Sometimes it happens that a person knows how he needs to act, but cannot resist the temptation to follow his weaknesses. Laziness, indulgence, passivity can prevent you from achieving your life goals.
Knowing the goals
To walk the right path, you need to be clear about your life goals. Until you know your tasks, it is difficult for you to navigate what actions will be correct. Think about what you want from life, create a system of values, prioritize. Keep in mind the picture of the future life as you want it to be. Keep in mind that if you succumb to temptation just once and go against your principles, you can destroy everything you've created for a long time.
Don't be frivolous about temptation. If you allow yourself to break once, then in the future it may happen again. As a result, your plans may not come true, and the achievement of the set tasks will be pushed back. Know how to show strength of mind and restrain yourself. If you succumb to temptation and do something that should not be done, you will face not only ruined plans, but also pangs of conscience and heavy feelings of guilt. In parallel, self-esteem and the level of faith in their own capabilities will decrease.
If you can resist the temptation and do not deviate from the originally planned path, you can be proud of yourself and enjoy the fruits of your resilience. For example, if you decide to adjust your diet to lose weight and give up starchy foods and sweets, each chocolate bar or cake makes you weaker as a person and harms your figure. Once you deviate from the rule not to eat forbidden foods, over time you can completely abandon the rules of nutrition and dissolve. Trust me, it’s much easier to stick with the plan from the very beginning.
Correct behavior
When temptation arises, you need to distract yourself to resist it. If a person is constantly busy working on himself or self-development, he simply has no time to pay special attention to various temptations. He knows what he wants, is passionate about his goal and is not distracted by unnecessary things. Be a self-motivated, busy, business person. Don't waste time on nonsense.
If you feel that craving for the forbidden fruit is growing inside, imagine yourself not at the moment of enjoying it, but after. Perhaps such visualization will help you keep from taking a rash step and will not allow you to commit any reprehensible actions. Remember how much effort, time and other resources you put into your endeavor. You simply do not have the right to let everything go to waste because of a momentary weakness.
Sometimes it is worth replacing a big temptation with a small one when there is no other way out. Returning to the topic of diet, instead of the desired cake, you can eat something less high-calorie and harmful, for example, a light soufflé dessert or fruit. Learn to compromise if you feel like you’ll fail otherwise. Still, it is better than letting your life take its course and indulging your every whim.
