Kaizen team learning Program

Title: Self –Discipline

(ራስን የመግዛት ችሎታ)

Presented to: CCBD members

Presented by: Dereje M
July/2022
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 Contents of the presentation

1. Definition od self-discipline,
2. Benefits of Self-discipline,
3. Components of self-discipline,
4. Rules for Self-discipline,
5. Self-discipline in the holy bible

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 “We ask for strength

and life gives us difficulties,

which make us strong.”

…ጥንካሬ እንዲሰጥን ጠይቀን፣ ሕይወት ግን የሚያጠነክር ተግዳሮት ሰጠን …

Native American saying

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 Self-Discipline: Definition

Self-discipline is defined as it is conscious control i.e.. is

oriented towards successful outcomes by overcoming
obstacles or impediments (Zimmerman & Kitsantas, 2014).

Angela Duckworth, defines it as “the ability to suppress

proponent responses … and such a choice is not automatic
but conscious effort” (Duckworth and Seligman,2006,p.199). 

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 Why Is Self-Discipline Important?

 A famous saying by Lao Tzu that says: “Mastering others is strength;

mastering yourself is true power.”

 This saying implies that self-discipline is - getting control over your

thoughts and behaviors and making them work for you, not against you.

 Lao Tzu’s saying has implications in many areas of one’s life, from
professional to personal situations. And although we might
intuitively/instinctively know that mastering ourselves can benefit us,
perhaps some of the situations in which self-discipline is important might
surprise us.

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 Examples of Self-Discipline

• Self-discipline includes many processes, such as planning, self-

monitoring, and sustained effort (de la Fuente et al., 2020).

• Self-discipline is an important life skill that has implications in many

areas, such as:

• Healthy habits. Having self-discipline helps to get enough sleep, eat nutritious

food, and avoid bad habits, such as smoking, which has great benefits for your
mental and physical health.

• Work. Self-discipline is important for work and career because it keeps you

focused on reaching your goals, whether they are big or small.

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 Examples of Self-Discipline…cont’d

• Money management. Making wise financial decisions includes being

self-disciplined with money.

• Emotion regulation. When you learn self-discipline, you make an effort

to express your emotions in healthy ways and learn how to cope with
stressful situations or disappointments.

• Time management. one of the hardest things to do in our society is

apply self-discipline to time management. But learning how to manage
your time wisely can have positive benefits for your personal and
professional life.

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 Brainstorming

When one’s self-discipline is insufficient to

control, what problems might arise?

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 When one’s self-discipline is insufficient to control, the
following problems will occur፡

 We experience more fear and • We lose touch with what’s really

negativity, important to us.

 We say and do things regret, • Stress increases and our sensitivity

 Our immune system weakens
and our productivity declines,
toward others decreases
• And the further away from the
center (Target of Life), the worse it
gets!

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 Benefits of self discipline
(understand individual and collective well-being).
 When you’re centered in the heart of the Target of Life,
you’re at your best and life seems brighter.
 You see clearly and therefore make optimal/best
decisions.
 You feel peaceful, loving, energetic, and happy.
 You will get yourself in a good position to handle
anything.
 However, when things happen that go against our desires
and expectations, it’s easy to get pulled off from center.

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 Benefits of self discipline…cont’d

 it’s so important to catch early signs of stress, and to use all

of our creativity to stay as centered as possible.
 When we are centered in the heart of the Target of Life, difficulties still
crop up, and we can handle them much more smoothly and effectively.

 The more centered we are, the greater our well-being, the

wiser our choices, and the more effective we are in
everything we do.

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 Self-Discipline
Brings Freedom and Joy

The skills of self-discipline are like muscles:

If you exercise them intelligently, your self-
management ability will grow steadily in
strength and flexibility, always ready to serve
your highest good and that of all others.

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 Self-Discipline
Brings Freedom and Joy

Building our muscles of self-control

demand effort and patience;

self-discipline is the doorway to

true freedom, strength, creativity, service, love, and joy.

Follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Ky7ARprxpNM
The story of Bee.. Bee is naturally prisoned b/c of her biology

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 Components of Self-Discipline

Key components of Self-discipline are:

 calmness,
 Intuition/the sixth sense,
 willpower
Practice more inwardly calm; tune more deeply into your
intuitive sense of insight and guidance; and enjoy
gradually strengthening your willpower.

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 Self-Discipline is as simple as 1, 2, 3.

1
Calmness

3 2
Willpower Intuition

THE SELF-DISCIPLINE PROCESS

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 Brainstorming

Think about a disciplined individual whom you admire-

a friend, public figure, or someone from history.
What enabled him/her disciplined?

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 Rules for Self-Discipline

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

1. DO IT NOW!

As soon as you realize it’s time to get up, to be quiet, or to

begin that project, do it, Don’t delay.

It’s when you postpone action and allow your mind to start rationalizing
that your will is weakened and trouble sets in.

የመዳን ቀን ዛሬ ነው!! የለውጥ ቀን ዛሬ ነው!!

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

2. CHALLENGE YOURSELF!

Walk an extra mile. Sit next to that person who in the past
has threatened you or “gotten on your nerves.”
Use everyday situations to boost your skills of
self-discipline.

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

3. CELEBRATE YOUR STRENGTHS!

Write down some of the many ways in which you already are
self-disciplined. Then make a list of all your positive qualities,
your special talents, and compliments that people have paid you.

A good friend can help you identify your strong points.

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

4. FIND A COACH!
Invite someone you respect to be your personal coach—a
person who will listen to the desires of your heart, assist
you in setting tangible goals, challenge you to overcome
your weaknesses, and provide encouragement and
guidance to keep you on course.

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

5. KEEP YOUR WORD!

If you say you are going to do something, do it. Occasionally

things will come up, and you won’t be able to follow through.

But as a rule, if you say, for example, you will be there at

8:00, be there. If you think you might be late, just honestly
say, “It may be well past 8:00 before I show up.”

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

6. CREATE YOUR OWN MENTAL MOVIES!

If there’s something you want, mentally see it
repeatedly in vivid color, right in front of you.

If there’s a habit you want to get rid of, visualize it in a

shabby gray color and see it quickly moving away from
you, getting smaller and smaller until it disappears
completely.
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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

7. NOURISH YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE SELF-TALK!

Say goodbye to words such as “can’t,” “impossible,” and “if

only.” You CAN accomplish anything if you believe you can.

Say to yourself with joyous, deep conviction: “Today is the

best day of my life!”

“As the man thinks in his Soul so he does” Proverb----bible

ሰው በልቡ እንዳሰበ እንዲሁ ነው- መጽሐፈ ምሳሌ!!

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

8. PUT OTHERS FIRST!

 Without neglecting yourself, look for opportunities to
put others first- Altruism
 Give the best to another; take the smallest piece; let the
driver behind you have the most convenient parking
place.
 This is an excellent way to bless others while building
your muscles of self-discipline.

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

9. RISE ABOVE LIKES AND DISLIKES!

 Don’t enslave yourself with a rigid set of likes and dislikes.
Learn to accept—even to like—things you previously found
distasteful.

 Avoid judging others for a day; simply love them as they are.

 No matter what, try to remain even-minded, resourceful, and

happy.

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 Rules for Self-Discipline…cont’d

10. LEARN FROM OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF SELF-

DISCIPLINE!

Listen to and watch disciplined people whom you

admire. Seek out new heroes—great leaders, visionaries,
teachers, saints, and mature athletes.

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 Rule No 2

Kaizen

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 Brainstorming

What, more than anything else, helps you to

be self-disciplined?

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 Self-disciplined project

Think about what you have been learning, and then pick
out one small goal you want to accomplish in the next few
days.
Write your action plan now, briefly stating exactly
what you will do and by when.

