[eBook Code] Willpower (eBook Code, 1st)

Preface ix

Questionnaires x

The Stories x

Your Willpower Challenge xi

What’s Inside xii

Final Thoughts xiv

Part One – The Essence of Willpower 1

Willpower Ingredients in Abby’s Story 3

Directions for Completing the Willpower Scale 4

The Willpower Scale 5

Willpower Research 8

Willpower is a Game of Two Brains 11

Willpower is a Limited Resource . . . or is it? 17

New Research to Challenge Willpower as a Limited Resource 19

Mark Masson on Willpower and Health 21

Part Two – Goals and Vision 23

Why Goals? 23

Goal Planning 28

Your Willpower Goals 30

How You Learn 34

Motivation 43

A Theory of Motivation 44

Remember Your Goals 46

Inspiring You Toward Your Willpower Challenge 51

Part Three – New Habits for Old 55

Origins of Willpower with Graham Allen 57

Ego States 60

The Willpower Stage of Habit Formation 62

The Extinction Burst 64

Mini and Multiple Habits 68

Alternatively, Start Big 71

Becoming Failure Proof 72

Elite Performers and 10 000 Hours of Repetition 74

Good Habits Made Easy 77

Part Four – The Willpower Mindset 87

So How Can We All Acquire a Murray Mindset? 88

Reality Thinking 101

Externalise Your Thinking 103

Useful Thinking 104

Achieve a Willpower Mindset 105

Part Five – Willpower and Work 113

Self-Awareness 115

Skills for Business Success 120

Create: The Process for Organisational Change 137

Pilot 140

Launch 140

Coach 141

Evaluate 141

The Willpower of Your Own Business 142

How to Stick to Your Willpower Challenge at Work 152

Final Thoughts 155

Highlights 156

Acknowledgements 157

About the Author 159