“Motivated people with strong willpower will always have a clear picture in mind about their future. They will be able to relinquish distractions in order to attain what they truly deserve.”

-HH Sudhanshuji Maharaj

To achieve anything in life, willpower is necessary. Without strong willpower, it would be impossible to reach anywhere. You can improve your life with the help of this inexplicable attribute that you have to develop within yourself.

Generally, willpower is the ability to resist short-term distractions in pursuit of long-term goals. It is associated with beautiful life outcomes like better performance in academic pursuits, higher self-esteem, financial security, avoidance of any kind of distraction or addiction, and of course, improved mental and physical health.

In fact, willpower impacts each area of life. So, always try to develop strong willpower and say to yourself: “I want to achieve it and I am ready to work hard for it.”

Further, what you want must be clearly imprinted in your mind. You must understand what you seek from life; what type of life you want to lead; how you want to spend your days, where you want to reach, and after reaching there, how you would feel.

Yes, try to visualize and feel the happiness of achieving your aim and then work towards the actualization of your vision. With determination and perseverance, you will see your actions shall yield fruitful results. You will create miracles in your own life.

Miracles do happen with a strong willpower

Willpower is simply ‘the greatest human strength’, with the help of which even the impossible can be made possible. And without this single attribute all other qualities, everything you have worked for over years can be lost instantly. Physical strength enhances with physical exercise and similarly, your willpower increases when you exercise it consistently.

You must keep your ‘self-control muscles’ strong and for that try to stay away from any kind of addiction which is a sign of losing self-control. Unfortunately today, humans are more addicted to one or another negative habit than they were ever been in the past. People are pulled in many directions every day by attractive distractions that eventually give a painful blow to the mind.

Try to develop stronger ‘self-control muscles’ and for that give your mind proper training every day.

Train your Mind

The human mind is surprisingly flexible. Anyone can resolutely create signals that may lead to automatic responses — like when you hear the alarm in the morning, know that you have to jump out of bed, go for a morning walk, and start your day positively. You can train your mind for this routine. But many people have trained their minds to stay in bed, for a little longer, even after the alarm goes off.

But those on the quest for self-actualization or living a better life embrace a little discomfort easily with the help of willpower, which is the doorway to success.

So, make small goals – and stick to them. Your goals could be as simple as cleaning your room every day. Piling up daily work never helps, and once you lag behind it is very difficult to catch up. So, stay on top of your routine work that also requires a certain amount of willpower.

Apart from finishing simple tasks, also know that you can endure difficulty and risk through mental conditioning. So, embrace endurance since it will take you higher and provide you with the courage to seek a better life.

Give the right direction to your life

Further, there are various ways to enhance your willpower to help you choose the right direction of your life. However, one method that is the easiest and practiced for ages is the practice of regular fasting. You can easily keep intensive temptations away through fasting. It is one of the best ways to keep addictions and bad habits at bay. Also, make a practice of ‘Self-Care’.

It ensures you have the willpower to get simple things done, on time every day. And once you start achieving simple tasks efficiently, you’ll feel motivated to accomplish even greater tasks. Moreover, even if you feel that you lack willpower, do not feel disheartened. Persevere and develop your willpower so that you can achieve miracles. Through regular exercises, affirmations, self-discipline, and self-control willpower can be cultivated over the years.

Thus, harness your willpower, and exercise self-control. It will open the doors to bigger achievements and miracles that will help you enjoy the quality of life that you truly deserve.

Mahashivratri Mahotsav 2022