1. Character Education Self-Discipline

2. Self-Discipline Definition: Thinking about your words and actions, and then making choices that are right for you and others.

3. Self-Discipline Example
I show Self-Discipline
when I accept that
things do not always go
my way.

4. Self-Discipline Example
I show self-discipline
when I finish my
chores before
playing.

5. Self-Discipline Words
Self-control
Discipline
Willpower
Restraint
Composure
Firmness
Soundness
Stability
Patience
Poise

6. Patience Definition: The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.

7. Key Concepts

8. Focus Look Beyond Yourself Self-Discipline is the opposite of self
indulgence.

9. Discern Guard Your Steps When water flows along a riverbed,
there is a give-and
take between water
and soil.

10. Restrain Self-Discipline is accepting the opportunity to
restrain yourself.

11. Turn Turn Away A wise person recognizes when a temptation is to
strong to resist and
turns away from it.

12. Support
Seek Accountability Accountability is invoking the strength of teamwork to face a challenge.

13. Self-Discipline Quotes
The Greek philosopher Plato was once asked, “What man is most fit to govern a town?” Plato’s reply: “He that can well govern himself.”

14. Self-Discipline Quotes
“We become just by the practice of just
actions, self-controlled by exercising self
control, and courageous by performing
acts of courage.”
-Aristotle

15. Self-Discipline Is not negative restraint but rather positive
life management. Self-discipline is having
a focus broader than self-indulgence. It
brings selfish desires under control in
order to achieve a greater end.

16. Self-Management Maintaining a personal budget is an
excellent example of self-discipline.

17. Internal Chain-of-Command
Self-discipline involves self-government:
keeping one’s internal faculties in proper
relationship.

18. Foundation of Self-Discipline
The foundation of self-discipline is the ability to control one’s thoughts, actions, attitudes, and feelings.

19. Self-Discipline Questions
How is self-discipline
demonstrated in the
classroom?

20. Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; for it becomes your destiny!!!

21. A wise old owl sat in an oak, The more he saw, the less he spoke, The less he spoke, the more he heard, Wish I could be like that old bird!!!