“People change their lives when they say ‘I’ve had it’.”
-Dave Ramsey
What is it for you? Have you had it blaming your dryer for the tight jeans? Are you tired of living paycheck to paycheck? Are you tired of saying yes to everyone and everything? We all have goals we’d like to reach; we might just need a few tips on how to become more disciplined.
What are you ready to change?
It’s hard not to go out to eat, live within a budget, or stay home when all your friends go on vacation. Discipline is hard – but so is living paycheck to paycheck and being overweight. Even more so, it’s hard being in the hospital for coronary heart disease and being overwhelmed by debt.
| This… | Or This |
|---|---|
| Create a budget. | Live paycheck to paycheck. |
| Learn to say no. | Live under someone else’s terms. |
| Pay with a cash or a debit card. | Increase debt and stay broke. |
| Exercise. | Lose muscle, gain weight, or have artery problems. |
| Drink water. Stay hydrated. | Be thirsty; get urinary or kidney problems. |
| Meditate. | Live with anxiety. |
“Choose your hard.”
Dr. John Deloney
Why do I want to change?
Choosing our hard can be easy when we remember our why. Why do I want to change? I want to be able to take care of myself in my own home and travel, even when I’m 80. I want to have a high quality of life despite my age.
If you want to get pregnant or if you want to recover from a sickness – these should be reasons enough to prioritize health. If you want to go on a trip or get married, those are reasons enough to prioritize savings. Maybe you want to switch careers, and you need to prioritize your education. Once we have our why, we can choose the path we need to take to get there.
Am I willing to change?
Changing habits is an emotional activity. What is it that’s holding me back from losing weight? Is it that I’m hungry, or is it my anxiety causing me to look in the fridge for a ‘lil’ somethin’, somethin’’’?
How can I become more disciplined?
- “Go do the thing.”—Dr. John Deloney. Don’t wait for perfection; start. I’ve wanted to write a blog for at least four years, but I always thought I had to know everything about blogs. That thought overwhelmed me, and I never even started. Finally, 5 years later, I did the thing (started a blog).
- Aim for 1% improvement. Focus on getting 1 percent better daily, like James Clear says in his book Atomic Habits. That 1% compounds every day – can you imagine the improvement one year ahead?
- Set up a routine. It doesn’t have to take long, and it only needs to serve you. Learn how to create a routine here.
In conclusion, life choices can be hard. They all require unique actions and have their own consequences. What path will you take? The easy one or the happy one? Hear more about what Dave Ramsey and Dr. John Deloney say about discipline here.
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