Setting goals to improve self-discipline should include
- identifying a personal goal (e.g., a personal condition or behavior that needs improvement, an accomplishment that would require diligence and challenging work)
- setting realistic short-, medium-, and long-term goals or performance benchmarks
- persevering in the face of temporary setbacks or obstacles
- changing one’s typical behavioral patterns
- resisting temporary pleasures to achieve the greater good.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the consequences of failure to practice self-discipline?
- How does self-discipline prepare one for persevering in the face of setbacks?
- How can unrealistic goals be challenging to the development of self-discipline?