3844: Self-Discipline: Willpower by Steve Pavlina on Building Discipline

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🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3844: Steve Pavlina reveals how willpower, often dismissed as unreliable, is actually a powerful catalyst for change, when used correctly. Rather than relying on it endlessly, he explains how to use brief bursts of willpower to reshape your environment, build momentum, and create habits that sustain long-term progress with less Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/self-discipline-willpower/ Quotes to ponder: "Willpower is your ability to set a course of action and say, 'Engage!'" "The best way to use willpower is to establish a beachhead, such that further progress can be made with far less effort than is required of the initial thrust." "Don’t use willpower to attack your biggest problem directly. Use willpower to attack the environmental and social obstacles that perpetuate the problem." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.6	stevepavillina.com, and I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick, reading you articles and essays every
1:20.9	single day of the year, including holidays. I have one from Steve Pavlina today, one of the first
1:26.2	authors I ever featured on this show.
1:28.8	So with that, let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
1:36.0	Self-discipline, willpower, by Steve Pavlina of Steve Pavlina.com.
1:42.4	Quote, the difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength,
1:47.3	not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
1:51.7	Vince Lombardi.
1:53.8	Willpower.
1:54.9	Such a dirty word these days.
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