up on my floor.

It wasn’t that I was busy, I was just lazy. You know the drill: TV, video games, internet, repeat.

Now, I work full time for the military, run 15 miles per week, lift weights 5 hours per week, write for an hour each day and still manage to help my wife with the dishes and the laundry. Did I mention we are a family of 6 and family time is also very important to us?

So, what changed? Did the military instill this discipline in my life? Not really…

How to Create More Self Discipline in Your Life

“​We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit ​.”​ ​-​Aristotle

​Discipline isn’t about the choice to do or not do something.

It’s a choice to take control of your own life, instead of letting someone or something else do it for you.

That’s why Napoleon Hill said:

“​​​If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self ​.”​​

It is possible to create discipline and become a disciplined person.

​It’s not genetic and it certainly isn’t something that always comes naturally.

Here’s are 4 important things you need to know about self discipline to create more in your life…