110: The Best Learned Trait We Can Possess: Willpower
The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style
Shannon Ables
4.7 • 944 Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2016
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Inspired by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney's best-selling book Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, in this episode of the podcast, the 8 benefits of honing this power skill as well as 12 strategies for preserving willpower so that each and everyday you can reach its full potential.
In this week's Petit Plaisir, it's all about pasta on a crostini. Yep! Except without the pasta. Trust me, it's delicious. Discover my Carbonara Crostini recipe that is simple and delicious.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style. |
| 0:16.3 | I'm your host, Shannon Ables. |
| 0:18.8 | And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a |
| 0:25.0 | cafe ole, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Oh, welcome to the 110th episode of the simple Sophisticate and welcome to the 4th of |
| 0:49.8 | July. If you are in the state celebrating it is definitely a day to celebrate that long weekend and if you are an expat celebrating abroad I hope you're enjoying the day and if you're just someone who has the opportunity to have an extra day off, I hope you are enjoying that extra day off. |
| 1:05.6 | As well on this lovely Monday morning. |
| 1:08.8 | Either way, whether you have the day off or not, I hope your week is going to start off wonderfully. And hopefully |
| 1:17.3 | today we're going to talk about something that will remind you one significant element that will ensure that every day can be a fantastic day. |
| 1:26.7 | But before I get into what our topic is all about I want to talk about briefly |
| 1:32.2 | what this week's Poot plays here is. It is a recipe that I |
| 1:36.2 | completely made up on the fly and was so excited with how it turned out. |
| 1:43.5 | It is something you can cook on the grill |
| 1:45.7 | or in the house, whether or not you are someone who enjoys cooking |
| 1:49.8 | on the barbecue or prefers the trusted factor of the kitchen stove in oven. |
| 1:55.8 | So stay tuned for the end of today's episode |
| 1:58.6 | where I'll share this week's putty plays here. |
| 2:01.0 | It is a simple appetizer that is absolutely scrumptious. But back to |
| 2:06.2 | today's episode we're going to talk about willpower, the best learned trait we |
| 2:11.7 | can possess. And I want to start off with a quote from the book that |
| 2:15.3 | inspired today's episode which was recommended to me by a friend and while the book |
| 2:20.6 | was published a few years ago it was a a bestseller, it's the topic of conversation, and it continues to be referenced and referred to in articles that are published this year. |
| 2:31.6 | So let's start off with a simple quote. Ultimately self-control lets you relax |
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