On today's five-minute activation,
I want to talk to you about willpower versus why power.
Now willpower is the control exerted to do something or restrain an impulse.
Willpower is the ability to control yourself.
It is the strong determination that allows you to do something difficult like lose weight,
Stop smoking,
Or save money.
So where have you had to use your willpower?
Do you even feel like you have willpower?
Think about it.
When you want to lose weight or stop smoking or save money,
You know what to do.
You just don't do it.
And willpower is that thing that it's supposed to get you to do it.
But we don't always have willpower.
In fact,
Many of us just don't.
It's sort of up there with common sense.
It's just not readily available.
It should be,
But it's not.
So if willpower is not available,
Why don't you tap into your why power?
Because I bet you have a bunch of why power inside of you.
What keeps you going?
What's most important to you?
Really think about it.
Do you do this for your children,
Your spouse,
Your parents?
What is it that really keeps you going?
I like to look at it as people,
Interests,
Or activities,
And things.
So today,
I encourage you to make a list of the people who are most important to you.
The interests that are most important to you or activities and the things.
It's okay to want things.
I mean,
I read the definition of willpower and they say it's a noun.
So basically,
It's not a people or a place.
So it must be a thing.
So even if your thing is willpower or common sense,
You can want these things.
But maybe it's a material thing.
A house,
A car,
Shoes.
I love shoes.
Material things are okay.
Just put them in the plan.
You want to travel?
Put it in the plan.
And maybe your travel is your why power.
Maybe you sacrifice in spending in one area so that you can travel in another area.
So maybe you say,
I'm not gonna buy these pair of shoes because I want to go to Bali or Guatemala or Bora Bora,
Wherever you want to go.
And it's gonna take a certain amount of money to get there.
So if you know your why,
Your travel destination,
Your loved one,
Your activity,
Maybe you spend your money on a hobby rather than on clothes and all of that is perfectly fine.
You just have to know what it is.
So take some time today to make a list of your whys so that you can use your why power when willpower fails you.
Willpower won't always be there,
But your why,
That's constant.
That's consistent.
So think about it today.
What's your why?
What keeps you going?
What is most important to you?
So you know how I say fall in love with the plan?
Well,
Fall in love with your why.
Just like you fall in love with your plan.
Because if you fall in love with your why,
That's going to keep you on the path to happiness.
That'll get you to refrain from things that do not serve you and move towards the things that are for your best and highest good.
You want a strong determination?
Then find a strong why.
Because that's gonna get you to your idea of prosperity.
So that's our five minute activation for today.
I can't wait to see you next time.
Have a prosperous week.
