The document discusses the importance of self-discipline for students. It notes some common excuses for lacking self-discipline, such as believing it will make one lose freedom or individuality. However, self-discipline is presented as a skill that can be learned by becoming aware of resistance to actions and overcoming that resistance, while still allowing one to be themselves. Developing self-discipline is likened to building a muscle that can be relied upon even when motivation is low.

1. Sixth Form Assembly 21 st September 2009

2. 2 weeks in, where are we now? Studies Challenges Academic Personal Social Financial What skills do you need to help everyone do their best?

3. Self-Discipline

4. What stops us? I’ll become a slave to routine I’ll lose my freedom I’ll lose my sense of fun I’ll drown in a sea of responsibilities I’ll put too much pressure on myself I wont be myself I’ll fail

5. We all have a rebellious side, which wants to say ‘No’ “ Nobody can tell me what to do, not even me.” A part of us does not want self-discipline A part of us does not want self-discipline A part of us does not want self-discipline

6. Do little things matter? “ But … it doesn’t do any harm”? Texting during lessons? Talking over people? Distracting people with other conversations? Hoods up? Shouting across playground? Running down corridors? Not studying in Study Area? Being negative about people, as a joke Actions which damage our school environment

7. What is stopping us being self-disciplined? Cynicism Negativism Defeatism Escapism Delay-ism

8. “ When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.” St. Paul’s 1 st Letter to the Corinthians

9. Self-Discipline is not … A personality trait that you either have or do not have Forcing yourself to overcome your own resistance to action by using will power Becoming less yourself

10. Self-Discipline is … A skill that can be learnt Becoming aware of our self-conscious resistance to actions, then overcoming those resistance Being yourself within limits which respect yourself and other people

11. Our personality is a network of individual but connected elements - desires, emotions, needs, fears, thoughts, intellect, memories, imagination and others. In all human beings these elements operate in various degrees of conflict. Sometimes our emotions pull us in one direction while our intellect pulls us in another. Sometimes our desires try to lead us down a certain path but our fears won't allow us to follow.

12. “ Some people regard self-discipline as a

13. CHORE

14. For me

15. I wish I could have said that first! It’s a kind of order that sets me free to fly” Julie Andrwes

16. If you can’t get yourself out of bed when your alarm goes off…

17. … .this is likely due to lack of self-discipline

18. If you have enough self-discipline you will get out of bed ………

19. …… .no matter what!

20. MOTIVATION can also help but …

21. MOTIVATION is short lived and…

22. may ONLY last a few days

23. DISCIPLINE is like a muscle

24. The more you build it the more you can rely on it.

25. More often than not … … we have the motivation

26. but not the self-discipline … to use our motivation

27. Self-Discipline