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by Robin Sharma
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Alexander Loyd
From Stress to Success in 40 Days
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What is Beyond Willpower about?
Beyond Willpower (2015) is a guide to achieving your deepest, most coveted goals. These blinks explain how to realize the dreams that’ll bring you true joy, happiness and love, while warning you about the obstacles people commonly encounter when doing so, and also pointing out a few shortcuts.
About the Author
Alexander Loyd, PhD, is a psychologist, naturopath and renowned lecturer. He’s also the author of the international bestseller, The Healing Code.
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Your ultimate goal should be based on an internal force, not an external one.
What do you want more than anything else in the world? Take a moment and think it over until you land on that one thing you desire most.
Given a chance to consider this question, it’s likely you came up with an answer. But is it the right one?
Well, there’s an easy way to know if it’s the wrong answer, because goals founded on things like money, achievement or health – also known as external circumstances – are always the incorrect choice. Even so, 99 percent of the answers people give to this question are based on external circumstances.
But what’s wrong with wanting to strike it rich, win an Olympic medal or get in perfect shape? Absolutely nothing! Except, deep down, none of that describes why you got out of bed this morning, or what’ll keep you motivated tomorrow. In other words, goals based on external circumstances don’t permeate everything you do.
Instead, people choose such goals because they believe myths, like the notion that money will make them happy. However, while things like material wealth might bring you joy for a little while, being a millionaire is no guarantee of a happy, peaceful and loving life.
That’s why strong goals for success are based on attaining a particular inward state, like feeling calm or full of love. A goal like this will become a part of everything you do and, when you get up in the morning, it will be because of your goal.
In fact, although you might be unaware of it, this is a goal you’ve already set for yourself; it’s why you brush your teeth, why you eat, why you work and why you hang out with your friends. Simply put, it pervades every aspect of your life.
So, if there’s a deeper goal already motivating you, why is it so hard to identify what you want most from life? To find out, you’ll need to travel back in time to your childhood.
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Who should read Beyond Willpower
- Anyone who struggles with depression
- People interested in alternative medicine
- Students of medicine
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