We have all heard the cliché stating, anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it. While this may be true, sometimes mind power alone is not enough to accomplish certain tasks or meet certain goals. In some cases, both a strong mind and healthy discipline will be needed in order to be triumphant.
If you would like to see an example of how strong discipline can pay off in life, you really do not have to look too hard or too far. Simple read a few articles in a business or finance magazine, surely the multi-millionaires interviewed in these magazines will state that they got where they are because of their discipline.
You may be wondering to yourself, why is discipline so important in life? Well to answer this question I must first make it clear which type of discipline I am talking about. I am not referring to the discipline that you received as a child such as time outs or standing in the corner. I am talking about the will power that lies deep inside of you and provides you with the power you need to remain true to you convictions and stay on the right track.
Discipline can be used as a source of internal power. It can drive us to limits we never thought possible. With the use of discipline, our wildest dreams can be accomplished and no challenge in the world will be too daunting to complete.
There are countless benefits that can be received by strengthening your discipline, the following are a few examples:
•Determination
One of the biggest blessings that discipline can provide us is the power to stay strong and battle our way through a challenge, no matter how difficult it may be. I am sure that we have all experienced a time in our life when we wanted to give up on something but refused to, this is a perfect example of discipline.
•Easier to remain focused on goals
Discipline allows us to focus on a much deeper level when it comes to goals in our lives. Those who do not have strong discipline are usually easy to stray away from their path while those with strong discipline are able to continue pushing forward.
•Ability to avoid impulse decisions
Acting on impulse can sometimes be fun and exciting. Going on a spur of a moment vacation would be a perfect example of this. However, sometimes impulse decisions can have serious negative impacts on our lives. For example, those who like to impulse shop often times spend much more money than they can afford. Discipline would allow these people to weigh the pros and cons of their shopping and make better financial decisions.
•A successful and blessed life
Having strong discipline will surely lead you down a life path that is full of blessings and abundance. Those who get ahead in life are whey they are because of the determination that their discipline supplied them with. The sooner you begin to strengthen your discipline, the sooner you will begin living a blessed life!
All of the benefits that can be received from strengthening your discipline sound great right? Now you are probably wondering how you can strengthen your discipline so that you may begin to receive some of these benefits. The following are a few tips and tricks that are sure to get you off to a good start:
•Do a self-analysis
Before you begin to strengthen your discipline it would likely be a good idea for you to do a self-analysis first. This will help you to better determine what areas of your discipline could use some improvement. Make sure that you are honest with yourself while doing this, lying will merely cheat yourself.
•Create goals
Once you have done a self-analysis and have determined which areas of your discipline are lacking, it is time to begin creating goals that are geared towards improving that area of your discipline. For example, if you are an impulse shopper, your goals would of course be centered on controlling your spending habits. Make sure to start off with smaller goals that are easy to achieve. This will help to build your confidence and it will make it easier for you to tackle the big goals when it is time for them.
•Meditate
Many people use meditation to improve their level of discipline. Meditation allows them to enter a semi-conscious state in which they are able to communicate with their inner-self. This allows them to focus more on their inner-self rather than all of the distractions that they may encounter on a daily basis.
•Never give up
There will be times in life that you make poor decisions and there will also be times that you do not accomplish your goals. It is important that you use these situations as learning experiences and do not allow them to stray you off of course. Each time you are able to do this, your discipline as well as self-confidence will be greatly boosted.
Discipline is a very important part of our lives. In most cases, it is not something that we are just born with. It takes a lot of time and a lot of work to strengthen discipline but the payoff in the end is more than worth the effort.
Begin strengthening your discipline and begin living a blessed life here!
