Wha it is Willpower?
It is the ability to do activities that get us closer to reaching our goals. This can be spending more time going to the gym or getting up earlier, anything that helps us to accomplish our objectives.
Willpower has a lot to do with our planning and self-control. So in order to develop it, we need to be consistent.
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