How to Strengthen Your Willpower and Self-Discipline A simple and most efficient technique to strengthen these skills is by doing things, which you would rather avoid doing, due to laziness, procrastination, weakness, shyness, etc. By carrying out such actions, in spite of your inner resistance you overcome your subconscious resistance. As muscles get stronger by resisting the weight of barbells, so inner strength is attained by overcoming inner resistance. Exercises 1) You are sitting in a bus or train and an old man or woman, or a pregnant lady walks in. Stand up and give up your seat, even if you prefer to stay seated. Act so, not just because it is polite, but because you are doing something that you are reluctant to do. This is an exercise in overcoming the resistance of your body, mind and feelings. 2) There are dishes in the sink that need washing, and you postpone washing them for later. Get up and wash them now. Do not let laziness control you. When you know that in this way, you are actually strengthening yourself, it becomes easier to take immediate action, despite laziness and the desire to procrastinate. 3) You come home from work and sit in front of the T.V., because you feel too lazy and too tired to take a shower first. Do not succumb to the desire to sit in front of the T.V, and go take a shower immediately. 4) Do you like your coffee with sugar? If you do, then for one whole week drink it without sugar. Do you drink three cups of coffee each day? If you do, then drink only two cups a day for one whole week. Such exercises prove to you that you can control or change your habits, and this inner strength. 5)Do you, like many others, like to read some unimportant gossip in the newspaper or magazine? Then for one whole week abstain from doing so. This might not be easy, but its a good training. I am not telly you to do so indefinitely, but only one week. 6) If you have the choice of going up with the elevator or climbing the stairs, choose climbing the stairs. However, climb the stairs only if its not a high storey and you are in good physical condition. These are very simple exercises, which you can certainly do. Remember, the purpose of the exercises is to develop inner strength, not to make life difficult for you. If you practice weight lifting, running or aerobics, you strengthen your muscles, and therefore, when you need to move or carry something heavy, you have the strength for it. By studying a foreign language, you will be able to speak it fluently when you are abroad. It is the same with willpower and self-discipline. By strengthening them, you make them available for use, whenever you need them. Willpower and self-discipline are vital for achieving success. They give you more control over your life, help you change and improve habits, and are essential for self improvement, spiritual growth and for meditation.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:51:04 +0000
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