Willpower and Self-Discipline Guidance and Exercises

Developing willpower and self-discipline can make a great difference in your life, bringing to the fore, inner strength, which is vital for success and for personal growth.

Do you sometimes, feel that you lack the inner strength to take action, act assertively or be persistent?

Are there any habits you want to change, but you lack the necessary willpower and self discipline?

The possession of willpower and self-discipline or their lack is a major factor in everyone's life, leading to success or to failure, to taking action or to being lazy. This applies to major goals, and also to simple, everyday tasks.

These abilities are vital ingredients of success, both material success and spiritual success.

• How many times you did you decide to go for a walk, knowing how wonderful you feel afterwards, but due to laziness or lack of inner strength, you stayed at home and watched TV instead?
• How many times have you tried to change your eating habits, stop smoking, or get up earlier in the morning, but you didn't possess enough inner strength and persistence?
• Do you start doing things, but quit after a short while?

You can change this behavior when you develop your inner strength!

Let's examine these skills.

Willpower Definitions:

• The ability to control or reject unnecessary or harmful impulses.
• The ability to arrive at a decision and follow it with perseverance, until its successful accomplishment.
• It is the inner strength that enables you to refuse to indulge in unnecessary and useless habits.
• It is inner power that enables you to overcome inner and external resistance and obstacles.
• It is the antidote to laziness and procrastination.

Self Discipline Definitions:

• It is the companion of willpower. It gives you with the stamina to persevere with whatever you do.
• It is the strength to withstand physical, emotional and mental hardships and difficulties.
• It stands for perseverance and tenacity.
• It is the ability to reject immediate satisfaction, pleasure or comfort, in order to gain something better, even if it requires effort and time to gain.

With these skills, you have the option to choose your behavior and reactions, instead of being ruled by them. They make you feel more powerful and in charge of yourself.

There is a misconception in the public mind regarding these skills. It is erroneously believed that their development and use require a lot of mental and physical strain and effort. This is not true. You can build up these skills through simple exercises, and even enjoy the process.