The two major PAINS of life.

[GordonJ]

Old saw; from Jr. High football coach; the pain of discipline or the pain of disappointment.

Discipline is one of the hardest concepts to understand and to apply. The secret to keeping disciplined is, begin habits, and let them become daily routines so there is no thinking about what you do.

You just do it. I think it is hard to see outside of sports today, and in IM and small business, it is a major lack of would be business success.

What kind of HABITS have you built upon?

Gordon

[unpinkpanther]

Still trying to learn the habit of discipline from you

I’ll never forget how

Even after the COVID-19 pandemic

Even after you had just taken the jab

And despite massive media fears surrounding the jab,

You still pushed forward with the Success Plan Blueprint launch.

I suggested maybe you could just rest, but you stayed the course. (If I were in your shoes, I definitely would have suspended the project!)

At times, I think of your example when facing teething challenges on projects.

Also I've read some books on habit-building: Atomic Habits, Tiny Habits (Prefer Tiny Habits even though it's not as popular as James Clear's book. Love how it breaks down habits to a formula B=MAP)

Thanks again for sharing

Originally Posted by GordonJ

Old saw; from Jr. High football coach; the pain of discipline or the pain of disappointment.

Discipline is one of the hardest concepts to understand and to apply. The secret to keeping disciplined is, begin habits, and let them become daily routines so there is no thinking about what you do.

You just do it. I think it is hard to see outside of sports today, and in IM and small business, it is a major lack of would be business success.

What kind of HABITS have you built upon?

Gordon

[Dien Rice]

Hi Gordon,

Wow... Most of us suffer from lack of discipline every now and then!

Not having discipline is a drawback on the path to success... but one I believe you can conquer...

I've used many methods to overcome lack of discipline!

Depending on the task, some methods I've used are...

- Listening to certain kinds of music (I've found this good for "mindless" tasks in particular)... If it's something "mindless", I've also sometimes listened to "interview"-type YouTube videos while I do the task (where you don't really need to watch it, as the video is usually just two talking heads)...

- "Body doubling" (an ADHD thing) - I do it by working in a public space (such as a cafe or a hotel lobby), where there are other people around who I can see and who can see me, but who however, won't disturb me... I've managed more recently to get a similar effect at home using the www.StudyStream.live app or website (free)... sometimes with and sometimes without my own camera on... I usually run StudyStream on my phone (where I can see it), while I work on my laptop...

- Sometimes I've used countdown timers to give myself deadlines... Here's an online one I've used in the past - https://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/ ... For one that sits on my desktop, I've used the free software, yTimer - https://spacejock.com/yTimer2.html

What do others do to discipline themselves to get things done?

Best wishes!

Dien

Originally Posted by GordonJ

Old saw; from Jr. High football coach; the pain of discipline or the pain of disappointment.

Discipline is one of the hardest concepts to understand and to apply. The secret to keeping disciplined is, begin habits, and let them become daily routines so there is no thinking about what you do.

You just do it. I think it is hard to see outside of sports today, and in IM and small business, it is a major lack of would be business success.

What kind of HABITS have you built upon?

Gordon