How to Improve Your Self-Discipline Tip Sheet

Do you struggle with your self-discipline?  Perhaps you set goals, but just can’t get started.  Or, maybe you start lots of projects that you never finish.  Use this tip sheet to get quick and easy strategies you can implement today to improve your self-discipline.

Improve Your Self-Discipline – Your Best Habit Ever!

A mentor once told me: “self-discipline is the ability to give yourself a command and then stick to it.” And let me tell you… if you can master this, you are ahead of the pack. Because self-discipline is the best habit you will ever form.

People form habits and habits form futures

Andrew Carnegie said:

“A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”

Ask yourself, “What is something that I can do today that will make a big difference in my results?” And then do it all day long.

“Give yourself a command and then stick to it.”

“Yes! Give yourself a command and then follow it.”

“Give yourself a command and then do it.”

This is the best habit you will ever form to improve your self-discipline.

Affirmations for How To Improve Your Self-Discipline:

• Do the thing and you will get the energy to do the thing.
• I will do what has to be done today – whether I like it or not.
• Do the thing that has to be done, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.
• By doing what has to be done, I will like myself better at the end of the day.

You could pick one and say it at least 5-10 times a day.  Or, if you like variety, write them all down and repeat them to yourself multiple times.

What’s great about affirmations is that consistent use improves your self-worth, self-respect and self-esteem.  Plus, self-discipline is like a muscle, so “use it or you’ll lose it.”

Rank Yourself to Improve Your Self-Discipline

The Hawthorne Effect is a phenomenon where people modify their behaviour when they are aware they are being observed.  Interestingly, this can be true even when you are tracking yourself.

Each day, do this one simple thing to build your self-discipline… jot down in a notebook (or in the notes of your phone) how you rank your self-discipline for that day.  

On a scale of 0-10, how proud are you of practising your self-discipline today?

Rating your discipline daily increases your self-awareness and can trigger the Hawthorne Effect.  So, at the month’s end, calculate your average and track your progress.

I’d love to hear how you went with this exercise.  So, if you want to let me know, tell me in the contact form below: