How I built self-discipline

 By exercising self-control and discipline, we actually achieve more of the objectives that are most important to us. The link between well-stated and achieved goals is self-discipline.  Self-discipline can be applied to almost all aspects of life whether it is completing school assignments and homework like me or going to the gym. 

-  Just Start!!

The most difficult problem I encounter in my journey of building self-discipline is actually starting. This is one of the most overlook problems, I often found myself not wanting to start doing my homework because I still had time to do it later in the day but this often just ended with me not actually getting anything done. I use to say to myself that I would start going to the gym when school ended or when I had the time but this resulted in me neglecting to go. In truth, I found that there will never be a good time to start, So just start, it is simple really. When I actually got to starting my homework or going to the gym I found that it was easy to do, the difficult part was to convince my mind to start. 

- Remove distractions 

You can dramatically increase your self-discipline by simply eliminating the largest temptations from your surroundings. Throw the fast food away if you want to eat healthy. Silence your phone and disable social media notifications if you want to increase your productivity. Make objectives and carry them out. You'll be more focused on achieving your objectives the less distractions there are in your environment. Get rid of negative influences to position yourself for success.

- Know your strengths and weakness

Acknowledging your weakness and strengths can be a very powerful tool, most people are quick to point out their strengths but have a hard time coming up with weaknesses. Too often, people either attempt to deny the existence of their vulnerabilities or, with a rigid mindset, give in to them, throwing up their hands in despair and saying, "well it is what it is." You must recognize your strengths, but more importantly, accept your weaknesses. You must first acknowledge your weakness to overcome them. By overcoming your weakness you become better.