I am trying to set myself on a new path going in a different direction from the one I’ve previously taken. I have a terrible procrastination habit, but I think sometimes that it stems directly from a self-discipline problem.

I am working to increase the amount of self-discipline I use everyday. I believe a side effect of practicing self-discipline will eliminate my procrastination habit.

I’ve looked back over my old posts and I see a pattern. However, since I want to start focusing on really turning my life around, I believe I’m going to have to start fresh.

I need a fresh start.

The fresh start isn’t only with this blog.

I have a business I’ve been trying to grow for nearly 10 years but I’ve only seen it stagnate time and again as I’ve gone off track. It’s a business. It’s a hobby. No, it’s a business. No, it’s definitely a hobby… Are you getting the picture? I want to leave my current job, which I’ve managed to trim down to about 12 hours per week, but which I do not enjoy even now. I do not like working for someone. I want to be in control of my own destiny.

Here’s how I plan to conquer self-discipline and procrastination once and for all.

Self-discipline is going to become the cornerstone of my life. I am in the process of laying the groundwork by keeping a daily schedule.

I know schedules haven’t worked well for me in the past, since I have always tended to over-complicate them and then burn out after which I end up floundering around for a while, sometimes to the good, sometimes to the bad.

My intent is to follow a basic daily schedule for the rest of my life.

I’ve developed a thorough but highly flexible schedule. The key is going to be the flexibility, because this isn’t your average flexibility I’m talking about. It’s flexible, but only in the event of a true emergency or a change that’s caused by something completely out of my control. I will only change my schedule after I remind myself that I am practicing self-discipline, and ask myself will this change interfere with that? Will I still feel disciplined at the end of the day?

The reason I’ve developed such a thorough schedule is to prevent me from falling into doing nothing. I seem to have a bad habit of filling up unstructured time with useless minutia and mindless activity that I don’t even like when I stop to think about what I’m doing (TV surfing, internet time wasters, calendar tweaking). I’ve cut off my satellite TV service and installed an antenna. What I am trying to say is that I’m VERY serious about this. I’m ready to stop frittering away my life and make something of it.