Self-discipline and self-control must be practiced in every area.
If you think you are out of discipline in any area, whether it is in speech or action, then you need to learn the techniques of self-discipline and self-control.
Let's say you're out of control in spending money. Let's say spending money is like an addiction. Then you have to make use of self-disciplinary techniques like budgeting. Setting up a budget. Deciding what percentages of your income can you afford to spend on what.
This is the same in every area. If you think you talk too much. Then learn to discipline your speech. What can you do besides speaking? Try listening more to others.
What type of speech? Do you think you need to discipline your type of speech, the type of subjects that you speak about?
When Oprah Winfrey found herself going in the Jerry Springer direction of being a talk show host, talking about the types of subjects that she decided unworthy of her, she had to discipline herself by substituting more worthy types of shows, more worthy types of preoccupations. This is a form of self-discipline.
What is the area that needs to be disciplined? Speech? Thought? Action?
Then come up with practical solutions. Balance.
Students need to learn self-discipline just to learn. To budget their time so that they can learn.
Public figures need to learn self-discipline and self-control in being effective public figures.
Money managers need to learn budgetting, which is a form of self-control and self-discipline.
Most people know when they are out of control and undisciplined. It's something that people just know. Then you have to think of the ways to discipline yourself and to control yourself.
There are many methods of self-discipline and self-control you can make use of. You can come up with methods of self-discipline and self-control that work for you. You can also study the great spiritual philosphers and spiritual texts that offer many techniques of self-discipline. There are also many how to books on the subject.
Read and study and learn the techniques of self-discipline and self-control that work best for you when you think you need this discipline and control.
