When the alarm goes off at 5am, what gets you out of bed to go exercise? Motivation or discipline? I can tell you for me it’s not motivation! I don’t “feel” like doing it! I am still working on establishing the discipline. I’m getting there!
Motivation is based on emotion, feeling and impulse. It’s helpful to have those things but not necessary to accomplish a task or achieve a goal.
We seem to want to put our feelings in the wrong place, backward in fact when we want to “motivate” to do something. For example, “I can’t seem to motivate to vacuum the house.” What we are saying is I am not having a good FEELING about the act of vacuuming. Instead, we need to CHOOSE to vacuum and then FEEL good about the vacuuming being done.
We could wait forever to get excited and worked up about vacuuming! It might never happen! Waiting for motivation causes procrastination.
Self-discipline is the key to achieving anything you have set out to do. More specifically, self-discipline is what will help you establish habits that will then not require motivation or self-discipline to do. The habit of brushing your teeth in the morning has been so ingrained in your brain that it doesn’t take motivation or self-discipline to do each day. In fact, I would bet most of us do it before we are fully awake! Its practically like breathing!
Self-discipline will be there when motivation fails you. Motivation is a fair weather friend. Discipline will conquer fear. It will overcome frustration. It will help you get up and keep going when you fall down.
How can you build self-discipline? discipline is like a muscle. It needs to be used to get stronger! The first few times making yourself get up at 5am is hard. After a while, it gets easier. (I’m still at the “its hard” part!)
Make it as easy as possible to make the best choices. If you are dieting, don’t buy a dozen doughnuts for the office.
Have a plan. If you are trying to resolve to have a clean house, put a system in place. Don’t just flounder.
Make small changes. Don’t decide you are going to go to the gym 6 days a week, never ever eat sugar again, lose 10 pounds by the weekend and start taking an online course at the same time! One thing at a time!
Take time to reward yourself or just enjoy the benefit of what you have done! This is extremely important! Our brains are wired to want to achieve a reward. Besides, you deserve it!
People who have good self-discipline are happier people! Be the boss of yourself! Don’t let your feelings tell you what to do!
Wisdomination has a crazy good article on this subject! “Motivation is trying to feel like doing stuff.” Discipline is doing it even if you don’t feel like it.”
Entrepreneur has a good article on how to develop self-discipline
“There are things you can do to learn self-discipline and gain the willpower to live a happier life.”
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Chorizo and Egg Tostado
Recipe: Chorizo and Egg Tostado
Servings 6
Ingredients:
| 12 ounces fresh chorizo sausages |
| 1 pound ground beef |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 1 seeded poblano chile diced |
| 1 red bell pepper diced |
| 5 green onions sliced |
| salt to taste |
| freshly ground black pepper to taste |
| 1/4 cup your favorite salsa |
| 1/4 cup water |
| 6 flour tortillas or corn tortillas |
| oil for frying |
| 6 eggs |
| mexican blend cheese |
| hot pepper sauce |
| avocado |
| sour cream |
Directions:
Remove chorizo from casings. In a large skillet, cook chorizo and ground beef until browned. Drain off fat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the skillet and add diced poblano, red bell pepper, and green onion to meat. Cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add salsa and water and stir to combine. Cook until reduced slightly.
In another skillet, heat oil and fry tortillas until crisp turning once.
Fry 6 eggs as desired. Divide chorizo mixture between the six tortillas, top with cheese, egg, hot sauce and avocado. Garnish with sour cream and more green onion.
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