Starling Fitness: Daily writings on Fitness, Diet, and Health

Motivational writer Steve Pavlina is writing a series of articles on self-discipline this week, beginning with this great introduction to the topic:

Self-discipline is the ability to get yourself to take action regardless of your emotional state.

In this article, he applies the lessons of progressive weight training to building self-discipline, and suggests pushing your limits rather than setting goals that are far beyond your current performance. Whether you’re trying to stick to your diet or improve your performance at work, this is worth a read. Here’s another good quote:

Don’t compare yourself to other people. It won’t help. You’ll only find what you expect to find. If you think you’re weak, everyone else will seem stronger. If you think you’re strong, everyone else will seem weaker. There’s no point in doing this. Simply look at where you are now, and aim to get better as you go forward.

Steve’s weblog might be worth keeping an eye on beyond this series of posts, as he occasionally writes about diet and fitness topics. An example from last week: How to Give Up Coffee.