5 Self Discipline Essentials

By Rob K. Downie

Self-discipline is one of many personal growth tools available to all of us. Alone it is not a cure all, but the problems that self-discipline can solve are numerous. While there may be other ways to tackle problems in our lives, self-discipline has the ability to absolutely demolish them. A disciplined mind will help you grow as person, gain more self confidence and allow you to steer your life in the direction you want. Start enjoying more positive results in every aspect of your life. This easy to read eBook will show you how to get started.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Spectrum Ebooks
• Release date: Jan 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310169335

Rob K. Downie

Rob K. Downie is a Canadian born author and entrepreneur. Rob was born in Canada, but spent most of his early years in the United States. In his twenties, Rob travelled to the UK to pursue a business opportunity. Since then, Rob has lived and worked in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany. In his spare time, Rob enjoys martial arts, cycling, jogging and the occasional weight training session.

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5 Self Discipline Essentials

Copyrights 2014 Rob K. Downie

Published by Rob K. Downie at Smashwords

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Acceptance

Willpower

Hard Work

Industry

Persistence

About the Author

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INTRODUCTION

There are five essentials of self-discipline: Acceptance, Willpower, Hard Work, Industry, and Persistence. An easy way to remember them is to think of a whip slapping away at you to get you moving. Simply take the first letter of each word and you get the acronym a whip. Self-discipline gives you the ability to take action, regardless of your emotional state.

Think for a moment what you could accomplish if you could follow through on all your best intentions, with absolutely no excuses. See yourself saying to your body, You are 10 kg overweight. It’s time to lose that weight. In order to even attempt to manifest that intention, you need self-discipline. If you have enough self-discipline, it is a sure thing. You know that you have reached the apex of self-discipline when you are able to make a conscious decision, and there is no doubt whatsoever that you will follow through on it.

There are a number of personal growth tools that are available to each and every one of us. Self-discipline is one of them but alone it is not a cure-all. That being said, the problems that self-discipline can solve are numerous. And while there may be other ways to tackle those problems, self-discipline has the ability to absolutely demolish them. Self-discipline can give you the strength to kick any addiction or to lose any amount of weight. It can eliminate procrastination from your life and it can eradicate chaos and ignorance. Self-discipline is simply unparalleled when applied to a vast array of problems. Furthermore, it becomes an impressive teammate when other tools like passion, goal setting and planning are added