By Remez Sasson
Self Discipline, Its Benefits and Importance
One of the main characteristics of self-discipline is the ability to forgo instant and immediate gratification and pleasure, in favor of some greater gain or more satisfying results, even if this requires effort and time. Self discipline gives you the power to stick to your decisions and follow them through, without changing your mind, and is therefore one of the important requirements for achieving goals.
The possession of self discipline enables you to choose, and then persevere with actions, thoughts and behavior, which lead to improvement and success. It also gives you the power and inner strength to overcome addictions, procrastination and laziness and to follow through whatever you do.
This is a very useful and needed skill in everyone’s life, and though most people acknowledge its importance, yet very few do anything to develop and strengthen it.
Contrary to common belief, self-discipline is not a severe and limited behavior or a restrictive lifestyle. It is a very useful inner power, which enables one to persevere and not give up, in spite of failure and setbacks. It grants its possessor self control, and the ability to resist temptations and distractions that tend to stand in the way of attaining aims and goals. In fact, it is one of the most important pillars of real and stable success.
Acting in the way mentioned above leads to self confidence, self esteem and inner strength, and to happiness and satisfaction.
Lack of self discipline may lead to failure to reach goals, even minor ones, and to loss, health and relationships problems, obesity and other troubles.
Life often presents challenges and problems on the path to success and achievement, and in order to rise above them you have to act with perseverance and persistence, and this requires self discipline. You also this skill to cure and overcome eating disorders, addictions, smoking, drinking and other negative habits.
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Self discipline is definitely what you need to reach your goals. Without it your not sincere and perhaps would get better results by playing the lottery. Of course you would also need self discipline to continually try to beat the odds there too.
My weight was 255LBS 9 months ago. I am now 184LBS I run 3 miles 5 days a week and swim 40 laps 4 days a week. I exercise when i am not in the gym i eat better and not as frequent. I truly believe exercise gives you a better quality of life. And now all i want is a better life in education and in the work and love life. Self discipline is a very hard task to complete but not IMpossible.