How to Boost Your Willpower to Achieve Your Goals

Author Kelly McGonigal of “The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works and Why it Matters,” tells TODAY’s Matt Lauer how to keep your New Year resolutions.

Tips to Boost Your Willpower

"When people believe that willpower is fixed and limited, their willpower is easily depleted. But when people believe that willpower is self-renewing — that when you work hard, you’re energized to work more; that when you’ve resisted one temptation, you can better resist the next one — then people successfully exert more willpower.“

from New York Times Willpower: It’s in Your Head

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Get at least 6 hours of sleep.1

Avoid temptation when you’re willpower isn’t well charged.2

Brush your teeth with your non-dominate hand.3

Find a willpower role model.

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Choose a long-term goal that you’re passionate about

You need willpower to make a change -- start a new diet or an exercise program -- but once you get some momentum going, you need grit to sustain the change and make it part of your lifestyle.

Resources on Motivation and Willpower are available on Pinterest --

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