\u201cI\u2019m such a loser!\u201d vs. \u201cSuck it up!\u201d This comparison illustrates the critical difference between self-pity and self-discipline. The former is toxic, the latter makes you powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is really quite simple: You never<\/em> need be tough ON yourself, which means that attacking yourself is pointless. Doing so is just self-punishment, and there is never any<\/strong> benefit or value from it; it is simply a form of self-indulgence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That said, make sure you don\u2019t confuse self-punishment with what really does<\/strong> have benefit & value: Self-Discipline<\/strong>. Self-discipline means being strict & tough WITH<\/em> yourself, not tough ON<\/em> yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Look, we can all use a kick in the pants from time to time. So when it\u2019s your turn, remember to actively reject any inclination towards self-indulgence, and embrace self-discipline instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSuck it up, buttercup!\u201d And smile knowing that you’re gaining ground every time you do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cI\u2019m such a loser!\u201d vs. \u201cSuck it up!\u201d This comparison illustrates the critical difference between self-pity and self-discipline. The former is toxic, the latter makes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-perspectives"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3674,"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673\/revisions\/3674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pushthelimit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}