What is Willpower

Your ability to control your own impulses; your tempting desires. Willpower is the mechanism for self control. Example: how easy is it for you to say no to that cookie on your office desk. Or, how easy is it for you to get out of your sleepiness and do a workout. Willpower is the ability to do all these things. Willpower is your prefrontal cortex muscle. It’s the ability to exert impulse control on the other parts of your brain. 

It’s critical to live an extraordinary life. Willpower helps you advance your career by helping you get over your fear, willpower is important to be able to continue fulfilling your life’s purpose. It’s important for relationships and building them. It’s essential to your happiness, to be able to follow through on those things that are good for you and will make you happy.

The main way to develop willpower is by using the muscle; the prefrontal cortex. Every time you use your prefrontal cortex by resisting a temptation or urge, you’re building up your willpower. The more you do this, the more you build your willpower. 

Top 3 ways to build Willpower:

1. Meditation: is good for improving your performance in your career, relationships and life. It’s the gym for the brain. It’ll resculpt your prefrontal cortex muscle. Recommended to start meditating for 20 minutes a day and it’ll help improve your willpower.
2. Exercising: Every time you go to the gym, run an extra mile, or do that exercise routine you’re building up your willpower. 
3. Deep Breathing: it’s a good way to calm yourself down and come in touch with yourself. Breathe in for 4 seconds deeply and then hold it and then breathe out for 6 seconds. You’ll be more grounded, which results in having more willpower and being able to resist more urges on a calm mind.