Self-Discipline In 10 Days

Self-Discipline in 10 days
How To Go From Thinking To Doing

by

Theodore Bryant, MSW

HUB Publishing Human Understanding and Behavior Publishing Seattle, Washington

Dedicated... to all the people who have attended my self-discipline courses, seminars, and lectures. You provided me with the desire and motivation to write this book. You enabled me to create a self-discipline system thatcan work for anyone. But, more important, you taught me that life's greatest pleasure lies in helping others accomplish their desires. For this simple lesson, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Table Of Contents
Part One Preliminary Information
• Important! • How To Use This Guidebook 1. Getting Started 2. Poisons & Antidotes 3. Action-oriented Self-talk 4. UnderstandingSelf-Discipline 2 5 7 13 31 41

Part Two The Ten Day Self-Discipline Development System
• Before You Begin 5. Day One: Fear of Failure 6. Day Two: Fear of Success 7. Day Three: Fear of Rejection 8. Day Four: Fear of Mediocrity 9. Day Five: Fear of Risks 52 53 61 67 74 78

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Part Three Subconscious Beliefs plus Five Power Tools
• Understanding Subconscious Belief Systems . . . . 10. DaySix: "All or Nothing" & Visualization 11. Day Seven: "I Must Be Perfect" & Reward Systems 12. Day Eight: "I Can Achieve Without Discomfort" & Vitaminds 13. Day Nine: "I Can't Change" & Relaxation 14. Day Ten: "Something Terrible Will Happen" & AGoal Sheet 109 117 89 93

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Part Four Putting It All Together
• Congratulations! • The Self-Discipline Process 15. The Decision Stage 16. ThePreparation Stage 17. The Action Stage 18. The Completion/ Maintenance Stage • About the Author 135 136 137 141 147 153 160

Part One
Preliminary Information

Important!
Whenever and wherever I conduct self-discipline workshops, seminars, or classes, I always hear this question: "Can I actually improve my self-discipline in only ten days?" My answer:

YES... YES... YES
Absolutely.Positively. Definitely. Actually, you will experience improvement in one day! Your improvement will be in direct proportion to how closely you follow the program in this book. A partial effort will generate a partial result. The exercises, tips, and techniques contained in this book came from many different and diverse sources. This book contains the quickest and easiest methods currently availablefor improving self-discipline. Did you notice that I did not say "The best methods"? The best methods can take lots of time and tons of effort to understand and employ. In this book you will find methods that will work fast and painless; we will use a no-frills approach. But I promise that you will learn more than you will need to improve your self-discipline immediately. To facilitate yourconsumption and digestion of this material, all psychobabble and jargon have been skimmed off. So you're getting only the real goods in a powerful and concentrated dose.

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Trust me. The system in this book will give you the insight, techniques, and tips to quickly improve your selfdiscipline skill. You will note that I said, "skill." That is because my experiences with thousands of people havetaught me that self-discipline is simply a skill that anyone can learn to use. No one comes into the world with it. And improving self-discipline, like improving any skill, is simply a matter of education and practice.

Some of us learned self-discipline from parents, friends, or relatives. Others of us learned it through school, sports, the armed forces, or maybe even through our own intuition.Unfortunately, however, most of us were never taught the psychology of self-discipline, how it really works. So we can't always use it when we need it. This book will help you learn what you need to know, and unlearn what you need to drop. Soon you will be aware of many tools, techniques, and concepts to help you unravel the mystery of self-discipline. You are going to be amazed at how quickly and...