By jauntie on Mon, 15/10/2007 – 1:46am
How many times have you told yourself:, “I wish I had will power and self discipline”? How many times have you started to do something, only to quit after a short while? We all have had experiences like these.
Sometimes, you wish to go for a walk, knowing how good it is for your health and how wonderful you feel afterwards, yet, you feel too lazy, and prefer to watch TV instead. You might be aware of the fact that you need to change your eating habits or stop smoking, yet, you don’t have the inner power and persistence to change these habits.
Everyone possesses some addictions or habits they wish they could overcome, such as smoking, excessive eating, laziness, procrastination or lack of assertiveness. To overcome these habits or addictions, one needs to have will power and self discipline. They make a great difference in everyone’s life, and bring inner strength, self mastery and decisiveness.
Does this sound familiar?
I have to admit I struggle with this one myself.
Self-discipline doesn’t come easy!
“Sometimes, you wish to go for a walk, knowing how good it is for your health and how wonderful you feel afterwards, yet, you feel too lazy, and prefer to watch TV instead. You might be aware of the fact that you need to change your eating habits or stop smoking, yet, you don’t have the inner power and persistence to change these habits.”
I can’t believe I’m alone in this lack of self-discipline but I get psyched by people who DO have all that will power to run marathons, or swim the English Channel or whatever …
Interested to see who on QL will admit to being one or the other!
My motivation is my age group. I always put in my mind the marathon man running early on the morning and the sunrise on his back….
I don’t count in motivation from others, mostly I’m a lone, doing and planning stuff… I’m my own motivator. In money games and my most resent work outs.
The Red Pope of Qatar Living
I really get a buzz out of doing exercise, whether playing a sport or swimming or just on a treadmill – it’s just actually motivating myself to get up and go and DO it that’s the problem. 
Even though I know I will feel great afterwards!
It’s a bit like some woman once said about sex: You don’t feel like it, then you do it, and afterwards you’re glad you did 
But getting back to what I was really talking about … In general, I think I lack the self-discipline and motivation which I so admire in others.
This is a real good thread .. which i like it but it really hurt .. cuz it’s telling the truth to me .. I lack the self-discipline too ..
A long list of things that i wished to do but i didn’t …
sometimes i start and quit after a while .. i dunno how to gain this will power inside of me .. The most things of my wish list is to quit smoking and be athletic .. but it seems that they will remain in the wish list and they never moves .. and the same thing goes to the rest of the list .. that’s really too bad .. i thought that i’m the only one but thanks God i’m not alone ..
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
It’s not that I didn’t achieve my ‘goals’. I never really had any! But I see others who have ‘goals’ and go for them.
What I wonder is why some of us aren’t disciplined enough to go for goals.
What makes one person self-willed enough to HAVE a goal and GO for it? Whilst others just really arent bothered or sufficiently self-motivated to try, even though they may envy the winners in this life who do have that self-discipline.
Hi ram xx
like with animals … they mate with the strongest in their pack to promote a stronger gene.
Or does the will to succeed come from within …
Lets not compare apple and lemons. Genetics still at early stages.So is DNA research. They just started to discover and learning to tinkle with it.
Is your mind vs your heart Sra….
I love the movie Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is so close to our own lives.
The Red Pope of Qatar Living
is more to do how one uses self-discipline to persevere in, say, going to the gym or regulating your eating, and the will power NOT to hit someone when you really want to!!!!
“Everyone possesses some addictions or habits they wish they could overcome, such as smoking, excessive eating, laziness, procrastination or lack of assertiveness”.
Or .. want to hit someone!
What do women really want? (QLL)
23 OctTake some time to read this….good one and very True!!!
Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of
a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved
by Arthur’s youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom,
as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have
a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no
answer, he would be put to death.
The question was: What do women really want?
He accepted the monarch’s proposition to have an answer by year’s end. He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone. Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer. But the price would be high as the witch was famous through out the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged. The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch.
She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first. The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, The most noble of the Knights of the Round Table, and Arthur’s closest friend! He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden, But Lancelot, having learnt of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur’s life and the preservation of the Round Table.
Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered. Arthur’s question thus: “What a woman really wants?”
She said, “Is to be in charge of her own life.”
Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth.
And that Arthur’s life would be spared. And so it was. The neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom. And Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding. The honeymoon hour approached and, Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened.
The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, She would henceforth be her horrible and deformed self only half the time. And the beautiful maiden the other half.
“Which would you prefer? She asked him.
“Beautiful during the day…or at night?”
Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day he could have a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, But at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch!
Or,
Would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day? But by night a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous, intimate moments with?
(If you are a man reading this…) What would YOUR choice be?
(If you are a woman reading this) What would YOUR MAN’S choice be?
What Lancelot chose, is given below:
Noble Lancelot, knowing the answer the witch gave Arthur to his question, He said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself. Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time. Because, he had respected her enough, to let her be in charge of her own life.
Now… what is the moral to this story?
1) There is a powerful creature (witch) in every woman no matter how beautiful she is!
2) If you don’t let a woman have her own way, things are going to get ugly.
So, always remember: IT’S EITHER “HER WAY” OR IT’S “NO WAY”!!!