What is willpower and how does it help?

Have you ever wondered what drives top athletes, scholars, and business leaders to succeed? The answer lies in willpower.

Willpower fulfills missions and helps shape one into the self that one aspires to become. With the willpower to continue when the going gets tough, one can become a top athlete, scholar, or business leader, reaching positions that are difficult for most people to achieve.

Willpower does not come by birth. It can be trained by persisting for one more step every time you tell yourself to give up. Begin again soon after you are rested, without giving yourself excessive time to rest before the next training interval.

When you run and feel like stopping, tell yourself to take another step. If the next step feels okay, continue for one more step.

Similarly, for studies, when you feel like giving up on a challenging problem, persist by thinking for a while longer. Take a break if you feel mentally drained but come back to it soon enough. Until the problem is solved, do not give it up permanently or take too long a break.

In short, challenge your limits by persisting for a while longer each time you feel like giving up in every session of training. With consistent effort, willpower can be cultivated and lead to remarkable achievements.