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2. Goal Setting

2. Goal Setting

One has to have a goal. Goals basically guide our choices. The more specific the goal, the better able people are to reach it. A highly abstract goal may not be actionable. For example, instead of pursuing the goal of “being healthy,” a person may adopt the goal of “walking at least 30 minutes every day,” which is more concrete and easier to monitor. Effective goal pursuits follow the SMART criteria: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-based.

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5. Confidence

5. Confidence

An important component of motivation is the person’s self-perceived ability to achieve it. People won’t build up much motivation for change if they believe it is impossible for them. In the face of difficulties, people with weak self-confidence easily develop doubts about their ability to accompl...

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6. Willpower

6. Willpower

Willpower represents strength or psychological energy that one uses to resist other temptations in order to work toward one’s goal. Self-control depends on a limited resource that operates like strength or energy. People consume this resource when they exert self-control. Thus, having only one go...

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4. Motivation

4. Motivation

The more you want the goal, the more likely you are willing to make the efforts and sacrifices required to achieve it. The strength of people’s commitment to something depends on its value to them and the chance that the value will, in fact, occur. The relationship between these two factors is mu...

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1. A Can-Do Attitude

1. A Can-Do Attitude

Viewing ourselves as free and responsible for our actions is the foundation for self-discipline. Evidence shows that people function better and are more able to deal with stress when they feel that they are in control. Believe that things are beyond your control and they probably will be.

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10. Automated Goals

10. Automated Goals

Goal pursuits can be enhanced by a simple planning strategy: making if-then plans that connect a certain triggering situation with a concrete behavior.

Repeated practices strengthen the association between the specific situational cues and intended response. Forming if-then plans can help t...

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Self-Control Quote

Self-Control Quote

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

-Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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9. Self-Control as a Pattern of Behavior

9. Self-Control as a Pattern of Behavior

While the physical independence of today and tomorrow is real enough, the fact remains that actions today affect actions tomorrow.

Self-control comes from choosing “patterns” of behavior over time rather than individual “acts.” The decision to stop smoking is, in effect, a decision to begin...

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7. Avoid Temptation

7. Avoid Temptation

Avoiding temptation requires anticipating situations where unwanted desires might emerge and taking proactive steps to ensure that one doesn’t succumb to the problematic desire. For example, avoiding exposure to tempting situations can include making unhealthy foods less visible, such as keeping ...

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10 Strategies for Developing Self-Control

10 Strategies for Developing Self-Control

Self-control strategies are key drivers of behavior change.

What Is Self-Control?

Good intentions are not enough. Sticking to one’s plan is hard work. We humans are notoriously poor at following through with our plans. We tend to be ambivalent about m...

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8. The "Why" and "How" Mindsets

8. The "Why" and "How" Mindsets

“Why” questions encourage long-term thinking, or desirability of pursuing an action. In contrast, “How” questions bring the mind down to the present and consider the goal’s attainability or feasibility. From a distant perspective, one sees the forest, but from a near perspective, one sees trees. ...

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3. Self–Monitor

3. Self–Monitor

Self-monitoring is a form of feedback. Monitoring progress toward goal attainment helps one to concentrate on goal-relevant activities. Successful dieters count calories and otherwise carefully monitor their food intake, and that the stopping of monitoring often undermines dietary efforts. Self-m...

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