A Never Zero commitment is uncompromising. You decide on the minimum acceptable version of your habit and commit to do it for a specific time period, no matter what. Never Zero is taking full responsibility and control of your life. You decide what you will do, who you will become, and close the door to …
Motivation may get you started on the path, but it’s only self-discipline that will help you see it through to the end. Motivation is the initial spark; self-discipline is continuously fanning the fire. Don’t depend on motivation, which fluctuates; instead, make a strong commitment. If you rely on an inconsistent feeling (motivation) to spur you …
Everything in Mindful Self-Discipline is designed to prevent “failures” by building successful habits and achieving our goals. We focus on the process and don’t obsess about results. We start small (Baby Steps and Minimum Action) and grow gradually. We overcome distraction, procrastination, excuses, forgetfulness, and self-doubt. We create a contingency plan. Even with these tools …
If you expect that once you start your habit you will perform it without fail until you reach your goal, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. As a result, at the slightest deviation, you may fall into all-or-nothing thinking or the trap of false hope syndrome, hurting your perseverance. If you expect that your self-control …
Self-doubt is just one out of many possible ways to look at things. It is not the reality of things. It is a narrative—and a limiting one. The third method to overcome the three types of doubts is to zoom out and get some perspective. (See chapter 29 of the book the learn the other …
Doubt is uncertainty—about yourself, your path, or your goal. It pulls you back, slows you down, and dissipates your energy. You hesitate to move forward, or you move forward half-heartedly. No meaningful goal can be achieved this way. We need the whole of you to step forward, please. There are three methods for removing doubt: …
It’s extremely difficult to overcome unhealthy doubt just by trying to talk yourself out of it. If self-doubt is a person, he’s that skeptic who objects to whatever you say. He is never convinced. There is a place for doubt; but it is not always. Healthy doubt helps you see a new perspective; unhealthy doubt …
Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. —Suzy Kassem Doubt is uncertainty—about yourself, your path, or your goal. It pulls you back, slows you down, and dissipates your energy. You hesitate to move forward, or you move forward half-heartedly. No meaningful goal can be achieved this way. We need the whole of you to …
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt. —Honoré de Balzac Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. —William Shakespeare Certainty brings confidence, power, focus, whole-heartedness, and perseverance. It energizes you to keep taking action regardless of failures and setbacks. Doubt, or uncertainty, does …
As we saw in the Awareness Pillar, every decision matters. Every action has consequences: it will either take you a step toward your goal (+1) or a step away from your goal (-1). Moving away from your goal and your ideal self is painful—but we often don’t notice that. In the chaos of daily life, …
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