The key to consistent success is self-discipline. “Where do I begin?” is what you might be asking yourself. It all starts with mindset. Mindset is everything. Your mindset has to shift if you desire to change. Instead of focusing on “how am I going to accomplish XYZ?”, shift that focus to why you need to accomplish XYZ…

To keep the relationship with our habits healthy, I think it is important to consider a crucial element to any relationship and that element is independence….If you want to have a good relationship with your habits you have to be appropriately detached from them. …

My most challenging intention behind all of these new goals is to delay gratification, prioritizing what is more painful before what is more pleasurable. That may come across as extreme and may be off-putting, but if you want to strengthen your self-discipline, delaying gratification will surely give you a great head start. When you delay gratification, you’re essentially facing the unexciting and dreadful tasks first and then reward yourself afterward with a more desirable…