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Willpower, not motivation, is the best tool for 
creating good habits.
Motivation is, of course, a good thing – but we 
are usually most motivated to do the things we 
really like, such as taking a holiday. When we 
need to get the spring cleaning done, on the 
other hand, motivation is nowhere to be found.
Motivation has its pitfalls, especially because it 
fluctuates according to how we feel. On a 
morning when you feel wonderful, it’s easy to do 
a set of 20 push-ups before breakfast – but it’s 
not so easy when you’ve got a hangover!
In addition, motivation actually decreases the 
more we do something because it gets boring. 
Imagine if you relied on motivation alone to 
brush your teeth every day – you’d end up with a 
mouth full of cavities!
Basically, motivation isn’t enough to help you 
build up positive habits. Luckily, there’s another 
tool that is far better suited to help us create 
change in our lives. Instead of weakening with 
repetition, this tool can only get stronger. So 
what is it?
Willpower.
Willpower’s benefits are well known to 
psychologists. One professor even had his 
students exercise their willpower for two weeks 
in order to improve their usual posture while 
sitting in class. Not only did they sit up straighter 
in their lectures, they also showed greater levels 
of self-control in other areas of their lives!
Every time you create a new positive habit, such 
as meditating each day, you flex your own 
willpower muscle. You can use this muscle for 
other activities too, such as cooking fresh food 

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everyday, staying in touch with your family and 
anything else you’d like to achieve. Willpower, 
unlike motivation, is dependable. You can build it 
up, and once you do, you can rely on it.