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20 Quotes To Help Inject You With Willpower

- David Stidston

By David StidstonPublished 3 years ago 6 min read
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“Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.” - Dan Millman

Willpower is having a strong resistance against impulses, temptations, and enticements, whilst having the motivation and determination to do something, or to complete a task. I think we need to be honest and admit, that as human beings, we would much prefer to be engaging in activities that are stress free, enjoyable, leisurely, and effortless, than those that push our bodies to the limit, are energy sapping, are tedious, or that require effort. I mean, how nice is it to be staying in bed and sleeping for a bit longer, or resting on the couch scrolling through social media, or perhaps sitting back to watch some television or Netflix, or heading out for a casual drinking session with our mates? Perhaps when it comes to enticement, temptation, and impulse, we may talk about the lure of junk food, and how much nicer those delicious cakes, those yummy McDonalds meals, those scrumptious ice creams, and those savory chips are, in comparison to having to force down the likes of peas, beans, and other vegetables, or the unsatisfying consumption of various fruits? Temptation is not an easy thing to resist, in any aspect of life. Right in front of us, we have something that we know would taste so much nicer, or would be great to experience, or would be much more enjoyable to do, or would deliver us a boost of happiness and satisfaction, yet we also know that it's bad for us, or the wrong thing to do. Because of the attractiveness of this temptation, too often, we become its victim. I think of relationships, and how many of us are in a steady and decent relationship, but we encounter a situation where we meet a very attractive, even flirtatious, person who entices us to get intimate with them. Sadly, the temptation of this person defeats us to the point we end up cheating on our partner. Because of that excitement of experiencing something different, and someone different, our resistance fails us all too often, and as a result, we end up losing our partner, who is truly faithful, dedicated, supportive, and loving towards us. Our lack of willpower in resisting the temptation costs us our relationship.

Many of us complain that we never have enough money, when if we dig down into the reasons why, quite often we will see that it's because we lack the willpower in restraining ourselves from spending our money on our wants, rather than only spending on our needs. We go out and buy brand name clothing, splurge on weekends out, and buy the latest technological gadgets the moment they are released on the shop shelves, when we should be investing our money, and spending frugally. One thing money of us complain about in life is the fact that we aren't happy, because we never achieve our goals, or seem to get our way in life. Again, if we dig down further as to why we are unhappy, and why we never accomplish our goals or achieve success, it's because of the decisions we make. We constantly choose the easiest and most leisurely option to everything, and that's where our problems start. The journey to achieving our goals and success is a damn tough one. The greater the reward of that goal and success, the tougher the journey. We have to encounter many failures, rejections, setbacks, adversities, and challenges, along that journey, and that requires resilience, strength, and perseverance, in itself. Throughout this journey though, before we can reach our goal and success, we need to make a huge number of decisions, and execute a huge number of actions along the way. Now when we talk about actions, these can quite often be boring, tedious, arduous, strenuous, energy sapping, and mundane, so getting stuck into these actions requires motivation and willpower, even just to get off our butt and do them. We are talking a few years of these actions also, so it's a constant mental battle. This is where we need to make sacrifices in doing some of those more leisurely and enjoyable activities, in exchange for doing the required actions needed to progress us towards our goal, success, and happiness. It's resisting watching television or Netflix, it's resisting staying in bed, it's resisting scrolling through social media, it's resisting going out with the mates, it's resisting taking it easy, because the reward for continually using our willpower, and continually motivating ourselves to get these actions completed, is far greater than what any of these leisurely and effortless activities will ever provide us. We should be striving for long term happiness and satisfaction, not for those brief moments of them. Below are 20 quotes to help inject you with the required willpower needed for you to resist the leisurely, easy, and effortless activities, to instead get stuck into those actions that are working towards your goals, success, and future happiness.

1.- “Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.”

- Dan Millman

2.- “Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; It is willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others. It rises from your heart.”

- Junko Tabei

3.- "People with a strong will power will always have the bigger picture in mind. They will be able to forgo small pleasures in order to help attain bigger goals."

- Brian Adams

4.- “There is no great talent without great willpower.”

- Honore de Balzac

5.- "With motivation you get willpower, and with willpower you get the strength to work hard for what you want."

- Fred Juliusson

6.- “Everything is generated through your own will power.”

- Ray Bradbury

7.- "Changing your negative thoughts into positive ones is difficult but not impossible to do. It only requires two things: willpower and determination."

- Alexi Weaver

8.- "We all have the power of thought - so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything."

- Dalai Lama

9.- “A big part of willpower is having something to aspire to, something to live for.”

- Mark Shuttleworth

10.- "Therefore, it's up to you to use self-control and willpower to guide your consciousness to think the thoughts you want."

- Alex Altman

11.- "Building a strong willpower is crucial for having a fulfilling and hugely successful life. It affects all areas of your life including work, school, family, relationships, and business."

- Jessica Minty

12.- “It’s not that some people have the willpower and some don’t. It’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.”

- James Gordon

13.- "One is never born great. It is the willpower and the action, that make one great."

- M.K. Soni

14.- "If we have the willpower and desire to create something, we have to wait patiently to see the results as they grow, day by day."

- Ratna Joshi

15.- “Willpower and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair.”

- Napoleon Hill

16.- "I cannot stay home in my comfort zone and home to change myself through will power. It requires dedicated action to my goals and will empower me to push through any obstacles."

- B.W. Robertson

17.- "We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then - and this is the best part - we can allow the extraordinary power of habit to take over. At that point, we're free from the need to decide and the need to use willpower."

- Gretchen Rubin

18.- “Willpower isn’t something that gets handed out to some and not to others. It is a skill you can develop through understanding and practice.”

- Gillian Riley

19. - "Changing a habit requires determination, perseverance and a strong will power."

- Catherine Pulsifer

20.- “Most of life’s actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.”

- Robert Mckee

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David Stidston

My name is David Stidston, and I live in the beautiful city of Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia. My aim is to inspire and motivate as many people as possible, to pursue their goals, and create a future blessed with happiness and fulfillment.

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