Scott Swalwell here from scottswalwell.com.
Now, you want to have the ability to make yourself do things you should do even when
you don't want to.
Well, in this video we're going to go through four proven tips on gaining self discipline
and have you crushing those goals like never before.
Let's go.
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Tip Number one of four for gaining self discipline.
Start small.
Now let's just say you want to start exercising or you want to lose a lot of weight or maybe
you just want to put on a lot of muscle and you start getting pumped, you get motivated,
you get psyched and then you start thinking about all the things that you can do.
I'm going to start running every day.
I'm going to hit the gym every day.
I'm going to do two gym classes back to back.
Swimming on Thursdays.
Just put on the gear.
Boom.
No more processed foods.
I'm cutting out all the alcohol.
No more bread.
Listen, start small.
Now all those things I got, fine, write them all out, by all means, all the things that
you need to do.
But you want to go for the low hanging fruit.
You want to go for the small wins, you want to go things that you can tackle.
Here's the thing, your brain wants to keep you comfortable, it does not want you to be
uncomfortable.
It's protecting you from going into that state.
So what you want to try and do is trick your brain, so you start small, do things that
aren't going to be too far away to build up that discipline within you.
So, for example, rather than going straight for a 10K marathon, you might just commit
to getting up, putting your shoes on, walking around the block.
And once you accomplish that and if you've done that a few days in a row,
then you might go for a five minute walk.
And once you've locked that in and you banked that as a win.
So make sure you bank it as a win.
Then you might go for a 10 minute walk.
And you keep building it up until you hit the goal that you want.
And this way it creeps on the self-discipline and you want to bank that, record it, so you
know that that now is a foundation for moving on to the next thing.
So once you've mastered that, then you might move on to cutting out, say,
your bread at dinner time for example.
And then once you've mastered that, then you might move on to cutting out sugar drinks.
And you keep building that muscle and keep killing it at small wins at a time.
And the more you do that, the more momentum that you'll get and the more references and
memories in your head that you can do that with that self discipline that you'll be able
to go on and do it for the next one.
Tip number two of four for gaining self discipline.
Bribe yourself.
Now here's what you've got to do.
Grab someone that you know, preferably someone that you trust, and give them something that
you don't want to lose.
This could be money.
Your Jordans.
Entire collection of superheroes.
Now here's the thing, you only get it back if you successfully meet the goal at the end
of the week.
So if you give someone a couple hundred dollars for example and you don't meet it, then they
keep the hundred dollars.
And this will give you that extra little bit of incentive just to help you push and this
is especially good when you're first trying to start something in practice, self-discipline
and put these things in place to give that little build up or that kickstart that you
need before you start really building that momentum up of self discipline and knocking
over those goals.
Now guys, comment below with a self-discipline bribe that you could use today on yourself.
I'll actually be interested to see what you come up with.
Step three of four for gaining self discipline.
Plan.
What can we do to set ourselves up for success?
How can we plan?
What can we do the night before to actually help us?
And what can we get out, ready and half prepare us for whatever goal we're trying to do?
And what I like to do is personally get up in the morning, extra early, and plan out
what I'm going to do for that day and what wins I want to actually tackle.
Now, if you actually struggle to get up early in the morning, I do have a video, check it
out once you've finished watching this one.
And that is four practical steps on how to actually wake up early in the morning.
So make sure you check it out if you do struggle.
So, in essence, just take the time to plan.
You need a game plan.
You wouldn't build a house without a plan.
You probably wouldn't have a wedding without a plan.
You wouldn't go for a job without a plan.
So tell me, why should we hire you?
Because I'm...
Yeah.
I'm good at stuff.
Right?
So this is your life, this is your self discipline.
If you can build your self discipline, then the sky is the limit.
Right?
So take the time to plan it out.
Tip four of four for gaining self-discipline.
Forgive yourself and move on.
No doubt, there's going to be times when you're going to fail.
You didn't do what you actually planned out to do.
And this can happen.
But it's how we actually look at that and perceive that.
There's that quote that it's not what happens to you that matters, it's how you respond.
So just ensure that your accepting that there's going to be these blips in the road, and rather
than just going, "That's it, I quit.
I'm never going to be able to build my self-discipline," or "I'm never going to be able to lose that
weight," or whatever it is, just accept that there's going to be those blips.
And maybe you need to change your approach, or maybe you need to start smaller.
It's about building and gaining self-discipline.
So every action and step you take towards that, that you're repeating the activity or
increasing the activity, then that's going to gain you self-discipline.
So yes, you missed a day or you missed a time when you didn't do it.
Don't beat yourself up over it, just accept that it's happened, learn from it and improve.
So there you have it.
There's your four tips of gaining more self-discipline that you can start implementing in your life
today.
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will be in the link below, it's the seven morning rituals of successful people.
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It's things that I use in my life, but also things that I've cherry picked off the successful
people out there in the world today.
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So, there you have it, guys.
There is your four tips for gaining self-discipline.
Have you start crushing those goals like nothing else.
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