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: the power to regulate your thoughts, emotions, or behavior in the face of temptation to achieve a specific goal.<h2 id="25bc">Is Lack of Self-discipline the Culprit?</h2>Does the lack of self-discipline account for the chasm between intentions and executions?It is usually wiser to stand up to a scary-seeming experience and walk right into it, risking the bruises of hard knocks.You will find it is not as challenging as you had thought. Or you may find it tough but also discover you have what it takes to handle it.Here are some questions to ask yourself when faced with the dilemma of inaction in the face of knowing what you want: What do you want to work on? What do you want to happen differently? What are you tired of tolerating?“A man without decision of character can never be said to belong to himself…. He belongs to whatever can make captive of him.’ John Foster<h2 id="4670">What is your Top Bottom Line?</h2>It comes down to not knowing your bottom line. Do you want to achieve more worthiness and self-approval? Are health and fitness at the top of your list?All are worthy goals, but they require self-discipline. And self-discipline can only come from your core values and deepest desires.Many authorities, like Vicktor Frankl, argue that ‘those who have a ‘why’ to live, bear almost any ‘how.’ When you know at a deep level your ‘why’ or the reason you want to do something, you can remind yourself of these reasons when things get complicated.<h2 id="eb4e">Finding Your Deep Purpose</h2>When I was doing the work needed to find my purpose, I found it in developing self-respect. The criteria of what might boost my self-respect and self-worth have become my guiding principle. When deciding about skill development or dropping

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unhealthy habits, the worthiness criteria help me move in the right direction.Before I found this deep purpose, action on a self-improvement project often waned over time. The reason? The proposed changes were not well rooted in core values.The dictionary defines motivation as a reason to do a particular thing. It is the desire to do something. If we want to achieve a goal, we need the willingness to get results.Our desires may shift over time. What motivated us in the recent past may not motivate us in the near future.Motivation means finding the drive and direction from within. Knowing your core values and deepest desire are the best foundation for effective action and closing the gap between intentions and action.Thus, settle on your core values to close the gap between purpose and action. Next, always reference this value when making decisions to ensure that you act consistently with what you find most important. Make integrity your mantra, the light that shows you the way ahead.ConclusionUnderlying all the routes to well-being is the necessity of self-discipline: the power to regulate your thoughts, emotions, or behavior in the face of temptation to achieve a specific goal. Knowing your core values and deepest desire are the best foundation for effective action and closing the gap between intentions and action.Want to enjoy more stories like this without restriction? It’s $5 a month, giving unlimited access to all stories on Medium. If you sign up using my link, I’ll earn a small commission at no cost to you.To sign up, go here: <a href="https://medium.com/@sanfmark/membership"></a><a href="https://medium.com/@sanfmark/membership">https://medium.com/@sanfmark/membership</a></article></body>

What to Do When You Can’t Act

How to get unstuck from not carrying out your best-laid plans

Curiously, many are interested in achieving well-being yet are held back even though the path ahead is clear. Is it because of inner resistance? Are our expectations too high? Do we use faulty strategies?

Below I present a method for ensuring consistency between intentions and actions. This method consists of finding your best foundation for self-discipline.

It comes down to the failure to answer two questions: What do you want, and do you have the resources to go for it?

Well-Being

Well-being is the pleasure and happiness of attaining a goal. Success can come from complying with your own rules. Acting by following your directives may be the proper path. It may result from compensating for perceived weaknesses.

“Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it will be forward, backward, or sideways.” … H. Jackson Brown

Underlying all these routes to well-being is the necessity of self-discipline: the power to regulate your thoughts, emotions, or behavior in the face of temptation to achieve a specific goal.

Is Lack of Self-discipline the Culprit?

Does the lack of self-discipline account for the chasm between intentions and executions?

It is usually wiser to stand up to a scary-seeming experience and walk right into it, risking the bruises of hard knocks.

You will find it is not as challenging as you had thought. Or you may find it tough but also discover you have what it takes to handle it.

Here are some questions to ask yourself when faced with the dilemma of inaction in the face of knowing what you want: What do you want to work on? What do you want to happen differently? What are you tired of tolerating?

“A man without decision of character can never be said to belong to himself…. He belongs to whatever can make captive of him.’ John Foster

What is your Top Bottom Line?

It comes down to not knowing your bottom line. Do you want to achieve more worthiness and self-approval? Are health and fitness at the top of your list?

All are worthy goals, but they require self-discipline. And self-discipline can only come from your core values and deepest desires.

Many authorities, like Vicktor Frankl, argue that ‘those who have a ‘why’ to live, bear almost any ‘how.’ When you know at a deep level your ‘why’ or the reason you want to do something, you can remind yourself of these reasons when things get complicated.

Finding Your Deep Purpose

When I was doing the work needed to find my purpose, I found it in developing self-respect. The criteria of what might boost my self-respect and self-worth have become my guiding principle. When deciding about skill development or dropping unhealthy habits, the worthiness criteria help me move in the right direction.

Before I found this deep purpose, action on a self-improvement project often waned over time. The reason? The proposed changes were not well rooted in core values.

The dictionary defines motivation as a reason to do a particular thing. It is the desire to do something. If we want to achieve a goal, we need the willingness to get results.

Our desires may shift over time. What motivated us in the recent past may not motivate us in the near future.

Motivation means finding the drive and direction from within. Knowing your core values and deepest desire are the best foundation for effective action and closing the gap between intentions and action.

Thus, settle on your core values to close the gap between purpose and action. Next, always reference this value when making decisions to ensure that you act consistently with what you find most important. Make integrity your mantra, the light that shows you the way ahead.

Conclusion

Underlying all the routes to well-being is the necessity of self-discipline: the power to regulate your thoughts, emotions, or behavior in the face of temptation to achieve a specific goal. Knowing your core values and deepest desire are the best foundation for effective action and closing the gap between intentions and action.

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