Sure I am that this day we are masters of our fate,
that the task which has been set before us is not above
our strengths; that its pangs and toils are not beyond
my endurance. As long as we have faith in our own
cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will
not be denied us.
-Winston Churchill
The little acts pile one on top of another to eventually produce an abundance of inner strength.Perhaps the old African proverb says it best: 'When spider webs unite, they tie up a lion.'
Self-discipline will provide you with the mental reserves required to persevere when life throws you one of its little curves. The lack of willpower is a mental disease.
Willpower allows you to do what you said you would do, when you said you would do it. It is the essential virtue of every person who has created a life rich with passion, possibility and peace.
Everyone is different truly enlightened people never seek to be like others. Rather, they seek to be superior to their former selves. Don't race against others. Race against yourself.
Developing the power of your will can erase the worry habit, keep you healthy and give you far more energy than you have ever had. Self-control is really nothing more than mind control. Will is the king of mental powers. When you master your mind you master your life. Mental mastery starts with being able to control every thought that you think. When you have developed the ability to discard all weak thoughts and focus only on those that are positive and good, positive and good actions will follow. Soon you will start attracting all that is positive and good into your life.
Positive always overcomes negative. So if you continue to wage war against the weaker thoughts that might have silently crept into the palace of your mind over the years, eventually they will see that they are unwanted and leave like visitors who know they are not welcome.
When you control your thoughts, you control your mind. When you control your mind, you control your life. And once you reach the stage of being in total control of your life, you become the master of your destiny.
"Wisdom without proper tools for its application is no wisdom at all."
Words are great influencers. Words are the verbal embodiment of power. By filling your mind with words of hope, you become hopeful. By filling your mind with words of kindness, you become kind. By filling your mind with thoughts of courage, you become courageous. Words have power.
"This is the mantra I suggest you repeat at least thirty times a day: 'I am more than I appear to be, all the world's strength and power rests inside me.' It will manifest profound changes in your life. For even quicker results, blend this mantra with the practice of creative envisioning I spoke of earlier. For example, go to a quiet place. Sit with your eyes closed. Do not let your mind wander. Keep your body still, as the surest sign of a weak mind is a body that cannot rest. Now repeat the mantra aloud, over and over again. While you do so, see yourself as a disciplined, firm person, fully in control of your mind, your body and your spirit. Picture yourself acting as Gandhi or Mother Teresa might act in a challenging situation. Startling results will surely come your way.
Start doing the things you don't like doing. For you it might be as simple as making your bed in the morning or walking rather than driving to work. By getting into the habit of exerting your will, you will cease to be a slave to your weaker impulses.
To build willpower and inner strength you must first use it. The more you exert and nurture the embryo of self discipline, the more quickly it will mature and give you the results you desire.
By keeping silent for a day, you are conditioning your will to do as you command it to do. Each time the urge to speak arises, you actively curb this impulse and remain quiet. You see, your will does not have a mind of its own. It waits for you to give it instructions that will spur it into action. The more control you exert over it, the more powerful it will become. The problem is that most people don't use their willpower.
Most people believe they don't have any willpower. They blame everyone and everything except themselves for this apparent weakness.
Decide to do the things you know you should be doing rather than walking the path of least resistance. Start to fight the gravitational force of your bad habits and weaker impulses just as a rocket rises above the force of gravity to enter the realm of the heavens. Push yourself. Just watch what will happen in a matter of weeks.
Small victories lead to large victories. You must build on the small to achieve the great.
Momentum is also the secret ingredient to building self-discipline. Like I said, you start off small, whether that means getting up a little earlier, starting to walk around the block every night or even just training yourself to turn off the television when you know you have had enough. These small victories create the momentum that excites you to take larger steps along the path to your highest self. Soon you are doing things that you never knew you were capable of doing with a vigor and energy that you never thought you had.
Live with Discipline
• Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage
• The more you nurture the embryo of self-discipline, the more it will mature
• Willpower is the essential virtue of a fully actualized life
Wage war against the weaker thoughts that have crept into the palace of your mind. They will see that they are unwanted and leave like unwelcome visitors.
