Thursday, May 19, 2011

The willpower - the greatest force within you

The will is the power that helps you make decisions and makes you want more and wanting to fight for achieving your dreams.
But, wanting is not the same with doing…
You can want and dream your entire life, and all those dreams can remain there as a flask energy, tomes of un-achievements.

Most of the times we find external motivations to help us going further, we look for every sign that will help us in our way. Or we just let things die in our mental cabinets.

The Willpower is the strength to act in the pursuit of a goal. It approaches some how to Self discipline and Self control. The first thing that keeps us going in pursuing a dream is the power of the dream. When you stop dreaming, you fail!
The Willpower doesn’t come alone. It has an older brother, the Dream, also called sometimes desire, a little snob fellow. A very rebel one – the Mind, and a sort of an ugly duck, who is not really ugly by birth, but who sometimes feels so, because of the situations – the Confidence.
The dream brings the passion. The mind brings the perseverance. The confidence brings the faith.
Where does the willpower live? In your mind! How much quality do you put daily in your mind and how much garbage?



It’s not easy to enhance your willpower. You will face many roadblocks - some of them, just patterns of your mind.

   1. The first barrier is the fear. Why do you fear? In-successes from the past and the unknown. Face your fear and defeat it! Bring in the artillery of arguments…And a simple one is – “Because it has been achieved by others. If she/he could do it, why can’t I do it?” You better face your fear from the beginning because in your worst moments, it may climb on your back and suffocate you.  

   2. The second barrier is indecision. Indecision can make you lose your way. Why are you hesitant? Because you haven’t completely defeated your fear and because you haven’t visualized entirely your dream. Suppress indecision! ... With again – arguments! Bring in all the pieces of the puzzle. And a first one is – Enlighten your past! You may have failed in the past. A mistake means you have tried! Try again!

   3. The third barrier is comfort. Ok, this seems like an inappropriate one, but is just perfect. When you stay for a long time in a situation you become familiar with it, you know the flaws and you know the strengths. You know how to approach it and even the mistakes have become a habit. You know it’s not perfect, but it’s easier to deal with something known, then approach the unknown. How do you defeat your comfort zone? What will make you step out? It’s clear that over time you have put a better light on the strengths of the situation in order to help you deal with the flaws. Now it’s time to change the gear. Change your thinking! Repeat to your self every day what you dislike in your current situation. It will become that unbearable that you’ll start to move in little steps just to protect yourself first, and then to fight it!

   4. The forth barrier is lack of confidence. Of course you lack confidence if you fear and if you are hesitant. And you lack confidence making the necessary actions to achieve your dream. Find you inner strength! You were born with the ability to achieve. This ability is like a latent talent – you have it, but you don’t practice it! Practice and repeat! You lost your confidence because of the past. But didn’t you learn anything from your past? Every mistake that You made was a miss in your personality. How did you avoid it in the future? By analyse and repetition of the opposite pattern. Practice and repeat every day your good skills. Every small achievement will bring a star of confidence. And don’t forget repetition creates habits!

 5. The fifth barrier is lack of time. Why don’t you have time? Because you are disorganized! Plan! Create the plan of your dream with clear terms! Plan your day, your week, your activities! Use reminders!

How do you enhance your willpower?

Practice step by step!
Make mini-plans!
Count your small successes!
Repeat! Repeat! Repeat!

 The willpower needs a clear mind, a clear motivation and a lot of passion! Because the willpower is the greatest source of your achievements!

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