Hey everyone, welcome back to my self-improvement journal.
Today I’ll be talking about self control and temptations.
Self-control is something I’ve been struggling with lately. Generally I didn't really have much problem with that until I decided to socialize. Somehow, when socializing, I tend to follow what my friends say and it's not something to be proud of.
I am known to protect my peace a little too much that sometimes I enjoy being alone a little too much as well. However, lately I’ve been socializing with my old friends and though it’s a good thing, I had no sense of self-control. I went out a lot with my friends without considering the current habits and the goals that I have been building.
Socializing for people like me is a good thing except sometimes I do it a little extra. Only then I realized that the habit and everything I’ve been building so far, sort of crumbling apart. For example, I usually go for a run, wake up at 1 AM and follow all the habits that I’ve done.
Since I’ve been going out, I began to wake up a lot later and since we’ve been going out to place where I eat something I shouldn't, I became sick. It’s definitely not a good thing considering that my current goal is studying and focusing on paying all of my debts. At the same time, I realized that my life can’t really run with a lot of socializing. If I am being honest, there’s barely time for it and whenever I am taking a break I feel guilty.
So, I decided to say no.
When my friend asked me to go out, I decided to say no. I said no to the temptations that even though usually my friend and I would work at a cafe, it’s not as ideal compared to when I work from home. Afterall, I’ve been building a workspace where I don’t have the need to spend money on a cafe except a few times a month.
Thankfully though I realized it very soon. Otherwise, I would be the same person as I’ve been for the last 25 years, the person who can’t simply follow through and stop midway before achieving anything in life. I certainly don’t beat myself up anymore when this happens but realizing that I need to emphasize on self-control is much needed for a new me. That’s all for today’s journal. I'll see you around very soon!
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