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Book SynopsisWhip your self-control into shape Willpower is the handbook you need for success in all areas of your life. Regardless of what you want to achieve, you need the strength to persevere, forge ahead and keep going no matter how tough it gets.
Trade Review"This book can help you get where you want to be - at home and at work." (PQ Magazine, March 2017)
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Questionnaires x
The Stories x
Your Willpower Challenge xi
What’s Inside xii
Final Thoughts xiv
Part One – The Essence of Willpower 1
Willpower Ingredients in Abby’s Story 3
Directions for Completing the Willpower Scale 4
The Willpower Scale 5
Willpower Research 8
Willpower is a Game of Two Brains 11
Willpower is a Limited Resource . . . or is it? 17
New Research to Challenge Willpower as a Limited Resource 19
Mark Masson on Willpower and Health 21
Part Two – Goals and Vision 23
Why Goals? 23
Goal Planning 28
Your Willpower Goals 30
How You Learn 34
Motivation 43
A Theory of Motivation 44
Remember Your Goals 46
Inspiring You Toward Your Willpower Challenge 51
Part Three – New Habits for Old 55
Origins of Willpower with Graham Allen 57
Ego States 60
The Willpower Stage of Habit Formation 62
The Extinction Burst 64
Mini and Multiple Habits 68
Alternatively, Start Big 71
Becoming Failure Proof 72
Elite Performers and 10 000 Hours of Repetition 74
Good Habits Made Easy 77
Part Four – The Willpower Mindset 87
So How Can We All Acquire a Murray Mindset? 88
Reality Thinking 101
Externalise Your Thinking 103
Useful Thinking 104
Achieve a Willpower Mindset 105
Part Five – Willpower and Work 113
Self-Awareness 115
Skills for Business Success 120
Create: The Process for Organisational Change 137
Pilot 140
Launch 140
Coach 141
Evaluate 141
The Willpower of Your Own Business 142
How to Stick to Your Willpower Challenge at Work 152
Final Thoughts 155
Highlights 156
Acknowledgements 157
About the Author 159
