Why You Can’t Finish What You Start: Chris Bailey on the Willpower Myth - Episode 147

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Dr. Jean Claude Doornick

Education, Self-improvement

5.0 • 545 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Why is it so easy to set goals but so hard to follow through? In this exclusive conversation, bestselling author Chris Bailey joins us to unpack insights from his new book Intentional, revealing why willpower fails, how to overcome procrastination, and how to restructure your daily actions to turn ambition into meaningful, intentional accomplishment—especially if you’re a fan of Charles Duhigg or James Clear.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	That's where intentionality becomes critical again and knowing what goals are your intentions
0:05.4	fueling. Is it some goal that is really an expectation that somebody else has of you? Or is it
0:11.8	something that you actually truly want? Have you noticed that the world that we live in has been
0:17.2	doing most of the thinking for you? that your beliefs, perceptions, reactions,
0:22.5	fears and doubts have been shaped by unsolicited outside noise?
0:27.3	How easy it's been for you to slip into that default sleep walking mode and label it as
0:33.1	life and reality.
0:34.8	Yeah, that ends here.
0:36.4	Welcome to the Make Sense with Dr. J.C. podcast. This is your
0:39.8	opportunity to start thinking for yourself, reclaim control, and step back into that role as the
0:46.2	shock caller and dominant force of your own reality. It's when you change the way that you look at
0:51.6	things, that the things that you look at begin to change.
0:54.6	So let's wake up.
0:55.8	Let's rise up.
0:57.0	And let's make sense of why and how shift happens.
1:02.5	Hmm.
1:04.0	Makes sense.
1:06.8	Today I am thrilled to welcome back the amazing Chris Bailey.
1:11.9	You know, not everybody gets a repeat.
1:14.0	This is a second appearance on The Makes Sense with Dr. Jacey podcast.
1:18.0	So I'm welcoming back Chris Bailey.
1:20.2	I want to start off by just saying that I find Chris to be one of the most insightful thinkers
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Jean Claude Doornick, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Jean Claude Doornick and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.