Nov 2023

14m 16s

51 — Boost Your Willpower When It Matter...

About this episode

Your brain plays psychological tricks on you when you try to change your habits. It will try to talk you into indulging in a bad habit and convince you to abandon your good habits.

Fortunately, there's a powerful strategy we use in the therapy office that can boost your willpower right when you need it most.

Here are some things I share:

Why our brains try to talk us out of doing things we should do
The powerful strategy that will counteract your brain's tricks
How to challenge your brain's attempts to sabotage your efforts

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