Will power in simple words is the motivation to do things & the motivation to resist things. Now this process helps in building discipline and helps you stick to good habits. Increasing will power does give you an edge over others at situations which present as opportunities and the only way ahead is getting out of your comfort zone.
To build a habit seems easier in the early days , where you have made up your mind and executed it. Now the hard part is building discipline for it, now this is a distinctly different process compared to just starting a habit. Both are different processes and both need to be looked at differently. This process requires effort or some extra energy on bad days. Often times we face resistance from the environment and internally to not carry on your habits. The only difference between not carrying out a habit and continuing a habit is WILL POWER. But how do you govern this within you ?
Motivation is one of the primary source for willpower. I believe that having a positive outlook on life does make you look at things very optimistically and this makes you look forward to things that you want to do. This process helps you to motivate yourself and in the journey you get to build on things like will power and tenacity. Internally this process helps you to have an edge over others.
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