Build: Self-Discipline

What is Your Why?

• Identifying why you want to do something impacts what you do to achieve it


• Act first. Feel later. Start before you are ready.


• Don't wait until you feel like going to the gym to go


• Act how you want to feel. Change your thoughts.


• Feelings/motivation follow action


• Humans are creatures of habit - Change your habits


• Awareness, Change, Growth, Repeat


• Some progress is better than no progress


• Focus on marginal/incremental growth


• Start with easy habits to change first - Make bed everyday before leaving in the morning


• Exercise, Meditate, Eat Healthy, Get Enough Sleep, Journal Writing


• Define what you want; What changes need to be made


• Identify possible obstacles - Junk food in the house


• Remove temptations - Do not buy junk food


• Manage your time and accept responsibility


• The perfect moment is right now


• Do what you can today


• Starting and maintaining are the hardest parts


• Just Do It


• Motivation is not enough, discipline is key


• Set a goal and create a system to reach the goal


• Break each task down into smaller manageable tasks


• You must first BE before you can BECOME


• Write your goals down - Make a to do list


• Schedule your tasks, they will become habits


• Time continues - Don't consider it an option


• You have to save today, to spend tomorrow


• Self-Love - Think about your future self


• Will your future self be happy with your decisions today?


• Don't judge yourself too harshly


• Shame creates stress and anxiety


• Just make the self-correction and keep it moving


• Make it easy - I will read 30 minutes everyday before dinner; I will do 10 squats each time I go to the restroom; I will not spend more than $20 per month on junk food; I will not miss more than 3 days per week of working out


• Mind over matter - Reward yourself