The Master Aptitude (Goleman) talks about “The Marshmallow Test” and the impact of strong self-control. If we consider it, self-control impacts many areas of our lives – finances (do I buy the new purse?), work (do I end the conversations and get my report completed?), relationships (do I hold my tongue or lash out?).
identify an area of your life where you need more self-control and list three ways to improve along with a scripture to guide you.
When you list three ways, be sure they are worded as if you are giving behavioral instructions on what to say, think, or do, rather than vague ideas.
For example, “I need to reduce the negative statements to my teenager.” Instead of “I need to get along better with my teenager.” And “Whenever he mentions his girlfriend, who I don’t like, I’m going to respond with positive statements of interesting and sounds fun rather than insulting her.”
Post a substantive response to the prompt by the first deadline shown in the weekly overview text.