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In this episode, we look at willpower and why you struggle to accomplish your goals.
Sponsor: Head over to greenchef.com/tinyleaps80 and use the code tinyleaps80 to get $80 off your first month plus free shipping on your first box.
The Problem:
When we decide we want to build better habits things tend to be pretty straightforward– we are going to lose weight, stop smoking, organize our closets, and finally stop procrastinating. But by the end of the week your plastic bins for organizing are still in the trunk of your car, your new running shoes tossed in the back of the closet, and there are those cigarettes still being smoked.
What happened?
Digging Deeper
The dictionary definition of willpower is the control exerted to do something or restrain impulses, and the ability to control one’s own actions, emotions or urges.
It’s important to understand that willpower is like physical strength in that:
According to researchers at McMaster University of Hamilton in Ontario willpower can be exhausted. Picture yourself working on, you might start out strong but by the end your last rep you find yourself struggling to do the exercise. The same thing happens to our willpower.
The Solution
But given how temporary that willpower can be it ends up being a bit of a double edged sword.
When we see ourselves as lacking willpower and failing at our goals our self-confidence takes a hit and we start doing nothing, or we replace action with fantasy. (One day when I lose those 30 pounds…)
So how can you train and strengthen your willpower to maximize its capacity?
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In this episode, we look at willpower and why you struggle to accomplish your goals.
Sponsor: Head over to greenchef.com/tinyleaps80 and use the code tinyleaps80 to get $80 off your first month plus free shipping on your first box.
The Problem:
When we decide we want to build better habits things tend to be pretty straightforward– we are going to lose weight, stop smoking, organize our closets, and finally stop procrastinating. But by the end of the week your plastic bins for organizing are still in the trunk of your car, your new running shoes tossed in the back of the closet, and there are those cigarettes still being smoked.
What happened?
Digging Deeper
The dictionary definition of willpower is the control exerted to do something or restrain impulses, and the ability to control one’s own actions, emotions or urges.
It’s important to understand that willpower is like physical strength in that:
According to researchers at McMaster University of Hamilton in Ontario willpower can be exhausted. Picture yourself working on, you might start out strong but by the end your last rep you find yourself struggling to do the exercise. The same thing happens to our willpower.
The Solution
But given how temporary that willpower can be it ends up being a bit of a double edged sword.
When we see ourselves as lacking willpower and failing at our goals our self-confidence takes a hit and we start doing nothing, or we replace action with fantasy. (One day when I lose those 30 pounds…)
So how can you train and strengthen your willpower to maximize its capacity?
Instagram: http://instagram.com/tinyleaps
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