INCREASING
WILLPOWER
Do you wish
you had more willpower ... to stay the course ... to overcome temptations or
bad habits ... to accomplish goals ... or to get through an unpleasant task? Well, you can have it
...by training yourself.
How? Every day
take on at least one task for the purpose of challenging and expanding your
willpower. Choose something you’re reluctant to do or finding difficult staying
focused on. If you have difficulty meditating or doing physical exercise or
resist certain tasks at home or at work, these are the very things that can
best help you increase willpower.
Willpower gets
depleted as we push it to its limit. So to increase willpower, we need not just
exercise it regularly; we need to make a special effort. It’s the extra effort
we exert that expands our willing capacity. So, just at the very point we feel
ready to give in, we need to go a little further. And that’s all we need to do -- just go a little further. As we do this, willpower expands.
nsufficient
sleep, stress or weariness from physical overexertion weakens willpower. So be
mindful of these will-weakening conditions and avoid them.
Willpower also
appears dependent on maintaining certain levels of blood sugar. Brain cells use
sugar as their main energy source, so when blood sugar levels drop too low,
mental focus and willpower weaken.
Therefore, when in the midst of a challenging task and our willpower is
weakening, a mini-snack of protein or complex carbohydrates can raise our blood
sugar level and help our willpower persevere.
By following
these simple guidelines you can increase willpower and become more in charge of
yourself and your life. Remember: If
you don’t use it, you lose it ... and the more you use it, the more powerful
you can become.
Goodness and
joy to all, Joseph.
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