Courageous Discipline Week 4: Find Joy in the Discipline

We’re entering Week 4 of our Courageous Self-Discipline Challenge … and whether or not you’ve had some success, this week we’re going to play with the idea of joy in discipline. Self-discipline can be seen as a harsh, serious thing … but can it instead be seen as joyful? Let’s explore! So you sit down to do […]

Courageous Discipline Week 3: Play with Your Pattern

By Leo Babauta As we are now in Week 3 of our Courageous Self-Discipline Challenge … there’s a good chance that a pattern has emerged for you. That’s good news! This week, we’ll bring a sense of play to working with that pattern. Some patterns you might have noticed: Avoidance — putting off the task you’ve set […]

Courageous Discipline Week 2: Deepen Commitment & Focus

By Leo Babauta As we move into Week 2 of our Courageous Self-Discipline Challenge â€¦ let’s talk about deepening commitment and focus. First, ask yourself how things have gone this past week. Then notice what effect this has has on different parts of your life. For example, perhaps things have gone in one of these ways: Everything […]

Courageous Discipline Week 1: Set Commitment & Intentions, and Start

By Leo Babauta It’s time to start our Courageous Self-Discipline Challenge … and we’re going to start small, but with deep commitment. This first week, we figure out one thing we’d really like to be committed to doing (writing, for example). Then we set that commitment to ourselves (and publicly). Finally, each day, we practice […]

Daily Meditation Challenge

Daily Meditation Challenge This is the fundamental habit – if you establish this habit, it will help with all other habits. Start small – just 2 minutes a day! Challenge Overview Commit on the Slack channel for this challenge Go to the #meditation-daily channel Week One: Get started with the Meditation Habit: read the overview […]