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 “Self-discipline is when your conscience tells
you to do something and you don't talk back.”
W. K. Hope
የሎጥን ሚስት አስታውስ!! የያዝከውን ተልዕኮና ግብ ትተህ ወደኃላ ብትመለስ
እንደደጨው ደረቀህ ትቀራል
Remember the wife of Lott, she breaches what she told to
do so, and become a salt statue!

Focus on target of life- focus on individual and collective well-being

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 POSITIVE SELF-TALK

Sharing the noble ambitions

of others, your heart says,
“I believe in you! Your goals are my goals. You have the
talents and self-discipline to succeed, and I will gladly
encourage and assist you.”

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 The four Characters, and the intersection of all four-
inspiring belief

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 The four Characters, and if one is missing…

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 Some List of positive sentence for your
self to affirm for self-discipline
Talking to yourself in a positive way can keep you on track and make your path more pleasant. Here is a list of affirmations for self-discipline that may
help you stay engaged and motivated to work towards your goal:

• “I am disciplined and determined to accomplish my goals.”

• “I am in control of my behavior and thoughts.”

• “I enjoy being self-disciplined.”

• “Today will be a productive day.”

• “Self-discipline is self-love, and I love myself.”

• “Today, I will break bad habits.”

• “I enjoy working toward my goals.”

• “I know what I need to do today to reach my goals.”

• “I’m freeing myself from all destructive doubt and fear.”

• “Each and every day, I am getting closer to achieving my goals.”

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 Focus on
individual and
collective
well-being

Remember, the more centered you are on the

Target of Life, the more accepting and loving you
will be, and the easier it will be for you to

be calm, sense your inner guidance, and

use your willpower to take action.

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 Self-discipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from
laziness/lethargy, freedom from the expectations and demands of
others, freedom from weakness and fear-and doubt.” – H.A.
Dorfman

Fear of /knowing God is the

beginning of Wisdom…Bible
Vs.
Knowing yourself is the
beginning of all wisdom…
Aristotle

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 Some messages on self-discipline in the Bible

1. Hebrew 12:11 8. 1 Corinthians 10:13

9. 1 Corinthians 7:5
2. 1 peter 4:7
10. Romans 5:3-51
3. 2 peter 1:5-7 11. 13. Titus 2:11-14

4. Romans 12:2 12. Philippians 1:4-6

13. Philippians 3: 12-14
5. 2 Timothy 1:7
14. Philippians 4:13
6. James 4:7 15. Galatians 5:22-23
…….
7. proverbs 25:28

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 ዚአከ ለዚአየ፤ ዚአየ ለዚአከ (አንተ ለኔ እኔ ለአንተ)

ስለ አብሮነት ጠቀሜታ

አንድ ንጉስ ገንፎ የመብላት ፈተና አዘጋጀ። ገንፎውን መብላት የሚቻለው ሁለት ሆኖ ነበር።
ለመመገቢያነት የተሰጡት የእንጨት ማንኪያዎችም በጣም ረጃጅሞች ነበሩ። መጨበጥ የሚቻለው
ደግሞ ከማንኪያዎቹ እጀታ ጫፍ ላይ ብቻ ነበር። ብዙ ተወዳዳሪ ለመሸለም ሁለት ሁለት እየሆነ
ቢሞክርም መጉረስ ቀርቶ ማንኪያውን አፉ ማስጠጋት የቻለ አልነበረም። በመጨረሻ ሁለት የቅኔ
ተማሪዎች ቀርበው እንዲህ ተባባሉ፡ ፊት ለፊት ተራርቀው ተቀምጠው፡ “ዚአከ ለዚአየ፡ ዚአየ
ለዚአከ” ትርጉሙም ” አንተ ለእኔ፡ እኔ ላንተ” ተባብለው እየተጎራረሱ በልተው አሸንፈው ተሸለሙ።

ምንጭ፡ (https://www.iwooket.org/ዚአከ-ለዚአየ-ዚአየ-ለዚአከ/) አንጋረ ምሳሌ ዘግእዝ

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 The gift of discipline…

No matter how educated you are. No matter how rich you

are; If you do not have the gift of discipline, then you are the
danger to the society.

Prof. PLO Lumumba

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