-Winston Churchill
The little acts pile one on top of another to eventually produce an abundance of inner strength.Perhaps the old African proverb says it best: 'When spider webs unite, they tie up a lion.'
Self-discipline will provide you with the mental reserves required to persevere when life throws you one of its little curves. The lack of willpower is a mental disease.
Willpower allows you to do what you said you would do, when you said you would do it. It is the essential virtue of every person who has created a life rich with passion, possibility and peace.
Everyone is different truly enlightened people never seek to be like others. Rather, they seek to be superior to their former selves. Don't race against others. Race against yourself.
Developing the power of your will can erase the worry habit, keep you healthy and give you far more energy than you have ever had. Self-control is really nothing more than mind control. Will is the king of mental powers. When you master your mind you master your life. Mental mastery starts with being able to control every thought that you think. When you have developed the ability to discard all weak thoughts and focus only on those that are positive and good, positive and good actions will follow. Soon you will start attracting all that is positive and good into your life.
Positive always overcomes negative. So if you continue to wage war against the weaker thoughts that might have silently crept into the palace of your mind over the years, eventually they will see that they are unwanted and leave like visitors who know they are not welcome.
When you control your thoughts, you control your mind. When you control your mind, you control your life. And once you reach the stage of being in total control of your life, you become the master of your destiny.
"Wisdom without proper tools for its application is no wisdom at all."
Words are great influencers. Words are the verbal embodiment of power. By filling your mind with words of hope, you become hopeful. By filling your mind with words of kindness, you become kind. By filling your mind with thoughts of courage, you become courageous. Words have power.
"This is the mantra I suggest you repeat at least thirty times a day: 'I am more than I appear to be, all the world's strength and power rests inside me.' It will manifest profound changes in your life. For even quicker results, blend this mantra with the practice of creative envisioning I spoke of earlier. For example, go to a quiet place. Sit with your eyes closed. Do not let your mind wander. Keep your body still, as the surest sign of a weak mind is a body that cannot rest. Now repeat the mantra aloud, over and over again. While you do so, see yourself as a disciplined, firm person, fully in control of your mind, your body and your spirit. Picture yourself acting as Gandhi or Mother Teresa might act in a challenging situation. Startling results will surely come your way.
Start doing the things you don't like doing. For you it might be as simple as making your bed in the morning or walking rather than driving to work. By getting into the habit of exerting your will, you will cease to be a slave to your weaker impulses.
To build willpower and inner strength you must first use it. The more you exert and nurture the embryo of self discipline, the more quickly it will mature and give you the results you desire.
By keeping silent for a day, you are conditioning your will to do as you command it to do. Each time the urge to speak arises, you actively curb this impulse and remain quiet. You see, your will does not have a mind of its own. It waits for you to give it instructions that will spur it into action. The more control you exert over it, the more powerful it will become. The problem is that most people don't use their willpower.
Most people believe they don't have any willpower. They blame everyone and everything except themselves for this apparent weakness.
Decide to do the things you know you should be doing rather than walking the path of least resistance. Start to fight the gravitational force of your bad habits and weaker impulses just as a rocket rises above the force of gravity to enter the realm of the heavens. Push yourself. Just watch what will happen in a matter of weeks.
Small victories lead to large victories. You must build on the small to achieve the great.
Momentum is also the secret ingredient to building self-discipline. Like I said, you start off small, whether that means getting up a little earlier, starting to walk around the block every night or even just training yourself to turn off the television when you know you have had enough. These small victories create the momentum that excites you to take larger steps along the path to your highest self. Soon you are doing things that you never knew you were capable of doing with a vigor and energy that you never thought you had.
Live with Discipline
• Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage
• The more you nurture the embryo of self-discipline, the more it will mature
• Willpower is the essential virtue of a fully actualized life
Wage war against the weaker thoughts that have crept into the palace of your mind. They will see that they are unwanted and leave like unwelcome visitors.
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