Self-Discipline

Eric and I were talking last night about discipline, whether it's learning to play guitar, drums, eating healthy, exercising, etc... It could be anything. As we were talking he went and grabbed this book that he's been reading, handed it to me and told me to start reading a particular section that's been challenging him. I did and 10 min when he came back I was sitting there with a pen and notebook in hand taking notes. Obviously I was challenged too! ;) Here are some notes:

"The most reliable evidence for the power of self-discipline is to observe the wreckage caused by it's absence."    How true?! He talked about what if you don't FEEL like doing something. Can you MAKE yourself do something you don't want to do? Absolutely! He says, "How you behave or act, ultimately controls how you FEEL." So, figure out what you WANT: to play an instrument, to be happy, to be healthy, to be free from bondage, etc...Find the end result that you want. Then "discipline yourself to act in the manner in which you WANT to FEEL."

How often do we go by how we feel vs how we want to be?! Our feelings are wishy-washy. Not that they aren't valid, but they won't get us anywhere. Definitely not where we want to go. Don't rely on them.

Figure out what you want, how you want to feel, how you want to look, what you want to do....then DO IT. Pretend you're already there. lol  This challenged me so I thought I'd share. :)