The Steve Pavlina Method

Listen to more episodes from the Self-Discipline series: Self-Discipline Self-Discipline: Acceptance Self-Discipline: Willpower Self-Discipline: Hard Work Self-Discipline: Industry Self-Discipline: Persistence

Listen to more episodes from the Self-Discipline series: Self-Discipline Self-Discipline: Acceptance Self-Discipline: Willpower Self-Discipline: Hard Work Self-Discipline: Industry Self-Discipline: Persistence  

Listen to more episodes from the Self-Discipline series: Self-Discipline Self-Discipline: Acceptance Self-Discipline: Willpower Self-Discipline: Hard Work Self-Discipline: Industry Self-Discipline: Persistence

Image credit: http://www.sybervision.com/Discipline/npsdmain.htm Self-discipline is the ability to get yourself to take action regardless of your emotional state. The five pillars of self-discipline are: Acceptance, Willpower, Hard Work, Industry, and Persistence. If you take the first letter of each word, you get the acronym “A WHIP” — a convenient way to remember them, since many people associate self-discipline with whipping themselves into shape. This episode gives an overview of self-discipline, and delves into the basics of building self-discipline. Self-Discipline was originally published by Steve Pavlina on 7/5/05. You can read the full article on his website. For more big ideas for personal growth, check out the three free samples from PhilosophersNotes. Listen to more episodes from the Self-Discipline series: Self-Discipline Self-Discipline: Acceptance Self-Discipline: Willpower Self-Discipline: Hard Work Self-Discipline: Industry Self-Discipline: Persistence

“Be Proactive” is habit #1 from Steve Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Being proactive means taking conscious control over your life, setting goals and working to achieve them. Instead of reacting to events and waiting for opportunities, you go out and create your own events and opportunities. Being proactive means that instead of merely reacting to events as they happen, you consciously engineer your own events. Most people think reactively. And reacting to certain events is all well and good. But it becomes a problem when that’s all there is to a person’s life — nothing more than instinctively reacting to stimuli. Be Proactive was originally published by Steve Pavlina on 11/10/04. You can read the full article on his website. Be Proactive :: podcast mp3 file [10:51]

It’s funny that when people reach a certain age, such as after graduating college, they assume it’s time to go out and get a job. But like many things the masses do, just because everyone does it doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. In fact, if you’re reasonably intelligent, getting a job is one of the worst things you can do to support yourself. There are far better ways to make a living than selling yourself into indentured servitude. Here are some reasons you should do everything in your power to avoid getting a job: Income for dummies. Limited experience. Lifelong domestication. Too many mouths to feed. Way too risky. Having an evil bovine master. Begging for money. An inbred social life. Loss of freedom. Becoming a coward. 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job was originally published by Steve Pavlina on 7/21/06. Personally, I've found the ideas and work of Chris Guillebeau to be inspiring and helpful. I've read The Art of Non-Conformity, and I'm in the process of reading The $100 Startup. Lots of good stuff on his blog too. Steve's article plants the seed, and Chris' ideas will help you take action.