Self-discipline is a pattern of behavior where you choose to do what you know you should do, rather than what you want to do. It’s the inner power that pushes you to get out of bed to exercise rather than sleeping in. It is the assertion of willpower over more basic desires and is synonymous with self-control.
It includes having the personal initiative to get started and the stamina to persevere. Being disciplined gives you the strength to withstand hardships and difficulties, whether physical, emotional or mental. It allows forgoing immediate satisfaction, in order to gain something better, but which requires effort and time.
Discipline is one of the cornerstones to living a successful and fulfilling life and something we should all strive to master.
纪律是过上成功充实生活的基础之一,同时也是我们能实现奋斗目标的基础之一。
Benefits of becoming a disciplined person
做个自律的人有哪些好处?
When you are consistent in doing the things you know you should do, when you know you should do them, here are the benefits you will enjoy:
当你知道应该做哪些事并知道要完成它们的时候,坚持下去,你就会体会到以下好处:
You will achieve your goals. When you are consistent in doing the things you know you should do, your odds of achieving your goals will be dramatically increased.
实现目标。坚持做该做的事会大大提高你实现目标的几率。
You self-esteem will soar. Every time you push yourself to do something you know you should do, you are building your self-esteem.
People’s respect for you will grow. This includes everyone from your spouse to your employer who witnesses your efforts.
那些见证你努力人——从你的另一半到你的员工,会对你越来越敬重。
You will influence the lives of others. Every good and right thing you do, influences the lives of those who are watching and can have a ripple effect on future generations.
When people are in the public, they have the sense that they should not speak loudly in the public place and they should not jump the line and so on, these are rules for them, though it is not the law makes it, but the power of morality. Self-behave seems easy to do, but when the great temptation comes, self-behave will be changed quickly.
It has been reported that in Hong Kong, a police car which was loaded with crash attracted many people to grab the money when the crash slipped down from the police car. It was such crazy, the money should be handed to the band, while on its way to the bank, people grabbed some and then left quickly. Two days later, the police found back most of the money, some people who refused to return the money were caught into the prison.
Self-behave is not easy, people are easy to obey the public rules on the small issues, while when the great temptation comes, these rules are easy to be broken. The one who can refuse to the great temptation can say he is totally self-behave.
The first step in becoming a disciplined person is to make a commitment to yourself that from this day forward you are going to do the things you know you should do, when you should do them. As part of this commitment, you cannot allow yourself to make excuses or justify not doing what you should do.
If you struggle with discipline, start small. It’s how we all got started. Start by taking out the overflowing garbage, answering an email, changing the light bulb, or cleaning your bathroom. Start today doing all the little things you know you should do, but don’t feel like doing.
When you need to do things that make you uncomfortable, remember the wise words of leadership expert Dr. John Maxwell who said, “If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.”
每当你需要做点事来让自己感觉舒服一些时,想想领导学专家麦斯威尔博士(Dr. John Maxwell )的至理名言:“成长的过程通常是痛苦的。”
When things come up that are scary, heed the experience of Dale Carnegie who said, “Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it… that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.”
Becoming a discipline person will likely be the hardest thing you do, but it can also become the most rewarding. All successes in every part of your life are built on the foundation of discipline.
成为一个自律的人对你来说可能是最难的,但也是最有益的,因为自律是生活各个方面虚的成功的基础。
I want to challenge you to start doing the little things you know you should do. As you do, recognize yourself for each thing you do. With constant awareness and sustained effort you can actually train yourself to become disciplined.
This is not the first time I have blogged on the importance of discipline, and it won’t be the last. Of the over 1000 little things on my list, nothing has a higher dollar value to the market than discipline.
Discipline is one of the key differentiators separating those who live successful and fulfilling lives from those who don’t.
成功者与失败者的其中一个主要区别就是前者会自律而后者没有自律意识。
以自律写英语作文篇四:
When you consistently neglect to do the things you know you should do, when they should be done, here’s the downside:
如果你经常在该做某事时偷懒拖延,就会产生以下负面影响:
You won’t achieve your goals. I’ve never met anyone who achieved any worthwhile goal who lacked discipline.
无法实现目标。我还没见过有谁缺乏自律最后却能取得巨大成功。
You won’t feel good about yourself. No matter how hard you try to justify your actions, you know what’s right and wrong. Lying to yourself only makes it worse.
Making the decision to become a disciplined person may prove to be one of the most important decisions you make because of its powerful influence on every part of your life.