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Lack Of Willpower, And The Lack Of Willpower

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Flower A. Newhouse, a Christian mystic, once said, "Lack of willpower has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability."

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines willpower as "energetic determination." Synonyms of willpower include "self-discipline," "self-government," "self-mastery," "self-command," "self-control" and "self-restraint."

What allows one person to possess great willpower and another none? Is there a genetic predisposition for self-restraint? Is it a learned pattern? Are you born with it? More important, can you develop willpower?

Willpower affects all facets of life: money (the self-restraint to practice delayed gratification, such as not purchasing expensive items on credit cards); health and your nutritional lifestyle …show more content…

Most people talk of change, but many are not willing to strive for it. Don't give up so easily, as willpower can be learned. It just takes time, as when you learn anything. You didn't learn to skateboard, roller-skate or read in one day, and you won't develop willpower in one week. But you can develop willpower over a period of time. You just have to start!

In the famous words of Lao-Tzu, "Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power."

Michael J. Kaye is a chiropractic physician practicing in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Chiropractic Association, Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association and the American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board. He has a sub-specialty in Chiropractic Rehabilitation.

He is the director of The Rehab Group of Bucks/Montgomery County-a multidisciplinary clinic with an emphasis on chronic pain and wellness. He is a publisher of two papers on rehabilitation of chronic injuries. In general his clinic promotes nutritional and lifestyle changes for the chronic pain patient. Additionally, he has published several articles on finance and wealth, happiness and motivation; and health related issues.

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