Visualization – An Important Tool for Discipline

I slowly implemented tools like Kanban board and Trello board in my daily life. These visual tools helped me keep track of the small steps I needed to get to my big goal. Finally, in August, I felt confident that I’m more organized than earlier. 

On August 3rd I decided I was now ready to make some resolutions. I went ahead and made a list of commitments that I will follow for the next 365 days without fail.

I can’t believe that it’s been over a month and I’m achieving all my daily tasks around my enterprise project, family business, and my diet! I believe that this change is because of the fellowship environment which instills values of self-discipline. Now, upon reflection, I can clearly see that I lacked discipline in my previous attempts at following my diet. More importantly, the discipline must be ‘self’ discipline and not externally motivated discipline. 

Since childhood, I always wanted to lose weight because in school, my friends would tease me to the point that it hurt me a lot. Even my relatives always judged me and criticized me for my weight. I would get irritated listening to their judgments and I would want to prove them wrong – on days when I feel ready to quit, I visualize each and every one of these comments and just keep on going.