Hello Friend,
In our last article, we discussed on how to discipline yourself
in preparing for your CIS exams with some tips to aid you achieve that.
Today, we will be looking at why self-discipline is
very crucial for your exams preparations.
The Merriam-Webster defines self-discipline as the
“correction or regulation of oneself for the sake of improvement.”
This definition clearly shows the importance of self-discipline.
It implies that we have to regulate ourselves or
stop ourselves from certain behaviors if we are to improve.
Relating this to studying, it clearly means that
we have to stop certain things or take up new things while
studying so as to get the positive result we want.
Self-discipline also helps in increasing your self-esteem because
you are now able to achieve the goals you set for yourself.
With this, you get a boost in your confidence.
Basically, there are four major distractions all
professional students are faced with when trying to prepare for an exam.
They include; your work, friends, social media, family, and even too much of sleep…
Most of which are very important to your individual and family life.
But how do you manage some of these very important routines
in your life and still discipline yourself enough to
adequately prepare for your CIS exams
In addition to the tips I gave in the part one of
how to discipline yourself for your exams preparations,
The next step you need to take is to ensure that you start from small…
As the popular saying goes “Do not neglect little beginnings”
Self-discipline is not what you are born with. Self-discipline is
among the few virtues that you learn until it becomes part of you.
Like I mentioned in the first article;
why you should stop the habit of perfect timing,
you do not really need to wait until when you are fully ready and
prepared because that might not happen
anytime soon if at all it’s going to happen.
Starting small entails that you give yourself
a little target at a time and as you accomplish
those ones, you increase the task and set higher study goals for yourself.
If you continue like this, you will see that self-discipline is
not just to study for your exams but applying it to
other aspects of your life becomes easier.
If you want to be disciplined when reading,
try reading for 30 minutes without any form of
distraction and with maximum concentration.
When you have accomplished that, be happy and
commend yourself as you have started climbing the
ladder of self-discipline aiming at the top.
Lastly, ensure to keep to your study schedules;
as much as it is important to plan your daily study
routines, it is much more important to keep to the schedule.
Don’t plan your reading schedule and tell yourself
“I’m not sure I will be able to meet up with my studies today because of …,
so let me push it to tomorrow.”
As soon as you start making decisions to be
skipping your daily reading schedule,
your enthusiasm to practice self-discipline for effective study will drop.
Before you know it, you will be back to square one
where you were before; procrastinating on your exams preparations.
If you plan your study schedule, ensure to stick to it on
daily basis irrespective of your distractions. But if for
inevitable reason you skip a session,
try as much as possible to schedule a makeup time for it.
That way your level of enthusiasm of self-disciplining yourself will remain intact.
And much more importantly, try to acknowledge your victory…
When you are able to accomplish a certain task you give to yourself,
commend yourself, give yourself smiles, acknowledge yourself.
Self-encouragement and commendment helps to tell
yourself that you are fit for the task ahead even if they might seem tougher.
This is because as you journey through the
school of self-discipline, taking cognizance of
small victory and acknowledgment is important.
P.S: Self-discipline is the key to any given success because it makes every given desired achievement
very possible.
Don’t forget that your CIS exams is now less than three months to go, if you have not started preparing or gotten your own compressive video lectures to maximize your chances of success
The time to do that is NOW as every given minute you are wasting is counting.
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