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The Psychology of Willpower

How to strengthen your willpower

How to overcome temptation and distractions

The role of motivation in willpower

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The Psychology of Willpower

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9 Motives

Everything you do from the time you reach the age of consciousness of yourself until you die is the result of a motive. Nobody ever does anything without a motive.

Emotion of Love
Emotion of Sex
Desire for Material Wealth
Desire for Self-preservation

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2. Mastering your Definite Purpose

Isn’t it a marvelous thing to know that nature has definitely given to every human being the right to determine his own earthly destiny, to use his mind, to engage in the sort of activities he wants to engage in?

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If you want to do a thing badly enough, get together all of the information you can about it, provide yourself with all of the equipment that is available, and start where you stand to do what you can about it at that time.

The chances are...

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SUCCESS HABITS CONTENTS

Definiteness of Purpose
Mastering your Definite Purpose
Accurate Thinking
How to be an Accurate Thinker
Applied Faith
Applied Faith Success Stories
The Fifteen Major Causes of Failure
Persistence and Decisiveness
Self-discipline...

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1. Definiteness of Purpose

Wherever you find anybody who is succeeding, you’ll find a person who has adopted the principle of definiteness of purpose in connection with the things he does, and he follows that principle at all times.

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Important Factors that go into the Business of applying Definiteness of Purpose

Definite Purpose
Definite Plan
Appropriate Action

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... that she has great rewards to give out to individuals who find out what her plans are and adapt themselves to those plans, and great penalties for those who fail to do so.

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Success Habits

by Napoleon Hill

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9. Sharing / Giving

Whether through donating to charity or the sharing of ideas, successful people have a habit of giving.
They know the value of sharing and most believe their success should result in something more than the accumulation of wealth for themselves

Motivation and action

Motivation without action is simply hype. Unless you do something every day that brings you closer towards your goals, you will not accomplish anything at all.

Nobody ever motivated their way towards their dreams. They acted because of their motivation and were able to reach their ve...

The Banquet Of Life - Day 197

Remember to conduct yourself in life as if at a banquet. As something being passed around comes to you, reach out your hand and take a moderate helping. Does it pass you by? Don't stop it. It hasn't yet come? Don't burn desire for it, but wait until it arrives in front of you. Act this way w...

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