Are you disciplined enough?

This year, I decided to undertake a 30-day challenge, lent had passed, and since I am not particularly religious really feel any allegiance to this event. However after hearing that several people talk about their reasons of abstinence I began to think of areas of my life I felt that I would a discipline more in. This weekend, I was on a course and struggled to focus following a terrible sleep introduces too much caffeine followed by too much alcohol the night before. There and then I decided I had to do something and to waive both for a short period.

The key for me initially thing was a genuine commitment-100 per cent, nothing-will-get-in-my-way determination to do so. And that helped me to built a really compelling idea of what my game was, in my case feel fitter, full of energy, more alert and capable of everything! And it was "locked" by sharing with another person of support that could keep me accountable to paste with my wishes. Think about that made me realize why so many people fail to stick to resolutions…all the new year too often they are made half divided without any real commitment at the outset.

But it is all very well to set goals and with the support of people around vous…la happens when you enter your period of abstinence? After all, anyone can have great intentions, it is the action that counts. Give up alcohol, particularly for 30 days was always a challenge. While I certainly classify myself as a drinker I had become accustomed to a glass of wine, sometimes two nights, just to help me unwind…a habit, I have had for a long time that I can remember.

The first couple of days felt easy, I had an overwhelming determination that there is no other option. My first obstacle came while he was anniversary of my husband, a moment of celebration and sharing, including a bottle of wine. I value connection and felt that this was a bit compromised. We often underestimate the role our values (in other words what is most important for us) play creating and breaking habits, and it is certainly useful to have a clear understanding of which is the engine of our behaviour from the outset. If a value is at the origin of our behavior (for example you can assess with a sense of belonging, so to waive a social habit, it can help create a sense of isolation) you need to find ways to honor this value.

Throughout this period, I became also aware of my saboteurs, in my head always ready to destroy me with their words of discouragement-"you cannot make full ', or"you have dropped for a week now so why not simply chill out!"" I had to put these on the one hand and hold firmly to my commitment, at all times to remember my reason for this.

But probably overall the conclusion I draw at the end of this period of 30 days is that it is discipline - discipline pure and simple. I was used to make choices, free to do as I aggravated please, probably by the fact that I did not follow a particular faith, which, in itself, often requires levels of personal discipline. I then reflects and wondered where in my life this lack of discipline was showing. And not surprisingly perhaps there are a number of areas.

Therefore where to take my learning of this progress? I am now has the value of discipline - and it seems possible to have one of the most difficult challenges that I am now much more equipped to tackle other challenges - in fact face anything. I see discipline is a muscle to be exercised…the more that we are more powerful we can become.

Therefore, the next time you make a vow, if it is part of your faith or even a commitment to your partner in life, don't forget that the discipline will be part of it, but instead to consider this as a burdenregards it as a gift of strength that will help you to achieve anything.