Discipline journey

With the coronavirus hitting on the world right now, lots of unexpected events break our routine life.

No more gym, can’t go outside, no more restaurants, stressful to go buy grocery, work is stressful, can’t travel…

Lack of motivation, always stuck in the house.

Environment foster a “lazy” behaviours: Watch videos, gaming, social medias, order food, etc.

No motivation for career growth, travel goals, language goals, etc.

It hit me hard. Why not make the best of this situation? Why not take this opportunity to rest and build a new system for you to grow again?

In order to make things happen, I feel the hardest part is going from “lazy me” into “dragon slayer” mode.

Let’s see how we can make it happen.

To-do:

• (1) Record your “Small win” or accomplishment in a list daily in the morning:

·       This keeps you motivated. Building on small steps, one at a time.

·       e.g.: I set alarm to wake up and 5:45AM; I made it.

·       e.g.: 30mins video home workout in the morning; yes!

• (2) Create a new time-bucket list:

  • It will give you a new sense of purpose. Something to look forward in the future.

  • the time aspect gives your sense of urgency for the things you want to do

·       e.g.: From 25-30 y/o: Travel and eat lots of food in Taiwan, Osaka and Singapore

·       e.g.: From 30-40y/o: Try pizza in Italy, ride a horse, Try boxing class, go on all-inclusive resort

• (3) Choose a few habits that you want to have in your new life

·       e.g.: Wake up at 5:45AM everyday. Gym 30 mins every 2 days. Eat prep meals 5 times a week. Study finance book 1h a day. Listen to podcast 30 mins per day.

• (4) Watch video on discipline:

·       Get familiar with the concept of discipline. Lots of video on youtube on it.

• (5) Acknowledge that discipline, commitment, strong habits get things done.

·       Motivation gets you start. Laziness holds you back. Habits keeps you going.

• (6) Read or watch video summary of “The Power of Habit” or “Atomic habits”

·       Habits: Cues => Routine => Reward

• (7) Make a list of bad habit:

·       procrastination, escapism, waste time activities

·       Recognize the bad habits. Self-awareness is the first step.

·       e.g.: Wake up and play on my phone for 1h, play mobile game every night for 3h, Watch Netflix series when I am bored, Eat unhealthy snacks when I am bored, etc.

• (8) Small win: choose 1 thing and do it everyday

·       e.g.:

·       Sleep schedule: Set alarm, wake up at same time, do my bed, sleep at same time

·       Gym: go to gym once every 2 days

« Commit once, and do it every single day. »

« You don’t think about it, you just do. »

• (9) All on you now:

·       Set new goals.

·       Choose habits that you like. Convert bad habits into good ones.

·       Record your small win.

·       Time management => free your schedule into block of free time => use that time to focus on your goals.

·       Find a time to rest every week. (recharge the battery)

“Knowledge has no value, except that which can be gained from its application.”

LET’S GOOOOOOOO!

Quotes:

« Get things done even when you don’t feel like it. »

« You don’t think about it, you just do. »

« Commit once, and do it every single day. »

“Once we chose who we want to be, people grow to the way in which they have been exercised, just as sheet of paper or a coat, once creased or folded, tends to fall forever afterward into the same identical folds.”

“Most of us have friends who are like us. We might have a few close acquaintances who are richer, a few who are poorer, and a few of different races, but, on the whole, our deepest relationships tend to be with people who look like us, earn about the same amount of money, and come from similar backgrounds.”

Grit: “tendency to work strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity and plateaus in progress.”

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