• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • 858-456-0160
  • Member Login
  • Contact Us
The Accountability Coach

The Accountability Coach

Aim For What You Want!

  • Welcome!
  • My Podcasts
  • Business Success Resources
    • Business Success Tips and Resources Blog
    • Free Webinars
    • Free Articles
    • Coaching Options
      • One-on-One Accountability Coaching
      • Establish a Peer Coaching Team
      • Group Coaching
      • Hold Yourself Accountable
  • Success Store
    • Business Success Store
    • Join The Free Silver Membership
    • Audio Learning To Take With You
    • Books Store for Even Greater Success
    • Affiliates
  • Success Stories
  • About Us
    • Speakers & Trainers
    • Bill Bachrach, CSP, CPAE
    • Anne Bachrach

Enlist Your Self Control and Achieve Even More

June 24, 2009 by Anne Bachrach Leave a Comment

Self-control is defined as “control of oneself” or the “ability to master one’s desires and impulses.  Most people assume that self-control is healthier than impulsiveness.  However, this has to be compared to each person’s value system.  For example, some communities may demand stringent behavior as regards sexual morality.  Other communities will hold that generosity and pacifism are more important than law.  Then some communities will stress that allegiance to a mission is what is truly righteous.  Which of the communities has the highest standard of morality?      

 

Self-Control for Self Improvement

Let’s say that you have a plan to become successful in your career.  This is the mission of your self-contained community.  Therefore, any thoughts or actions that run contrary to your mission must be extinguished.  When you are a self-starter, then you are in charge of all your faculties and must have them work for you, not independently of you.  Sometimes people do require rigid structure in their life in order to get things done.  If you are naturally inclined to take it easy, if you tend to procrastinate, or if you are easily distracted from completing a simple goal, then these are disruptive factors in your community.  You must work to maintain self-control to meet the standard that you have set for yourself.

 

Taking Back Control

If you find that procrastinating slows down your mission, or that watching television alters your set schedule, then you may have to use coercive techniques in order to train your body and mind.  You may have to exercise self-control, ensuring that you do not drift away to other time-consuming hobbies or even resort to shelving the project indefinitely.

 

Self-control doesn’t necessarily mean resisting something that is “wrong”; rather, it refers to taking steps to control one’s own tendencies if they are observed to be counterproductive.  Don’t underestimate the value of enlisting others to help you.  When you are accountable to someone else, it helps.  Once you determine to follow your goal through you must make necessary changes.  Last but not least, remember to analyze your results and find room for improvement. Celebrate your successes, no matter how small.  It is about making progress in life that brings us the success we want and deserve.

 

Filed Under: Blog Post, Effective and Efficient Behavior, Goal Setting

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Primary Sidebar

SUBSCRIBE TO BLOG

Enter your email address to subscribe to my blog for business success tips and resources.

Testimonials

I’ve sometimes thought of myself as not coachable – fits & starts on progress – but when I looked at where I’ve come, I can tell it works. This year, I’ve experienced over 50% growth – and with that growth came some confidence… confidence to finally go after what I know I should have done – we’ve added a flat-fee-only option to our offerings, and that’s ALL I’ll be targeting for 2014 and beyond. With that under our belts, I can foresee another 50% growth year for each of the next 2 years!

Louis Leyes, Trusted Wealth Advisors, LLP

Footer

Get In Touch

Loading

Contact Us

PHONE
858-456-0160

EMAIL
anne@accountabilitycoach.com

MEMBER LOGIN

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2023 · A.M. Enterprises · Anne Bachrach · The Accountability Coach™ • All Rights Reserved

Download The Guide to Stopping Procrastination Now!

Mind over matter, right? Sometimes, that’s easier said than done. When we’re faced with a laundry list of to-dos and with not enough time in the day, it can be easier to distract ourselves and push things off to the next day. And when more items get added to our list, it becomes overwhelming, and we continue to procrastinate even more. A vicious cycle, but one that can be overcome. That’s the good news!

Click Here to Get Your Free Copy!