CHAPTER 4
ELIMINATING OBSTACLES TO DISCIPLINING YOURSELF Self-discipline is a very personal endeavor. It’s true you can get help and support from other people such as your spouse, family and friends, but in order to succeed, YOU must believe that YOU can discipline YOURSELF. If you ask other people to discipline you, then that no longer falls under the realm of selfdiscipline. You might think you know yourself and you’re 100% confident that you can impose self-discipline to achieve some goal you’ve set for yourself. You’d be enthusiastic and very positive at first but later on, you’ll notice your interest in chasing your goal is waning. Quite possibly you may even have already decided you’re throwing in the towel and just giving up altogether. If you read chapter 1, then you should already know at this point what your “why” is for disciplining yourself. You should know for sure by now that your goal is feasible and not something impossible for you to do. So if you did all that and you’re goal is indeed feasible but you’re still giving up, then you’re looking at obstacles that are blocking your path to success. There are many different kinds of obstacles that may come upon your way. Some obstacles will be external and permanent and you have zero control over it, at which point you’d just have to accept your fate and move on. But if the obstacle is temporary and you know for a fact that it’s not going to be there permanently, then you need to work on removing it from your path so you can continue pursuing your goal.
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