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Philosopher and mystic G. I. Gurdjieff famously said that most people ‘sleepwalk through life’ – doing things habitually and mechanically, behaving as if their time here is infinite when it clearly isn’t, and frightened to place demands on themselves.

Research from neurology lends him some support. Neuroscientists have found that the front part of the brain, the pre-frontal cortex, appears to have an ‘executive’ function, which works to ‘manage our emotions’ and control our impulses, which originate deeper in the brain and appear to operate automatically if not regulated by the cortex.

Research has shown that alcoholics and drug addicts have lower activity in the frontal cortex, and therefore less ability to control their impulses. Better impulse control is a strong predictor of success in life. But the impulse control (even of that impulse to go watch TV rather than work) part of the brain can be strengthened the more we use it.

It’s easy to make excuses about why we don’t succeed in anything, but we should be very sure that we have given it our 100% all for an extended period of time before we write it off.

Of course we all need to rest regularly and look after ourselves, but we also need to ‘rein ourselves in’ with self discipline. Actually, self discipline can really help you feel happier and more fulfilled.

Reality TV shows like ‘Brat Camp’, ‘Career Boot Camp’ and ‘Faking It’ have shown us how incredible changes in ability and self esteem can come about from even short periods of imposed ‘self’ discipline. On these shows, personal preferences are set aside in pursuit of a longer term goal. They demonstrate that exercising the ‘muscle’ of self discipline hurts at first – but pays dividends once it’s in shape.

The new hypnosis session for hypnosisdownloads.com Self Discipline is there for those who want to ramp up their own focus and concentration over extended periods to meet short and long term goals and to be more fulfilled.

All the best

Mark