SHAKERS & MOVERS
YOUR DISCIPLINE,
CHARACTER &
GOALS
by Samir Di Johansson
Samir Di Johansson
High-End Mentor &
Branding Expert
PHOTO: DANIEL URHØJ
hile self-discipline is perhaps
the number one catalyst for
achieving any goal or dream
in life, the journey towards
the worthy ideal demands ongoing,
clever adjustment to the feedback life
throws at us, So that course correction
can happen instantly. Our ability to build
the character we need to become in
reaching the goals we set, is prime law in
any endeavor.
The word “Discipline” defined in the
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
• Control gained by enforcing
obedience or order.
• Orderly or prescribed conduct or
pattern of behavior.
• Training that corrects, molds, or
perfects the mental faculties or moral
character.
Your New Super Character
My wishes for the following is that you
get ideas for how to start building your
new super character consciously and
gradually, through four main areas:
1. Life´s “Feedback” mechanism
2. Hardening your “skin”
3. How to boost your discipline
4. And “Feeder interests”
“Olympian athletes did not become so,
by solely choosing to do what they love
to do.”
1. Life’s Feedback & Your
Reaction Towards It
In order to be able to crush through any
obstacle in business and/or life, you need
to build a shield against pain by gradually
raising your pain threshold.
Concerning building your new character,
you need to grow some “thick skin.” But
at the same time, you want to build that
shield, designed to govern negative
emotions and experiences in a way so
that it doesn´t make you insensitive to
development, constructive critique, and
feedback.
In order to be able to clearly sense “life´s
feedback mechanism” and react cleverly
to it, it is important that we don´t create
a character that is completely immunized
towards constructive critique or better
ways to obtain a given goal.
2. Hardening your “Epiderma”
The following three activities are
ideas for obtaining a strengthened
character (please consult a doctor or
physician before attempting to do any
of the following at your own risk and
responsibility):
• Cold showers or Ice baths, where you
gradually extend the time immersed (Do
NOT exceed a max of 2-3 minutes, to
begin with, and never more than 8 min)
• Morning push-ups from flat hands
gradually turning into push-ups on your
knuckles
• Daily visualization in detail
3. Discipline-
“Doing what it takes”!
In building your character and discipline,
be aware that regardless of what you do,
you´re continuously building a new self,
either consciously or subconsciously.
Here are a couple of thoughts you will
most likely benefit from when building
your character.
Before any activity, you need to
accomplish, but don´t feel like doing, ask
yourself:
• “Who am I becoming?... The sloth or
the Hero?”
• “Where am I in 5 years from now, if
I continue the way I currently choose to
build my character?” Connect with your
dream and see if your character fits the
description.
• Don´t think. Just do it.
• At any given time, you have a choice:
Your current character – or the character
you want to become. Remember, you´re
always BECOMING a new version of
yourself.
• Be aware: The longer you leave the
autopilot on, the longer it will take to
rebuild your new winning character. Be it
21, 30, 60, or even 90 days.
4. “Feeder Interests”-
Additional Inspiration
Boosters.
A feeder interest is a hobby or interest,
which at the same time as you´re working
closer to your goal by more disciplinary
methods, allows you to dive into your
own freedom of creativity and passion,
just like a child.
We, as adults, often forget about playing
and having fun, which robs us from using
our imagination and being divinely
inspired with easier and smarter ways to
obtain our dreams.
Feeder interests could be:
• Composing music or playing
musical instruments
• Traveling and meeting new cultures
• Swimming or other sports
These types of activities often prove
to lead to astonishing breakthroughs
and ideas, never otherwise attainable
because we now “let go of the outcome.”
To Your Earliest Success! n
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