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6 Small Things You Can Do When You Lack Discipline


One of the biggest problems people face is the lack of discipline — they have goals or habits they want to achieve, but lack that discipline needed to stick with it.


1. Forgive yourself

2. Realize that discipline is an illusion

3. Focus on motivation. What’s your motivation for pursuing the goal or habit? How will you sustain the motivation when you struggle? Have very strong motivations for doing something, and write them down. Commit publicly. When things get tough, remind yourself of your motivation. Focus on it. It’ll pull you along — that’s more powerful than trying to focus on the push of discipline.


4. Make it easy

5. Focus on enjoyment

6. Repeat

Well, it’s just a bump in the road. Get up, dust yourself off, and get going again. Start from Step 1 and start all over.