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第10章 每个成功者都知道的秘密(第3页)

"thefriendasked。

"Yes,Iloveit。

"

"Isitfun?

"

"No!

"

Thatsix-year-oldhadlearnedwhatmanyadultsneverexerience:thejoyofdiscilineandself-develoment。Unfortunately,theveryworddiscilineutsusoffbecauseitsoundsrestrictiveandunitive—likeatruantofficerstalkingustomakesurewetoetheline。Truediscilineisntonyourbackneedlingyouwithimeratives;itisatyourside,nudgingyouwithincentives。Whenyouunderstandthatdiscilineisself-caring,notself-castigating,youwontcringeatitsmention,butwillcultivateit。

CharleyBoswell,aformerUniversityofAlabamafootballstarwithhoesofarofessionalbaseballcareer,losthiseyesightinWorldWarII,butthatdidntstohim

"tobecometheNationalBlindGolfChamion17times

"。Hewasquotedassaying,

"InevercountwhatIvelost。IonlycountwhatIhaveleft。

"Thatisself-develoment—thatisdisciline。

Habit-changingstrategies

Manyaersonsdownfallcomesintryingtochangeabadhabitbyfocusingonanundesirablebehaviortorelaceit。

Countlesseoletellmetheywouldliketoeatbetterbutdontwantto

"giveu

"tastyfood。Ratherthanthinkingaboutwhattheycanthave,theyshouldthinkaboutwhattheycaneat。Fruitjuicewithsarklingmineralwaterisadelicioussubstituteforhigh-caloriesoftdrinks;snacksandcookiesrearedwithwholegrainsandfriedfruitsgivecandybarsgoodcometition。

Itisnteasytochangeoldhabits。Anoverweightwomancametomeduringaseminarandsaid,

"Imsoundiscilined。Icantsticktoadietandmyhouseisalwaysamess。Ifeellikeaslob。

"Itoldhershewasnttotallyundiscilined。

"Youmadeittothisconference。Youarriveromtlyateachsession,andyouareneatlydressed。

"Shealmostsmiled,andthenIadded,

"Theresrobablyareasonwhyyouhaventbeenabletoloseweightorgetyourhomeinorder。

"

Later,Ifoundouttherewasabigreason。Shewaswidowedayearbefore。Herhusbandhadbeenanalcoholicwhoverballyabusedherall24yearsoftheirmarriage。Itneveroccurredtoherthataoorself-imagewaskeeingherfromeffectingositivechanges。Withthisrealization,shetookthenextsteinbringingmorediscilinetoherlife—bygoingforcounseling。Meanwhile,someofherfriendsofferedtocometoherhouseandhelhercleanu,uttingherevenmoresolidlyonahabit-changingcourse。

Mindovermatter

IremembermyschooldaysandMomsregularreveille:

"Timetogetu!

"Iagonizedinbeduntilthelastminuteandranmymothersatienceshort。ThenIwentawaytocollegeandhadtogetmyselfu。Finally,tiredofwagingwarwithwaking,Idecidedthatwhenthealarmrang,Iwouldrise—justbecauseIwantedto,regardlessofhowIfelt。Ithasworkedeversince。

InFeelingGood,TheNewMoodTherayDavidD。Burns,M。D。,writes:

"Motivationdoesnotcomefirst,actiondoes!Youhavetorimetheum。Ifyouwaituntilyoureinthemood,youmaywaitforever。

"Whenyoudontfeellikedoingsomething,youtendtoutitoff,butitsoftenafterwegetinvolvedinataskthatwebecomehighlymotivated。

Discilineishabit-forming。Alittleleadstomore,becausethebenefitsroveincreasinglydesirable。Whenyoufinallyovercomeinertia,youwillfeelbetterallaround。Weareatourbest—hysicallyandmentally—whenwearediscilined。

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