Hey, this is Leo, for actualized.org.

And in this video, I'm going to cover

how to build it, how to develop it, what it really is, and why it's important to your life.

So what is willpower, why is it important to your life?

Let's get into this. It's a fascinating topic. What is willpower? What is your

Well, what will power is is really your ability to control your own impulses

impulse control.

So how easy is it for you to get yourself out of bed in the morning

when you want to stay in all comfy and snuggie.

How easy is it for you to get your ass off the couch

and to the gym when your favorite TV show comes on?

How easy is it for you to say no to that donut or that pizza that shows up at the office?

How easy is it for you to get your ass into gear and start that project that you've been dreaming of starting, but you

know you should start and you just, for some reason, have been procrastinating on it, like

writing that novel or starting that business or

composing that song or directing that movie or whatever other activity you want to be doing out there.

So, willpower is necessary to do all of these things.

Willpower really is your prefrontal cortex muscle. It's your prefrontal cortex and

it's ability to exert impulse control on other parts of your brain.

So this is actually a physical phenomenon,

and willpower something that can be developed.

So if you have low willpower right now,

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