If you want to achieve a difficult goal, you must not pursue it the same as your other goals. People reach goals all the time, but most people fail to reach their difficult goals. To be specific, a goal is “difficult” when 1) it requires a minimum of 4 years effort to achieve and 2) […]
The difference between willpower and self-motivation comes down to how your impulses and temptations help or hurt as you pursue goals. Willpower is simply the idea that you can control an impulsive temptation to behave badly by exercising mental restraint. Self-motivation is that impulsive temptation. Although, the idea is that the impulse is to do something […]
The mental side of fatigue starts with body language and self-talk. If you don’t work on the mental side of conditioning against fatigue, the physical side is less effective. This is not to say that the physical capacity of one’s muscles and lungs matter less. Unquestionably, athletes must be physically capable of enduring the stress […]