Martin Meadows

You need to exhibit self-discipline day in, day out, 365 days in a year. What if you had a companion who would remind you daily to stay disciplined and persevere, even when the going gets tough? 365 Days With Self-Discipline is a practical, accessible guidebook for embracing more self-discipline in your everyday life.

365 Life-Altering Thoughts on Self-Control, Mental Resilience, and Success

365 Days With Self-Discipline

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“If a person wants to reach their full  potential, he or she can’t avoid discomfort. Doing things that might not be entirely pleasant is key to achieving long-term objectives.” 

“Life’s easy when you live it the hard way... and hard if you try to live it the easy way.” 

Self-discipline means living your life the hard way: resisting temptations and instant gratification, in order to receive bigger and better rewards in the future.

“Your choices are made in a moment, but their consequences will transcend a lifetime.”

It takes only a moment to make the wrong choice and jeopardize your future. What feels like an insignificant decision today can have a great, lasting impact on your future.

Each time you’re faced with a decision between exerting self-discipline and taking it easy, remind yourself that the choice you’re making today doesn’t affect the present moment alone. A momentary decision can (and often will) reverberate for many years or even decades into the future.

“Willpower is what separates us from the animals. It’s the capacity to restrain our impulses, resist temptation — do what’s right and good for us in the long run, not what we want to do right now. It’s central, in fact, to civilization.” 

Caving in to your temptations whenever you feel them emerge is like relinquishing your humanity, in a way. As an intelligent human being, you have an ability — and I daresay an obligation — to make decisions that are based on rational thinking, not on your instincts alone.

“I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.” 

the best way to protect yourself against temptations is to avoid them — and for that, plain old preparation is more valuable than self-control.

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