Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success

What if you made being in a peak state a priority?

If you want to achieve something, you must first conceive and believe you can have that thing. Put more directly, you need to have faith in something that is currently intangible to you.

Don’t become content with the results you’ve gotten and the progress you’ve made. Acknowledge how far you’ve come. But don’t get stuck there.

We are kept from our goal not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal.

Being radically honest with who you need to be is all that matters now.

If you play by the same rules as everyone else, your results will be average.

psychologically, you can become a completely different person.

For example, if you’re wanting to make a habit of waking up at 4:30 every morning, you don’t have to start by waking up at 6:00 for a few weeks, then 5:30 for a few weeks, then 5:00 for a few weeks, then eventually make your way to 4:30. You can jump in, feel the pain, and adapt.

The uncertainties about the situation are irrelevant. The difficult emotions you must face are no longer barriers.

The children who knew more about their family’s history exhibited far greater control over their lives.