ABSTRACT
First, the good news. A person can learn to become more selfdisciplined. This is true even if the person thinks that she is completely undisciplined. The bad news is that becoming more selfdisciplined is not easy. I wish it was, but generally it is not. Indeed, developing greater self-discipline is something of a paradox, in that a person needs to be disciplined in order to become more selfdisciplined. But enough of the problems and technicalities. Let me consider what self-discipline is. I believe that if a person knows what self-discipline is, then this will help her to develop it. So, I will consider the concept of self-discipline and look carefully at its ®ve components.
