7 tips for Stronger Self-Discipline
If you wrote an examination and got a mark of 80%, you would be happy with the result. However, if you discovered the mechanic only did an 80% job servicing the airplane you were about to board, you would want to change your flight plans.
We have a high level of expectation for the performance of others. We expect great food and service in a restuarant; our doctor better make the correct diagnosis; and the employee in cubicle three better be flawless in their performance, or someone will hear about it.
When it comes to our own performance, we’re a lot more forgiving. “Nobody’s going to notice if I leave this bit undone. It’ll be good enough.”
It takes strong self-discipline and motivation to do a good job when no one seems to notice or those around us don’t even try. Here are some tips to help with self-discipline:
- Make sure you are satisfied with the finished product. Fix anything you know you can.
- Sign your name to each project so that everyone will know whose work they’re seeing.
- Think about how your spouse, children or parents would feel about the quality of your work. Would they be proud or disappointed?
- Reward yourself for a job well done, even if no one else does.
- Model the practices of those with high standards, don’t be influenced by people around you with low standards.
- Ask for feedback. Get someone else to review your task and tell you what they think.
- Do a good job because it is the “right” thing to do, knowing that you can be proud of your work every time.
When all is said and done, it is the person in the mirror who will know what kind of job you did. Be proud of the work you do.
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