Self-Discipline - 5 Steps to taking action

Bruce A. Carlson speech - 3/16/14

1. Acceptance
2. Willpower
3. Hard Work
4. Industry
5. Persistence

1. Acceptance - where do we stand right now? Our new starting point.
2. Willpower - learn what I can and cannot do. This is the spearhead of self-discipline. It is like the airplane afterburner. It is your ability to set a course and stay engaged. It isn't for a sustained period, but it is what helps in a pinch.
3. Hard Work - get work that challenges you. The fewer people willing to do it, the more opportunity. The big secret is that there is no big secret.
4. Industry - putting in the time. Don't need to be creative about it. Do the difficult work and where it is needed.
5. Persistent - sustained action regardless of feelings. Action - creates results - motivation.

The miracle of forgiveness - self- abandonment. Master yourself and you shall be king.

Try and Try again.

Social Sciences share that those that have more self-control are happier. 

George Albert Smith

"You can't be wrong by doing right."

Ask for strength

Ask for strength to endure.

Healing - a divine gift

"Healing is a divine gift from our Heavenly Father."

Being normal

Being normal should never be the goal. We will never be normal when we experience mighty changes of heart and learn to follow the gospel.

Tips for Leadership & Mentoring

• Ask others for help
• Draw from personal experience
• Use simple language
• Admit truth - acknowledge what was done before, but go forth and improve
• Listening

Healing

"Submit to the Lord to be healed."

Neither fail nor forsake

"I will not fail thee or forsake thee."

- President Monson speaking of Christ -

Good Timber

"Good timber does not grow with ease, the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.

The further the sky, the greater the length. The more the storm, the more the strength.

By sun and cold, by rain and snow, in trees and men good timbers grow."

- By Douglas Malloch -

Tips on Strengthening and Preserving the Family

• Strive to love more ....and show it!
• Know where you come from.
• Pass down stories
• Forgive them - your parents, your children, your brothers and sisters

Don't make religion so heavy!

• Call them!
• Text them!
• Write them!

Exhort!

Divine Family Organization

1 - Family is the most important organization.
2 - The Lord instituted the family to endure eternally.
3 - We strengthen and preserve our families as we spend time together, love each other and live the gospel together.

Holy Places

"A place is made holy when one sanctifies it."

Person Design

"Become the person you were designed to be."

Perfect Beginning Spot

"The perfect place to begin is from where you are right now."

Self-Worth

"None of us came to Earth to gain our worth. We brought it with us."

Afraid of Change

"Sometimes before great moments or change, we are afraid."

Christ said, "Be Not Afraid."

Earth School

"The earth is not our home. It is our school."

- Bruce Hafen -

Get out of the boat

"Get out of the boat and walk on the water."

- Angela Rhoe -

CRAP of Design

C - Contrast
R - Repetition
A - Alignment
P - Proximity

Thought on Love

"Love is a feeling you have when you have a feeling that you never felt that feeling before."

- Dr. Dobb -

Five gifts to spouse

1 - Belief - You've got what it takes
2 - Appreciate
3 - Perspective
4 - Affirmation
5 - Commitment


"Why can't he do this?" is the wrong question.

Be so good...

"Be so good they can't help but notice you."

Doing Right

"You can't do wrong by doing right."

- George Albert Smith -

Selfies

The word of the year was "selfies."

It shows the narcissism of some in using social media.

We lose focus on things that matter most - focus on others.

Being self-abosrbed stunts personal spiritual growth.

Service increases the opportunity for personal revelation.

Focus on self impedes revelation.

- Talk by Paul V. Johnson -

Changing our nature

"Service projects aren't enough to change our nature. We need to do that which changes our souls."

Finding Ourselves through Service

"We are able to find ourselves through serving because there is so much more to find."

Spiritual Progress

"We make more spiritual progress when we serve others."

Modern Inspiration

"God inspires men now as He did in times past."

This includes revelation...

Revelation

"Revelation comes by faith and ...great anxiety."

Habits

"Habits decide your future, people don't."

Can't see it

"They don't see it, so they don't believe it."

Tied to your "Yes"

Who is tied to your "Yes?'

Your willingness to take a step.

Your willingness to pursue a goal.

Your taking action.

Your influence.

Prattle

"Mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership." Iago 

- William Shakespeare - 

I don't know

Why is it so hard to say "I don't know?"

Productivity - the one thing

"What is the one thing such by doing it, everything else would be easier or unnecessary?"

Timing of Life Events

"the timing of events in our lives is not a mistake."