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            <title><![CDATA[What is the accepted, self-sabotaging “Self-change Willpower Myth?” Part (1 of 4)]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rev. Michael Zarchian Amjoy]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*zNMUE8VQ3Hdc6aBV8nEdnQ.png" /></figure><p>Part 1 is my temporary problem, Parts 2 to 4 are my Soulutions.</p><blockquote>The falsities of the “Self-change Willpower Myth?” that stop my self-change and make it difficult. The “Self-change Willpower Myth?” gives me nowhere to go if I fail to self-change</blockquote><p><strong>What is Willpower? Here are the current definitions and synonyms based on this “Self-change Willpower Myth”</strong></p><p>· Willpower Definitions: the trait of resolutely, boldly, steadily, firmly controlling your own behavior, conduct, actions, performance, execution (What are other meanings of execution?).</p><p>· Willpower Synonyms: self-control, self-possession, self-command, self-will, self-possession. Determination, Resolve, Drive, Strength of will, Strength of mind, Iron will.</p><p><strong>The “Self-change Willpower Myth” consists of these fallacies…</strong>.</p><p>The only reason some people can self-change and others can’t is only because….</p><p>· Is only because they have more innate WILLPOWER.</p><p>· Is only because they have more natural backbone.</p><p>· Is only because they have more inherent “Strength of Character.”</p><p>· Is only because they they’re just stronger.</p><p>· Is only because they were born with the power to self-change.</p><p><strong>So, when I fail to change what I want to self-change I THINK I know the reasons are only because…</strong></p><p>· When I fail to change it is only because I believe I don’t have the innate WILLPOWER.</p><p>· When I fail to change it is only because I believe I don’t have enough natural backbone to self-change.</p><p>· When I fail to change it is only because I believe I don’t have satisfactory innate “Strength of Character” to successfully self-change</p><p>· When I fail to change it is only because I believe I I’m just not sufficiently strong to change.</p><p>· When I fail to change it is only because I believe I was not born with the power to self-change.</p><p><strong>It keeps me in a distressing cycle for self-change of repeating heaps of effort, with no moving forward, again…</strong></p><p>1. I become SO UNCOMFORTABLE because of my bad habit (or anything else of meaning to me) that I have to want to change to get rid of the pain, stuckness.</p><p>2. I begin again. I courageously (despite what happened last time) commit to self-change AGAIN. In pain and fear.</p><p>3. After a while my enthusiasm, motivation starts to disappear.</p><p>4. I begin to procrastinate, avoid performing my new actions I need to do daily for my self-change.</p><p>5. Instead, I begin to do my old unhealthy habits again.</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=985778852e07" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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