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| Finally!!! |
What we’ve
covered:
Your Expectations of yourself are positive.
Your Motivation is internal.
Your Image of yourself is congruent with
your expectations.
Your Direction has specificity.
Your Control takes the form of personal
responsibility for your choices and actions.
Today
we’re talking about Self-Discipline. Neither Dr. Denis Waitley nor Dr. William Glasser
see self-discipline as a demanding, harsh “make yourself” do it practice.
Waitley
talks about self-discipline as internally practicing those attributes you need
to be successful.
Glasser
talks about self-discipline being a behavior we choose that helps us be
successful in our endeavors.
Perfect
Practice is not only about practicing – it’s about Perfect Practice. And, where
can we engage in Perfect Practice? In our creative minds.
If
you follow any sport you’ll see the athlete, before they take that shot, throw
that picture, swing that bat, shoot down the ski slope or take to the ice, go
within where they “see” or imagine themselves perfectly performing. In their
imaginations they never fall, miss a shot or fail.
Dr.
Waitley tells the stories of POW’s, musicians, Olympic athletes and astronauts
using Perfect Practice. These stories are amazing and I encourage you to either
purchase Dr. Waitley’s book or audio program to hear the details.
In
his book Positive Addiction, Dr.
Glasser writes about people who use a positive behavior over and over and over
until they have the same physical withdrawals a drug or alcohol addict has. One
of the things I learned when reading this book was that we can replace a
negative addiction with a positive one.
To
master the quality of self-discipline, we practice being successful. We see
ourselves engaged in the activity whether it is on the tennis court or leading
a seminar. We visualize ourselves on the clay or grass court, on the stage at
the podium. We mentally practice our backhand, our serve, we see ourselves
engaged with the audience, our voice and gestures adding to the content of our
presentation. We may even sit in the stands and visualize ourselves on the
court, making every serve, returning every shot. We may stand on the stage,
behind the podium while mentally running through what we want to say.
And
in that mental moment before it becomes our physical moment, we see ourselves
at our best, matching that self-image we have of ourselves. It isn’t about
practicing, it’s about Perfect Practice. And, it’s about liking ourselves just
as we are while still striving to improve.
Next week? Do I “esteem”
the person I see in the mirror?
If you are interested in learning a simple process to
find solutions to issues that are interfering with the quality of your life,
check out my latest non-fiction book Staying Sane in
a Crazy World.
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| Available Now! |
Do
you ever wish there was?
Staying Sane in a Crazy World
may help guide you toward stopping the tumbling and choosing how to take
effective control of your life.
The
reality is there is no One answer that fits all but we each have Our answer.
In
this short guide, Judith Ashley leads you through a straight-forward process
that allows you to find Your answers. Answers you’ll use to craft a Personal Staying Sane Plan that will
help you regain and keep your balance whenever the world around you is
out-of-whack.
Staying Sane is now available at your favorite e-retailer.
© 2018 Judith Ashley
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