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run, it will feel great to tell someone what you really think about
him/her, but in the long run it can really screw up your journey.
That 10-minute tirade or spicy email can come back to haunt you.
It goes into your file and all of the sudden you are not considered
―leadership material.‖ Was it worth it? No. Part of developing
willpower is practicing restraint, especially when the unexpected
hits you in the face, or the sheer difficulty of dealing with certain
people arises again.
Don’t let a fear of failure drive you. Rather, take decisive action
and understand that if you do fail, you can use it as a stepping
stone to success, a valuable lesson. If you are reading this
eBook, you probably have struggled with self-doubt. As part of
that struggle, you are afraid of adding any failure to the already
sizeable load on your shoulders. You need to not see failure as
added weight, but rather as a teacher, much like the unexpected
that we discussed in the previous chapter. Once you vanquish
your fear of failure, you will have the willpower needed to take
decisive action at certain points in your life’s journey: you will ask
the girl to marry you, you will start that side business, you will
request a raise and a promotion. Willpower cannot coexist with a
fear of failure.
Take physical, tangible actions to grow your willpower. Even
thought this eBook is on Mind Hacking, not all of the action points
suggested in it are purely mental in nature. It is not recommended
that you strive to develop discipline by purposely putting
temptation in front of you. For example, if you are on a diet to lose
weight, it is not advised to visit bakeries to take in the sights,
sounds and smells! However, your discipline should have tangible
actions attached to it. If you want to grow your willpower as you
seek life change, keep a record of actions you took that
demonstrated your commitment to increasing your willpower.
Examples would be: booked a place at the positive thinking
seminar for a weekend next month; sent my significant other
flowers in a determined effort to win her heart; began an IRA at
the bank to practice consistent saving and improve my long-term
financial outlook. These all take willpower, which grows through
action in many cases, not by simply wishing it to increase.