Comments on: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:04:09 +0000

I'm glad this book resonated with you so much! Hopefully it also gave you some lessons that you can apply to willpower-draining situations in your own life.

Thanks for being a part of the tour!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:12:27 +0000

Awesome post. I really love knowing that I'm not the only one who struggles with some of these things…and it's soooo true–will-power seems to focus down to one thing for me and everything else falls by the wayside. I'm excited to check out this book.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:17:32 +0000

I love you, Lara, because you're real. You can tell us all about your strengths and great times, but you also don't try to hide your weakness and times of struggle. I find myself comparing myself to others, wondering why I'm not the mom who does all the things that all the other moms do, wondering why I'm not the great mom my own mother once was. I've been trying to realize that I just have different talents, and I need to focus on those, rather than compare myself with everyone else who all have different talents. I think willpower fits into this concept perfectly, as one has to have it in order to devolop their talents and ultimately quit comparing themselves to everyone else's strengths, in order to quit feeling guilty for what one isn't and use that guilt-free time to continue to develop more talents. I can't phrase the above exactly like I mean it, but I appreciate knowing that others also struggle with willpower to do things that they'd like to be better at. Thanks for sharing. –Amanda B.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:56:01 +0000

Another book to put on my list–I've become SOO frustrated with my lack of discipline lately…

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:46:18 +0000

So, how does one teach children self control? I guess I always thought it was something you were born with, not something learned. And what a fascinating topic! I am not one for self help books, but this one actually sounds pretty good. Now I am wondering, where on earth do you find the time to read? I barely have a chance to read other people's blogs, let alone write in my own.

By: queendeni

queendeni — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:02:04 +0000

So did you make it to the gym? Love ya

By: Relyn Lawson

Relyn Lawson — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:35:20 +0000

As a teacher, I can assure you that self-control is the character trait most missing from children. Life for everyone is so much easier when someone has self-control.

By: mCat

mCat — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:47:59 +0000

Lack of self-mastery is DEFNITELY one of society's biggest problems and until people can understand that and get a handle on it, I think we will continue see a steady decline. Best I can do is work on myself. The book sounds awesome

By: Kerri

Kerri — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:49:00 +0000

I really am going to read this book…it sounds really important to my currently under-motivated life.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:36:57 +0000

That concept makes sense to me. I can do one thing well … but then everything else suffers. And when I think of self-improvement, the list is too long, and I feel like if I only pick ONE thing on that list, I am choosing to not improve the rest.

This will be something to put of the to-read list for sure! (As soon as I'm done depressing myself with "The Happiness Project.")