Your Hasits ARE A REFLECTION OF YOUR CHARACTER Your habits become a part of your character, and some people take pride in the fact that they are known for something. If your friends always tell you to meet them an hour earlier than everyone else, it’s because they know you are going to be late, which means you’ve got a bad habit of being late. Lateness is a part of your life; it’s a negative cycle that starts with you going to bed late, waking up late, and then being late for everything else. Or you might binge eat when you are under pressure instead of confronting the issue. According to psychologists, habits of this nature are formed because of the connection between the stimulus and a response. Actions are triggered by thoughts, and as this pattern is repeated, it’s only a matter of time before the action becomes a habit and starts to have an impact on your life. Unless a conscious decision to change the behavior is made, it will become permanent. DaiLy HABITS TO IMPROVE SELF-DISCIPLINE There is only one difference between successful and unsuccessful people, and that is the habits they follow each day. Incredibly successful people perform the same habits every day. They have a set routine and they stick to it. Everything they do improves them mentally, physically, and spiritually. Here are some habits you can start incorporating into your life to improve your level of selfdiscipline: YourR MorninG ROUTINE Your morning routine will set the pace for the rest of your day. Do you keep hitting the snooze button so that by the time you get out of bed it’s too late to go for the moming jog you’ve had on your to-do list for the last couple of months? Since you woke up late, you have no time to make breakfast and instead stop off at the McDonald’s drive-through on your way to work. Because of the way your day has started, you are in the wrong frame of mind to do anything productive and your thought process will be something along the lines of, “Since I’ve already had McDonald’ for breakfast, I might as well get Taco Bell for lunch. There’s no point in me going to the gym after work because I’ve already eaten all this unhealthy food. I might as well go home, watch Netflix, and start again tomorrow. ” Bad habits are developed by failing to do the most important things in the