{"id":1234,"date":"2022-10-13T14:30:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisnorton.org\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2022-10-13T14:30:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:30:54","slug":"disciplineddecisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisnorton.org\/blog\/disciplineddecisions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Disciplined Decisions Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"font-weight: 400;\" width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<table width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<table width=\"100%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p>Did you find ways to <b><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisnorton.org\/blog\/challenge-yourself\/\">challenge yourself<\/a><\/b>? Any opportunity to choose what\u2019s best for you over what\u2019s comfortable is great resilience training. However, doing what you should be doing over what you want to be doing is easier said than done. That\u2019s why in this email I\u2019ll share what helps me make disciplined decisions.\u00a0Here are a few steps I take:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>First, I recognize what\u2019s truly important or not. Family, faith, and our well-being is my top priority and what\u2019s secondary are things like work, sports, or social media.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>Second, I take note \ud83d\udcdd how I actually spend my time and where I put my energy into. It\u2019s easy to say family is important but it\u2019s another to turn off the phone or not bring work home with you. So stay mindful of your actual decisions and what you spend your time on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>Third, I think about what temptations make it hard for me to stay disciplined. I figure out how to limit\/eliminate those temptations. Like not having treats and my favorite chips in the house, removing certain apps from my phone, or putting my phone on silent in a different room.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<p>Finally, I focus my energy on what I can control and what I can do about it. I stay present and work hard to not let my mind drift to the past or worry about the future. The more you use the word <em>can\u2019t<\/em> the more of a victim you become. 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