How to Become Disciplined: Motivation, Self-Concept, and Finding the Fun | Being Well

If we want to accomplish something in life it usually takes a combination of motivation and consistency - in other words, discipline. Discipline is both essential and shockingly hard to develop. In today’s episode, Dr. Rick and I explore how we can become more disciplined. We talk about whether discipline came naturally to Rick, and the lessons we can learn from his journey with discipline. Key topics include how to make even frustrating tasks rewarding, the relationship between discipline and self-concept, how to identify key wants, needs, and aspirations, and learning to feel good when we do good.

Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
2:00 Rick’s history with cultivating discipline
5:40 Finding the reward in necessary tasks
18:00 Engaging in your life, and knowing what you really care about
22:35 The power of self-concept
31:05 Breaking things down into small parts
36:20 Motivation, distress tolerance, and meta-motivation
46:15 Getting out of a negative mindset, and finding what works for you
54:00 Recap

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Who Am I: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (https://amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (https://apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth.

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