Title: Establish goals for developing self-discipline.
Course: Marine Corps JROTC I (09201) > Section: Introducing Personal Growth and Responsibility

Setting goals to improve self-discipline should include

- practicing integrity (i.e., the ability to do the right thing at the right time for the right reason)
- identifying a personal goal (e.g., a personal condition or behavior that needs improvement, an accomplishment that could require diligence and hard work)
- setting realistic short-, medium-, and long-term goals or performance benchmarks
- persevering in the face of temporary setbacks or obstacles
- changing one's behavioral patterns
- resisting temporary pleasures to achieve a greater good.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it imperative to establish goals?
- Why is self-discipline important?
- How might one go about changing a bad habit?