Will Power and Self-Discipline

Chandi Schwab
First off... I wasn't able to start the Master Cleanse because I am still nursing and everything I read up on discouraged it. A part of me was relieved because I knew it would be very difficult, but the other part of me bummed because I was excited for the challenge. Scott has done so well with it and has stuck with it to the T. He is on day 6 and already he looks and feels so much better. I am so impressed with his will power, something we all need a little more of. This is something I want to put into action and gain more control over.
How many times have you said, "I wish I had will power and self discipline"? How many times have you started to do something, only to quit after a short while? We all have had experiences like these. Everyone possesses some addictions or habits they wish they could overcome, such as smoking, excessive eating, laziness, procrastination or lack of assertiveness. To overcome these habits or addictions, one needs to have will power and self discipline.
Will power is the ability to overcome laziness and procrastination. It is the ability to control or reject unnecessary or harmful impulses. It is the ability to arrive to a decision and follow it with perseverance until its successful accomplishment. It is the inner power that overcomes the desire to indulge in unnecessary and useless habits, and the inner strength that overcomes inner emotional and mental resistance for taking action. It is one of the corner stones of success, both spiritual and material.
Self-discipline is the companion of will power. It endows with the stamina to persevere in whatever one does. It bestows the ability to withstand hardships and difficulties, whether physical, emotional or mental. It grants the ability to reject immediate satisfaction, in order to gain something better, but which requires effort and time.
These are 2 great powers to strive to posses this New year because it will help us in all aspects. You need both of them in order to rule your thoughts and to be the boss of your mind. The stronger they are, the more control you have over your thoughts, and consequently your powers of concentration get stronger.