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It felt like I was just hit by a truck. My head crashed hard on the field and was throbbing in pain. It was my first football practice since moving to the United States from Canada, and I was enduring torture.
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Welcome to an exciting episode of the OpenWorld podcast! I have a very special treat for you guys today… all of you entrepreneurs and anyone interested in peak performance will love this interview.
I’m joined by Colin Robertson, researcher of performance psychology, and the owner of Willpowered.Co. Colin has spent the last 5 years researching the science behind how normal people have harnessed their willpower to achieve extraordinary success.
He claims that willpower is a science that he has the answers about what it takes to will yourself through the hard times and come out the other side victorious. He shares these simple, proven ways on his blog… and he’s going to dish a ton of great stuff on this interview.
He also used his willpower to successfully crowdfund his book – “The Will of Heroes” on Kickstarter, picking himself up when his campaign was teetering on the brink and crushing his goal.
Colin makes a compelling case that willpower is the secret ingredient to getting everything you want from life.
But what is willpower exactly? Is it a physiological, mental, emotional? Is willpower influenced by the music we listen to, or the people we associate with? I brought Colin on the show to help me pin this down.
We discuss weighty topics such as:
Plus:
Enjoy this excellent discussion with the one and only Colin Robertson!
The test was simple.
The participants, all non-exercisers with the goal of adding workouts to their weekly routine, were asked to write down how many hours they planned to spend in the gym over the next 2 weeks.
So each participant entered in the amount of time they planned to spend in the gym, then they would record how much time they actually spent in the gym. After careful calculation, the participants planned to spend about twenty hours working out over the next two weeks.
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions….more than half of us make them, but only 8% of us achieve them!
That’s right. 92% of us fail our resolutions for the New Year – and I was no stranger to that list of failures.
But rather than scorn humanity for our lack of follow-through, I wanted to learn what exactly those 8% of successes did differently than the rest of us.
Read MoreImagine that you arrive at the office tomorrow stressed and tired.
You're worried about the responsibilities of the upcoming week, and the New Year is looking like it is going to be hectic.
Then your boss comes into your office and offers you a promotion. The promotion will come with a $5,000 increase in salary, but it will also require even more work and responsibility.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again!
A time when many of you will spend your days with friends, family members, and feasts. To most, it is a time to cut back on your daily routines and enjoy the great cooking, holiday treats, and festive eggnog.
Read More“It’s not about how hard you can hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa
Read MoreSince the day he entered this world, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was surrounded by music.
His father, Leopold Mozart, was a musical instructor and filled the Mozart home with new students. This included Wolfgang’s older sister, Maria Anna, who practiced the piano day and night.
Read More“Stay hungry, stay foolish” – Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak could not believe his eyes as he looked at his computer screen. His keyboard actually worked! For the first time in history, someone typed a key and it showed up on a computer screen.
Read MoreHis heart was racing, his hands were sweaty and he knew this was going to be his one chance to impress the great Michael Jordan. He was not going to let this opportunity slip.
Read More“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their choice of field.” – Vince Lombardi
In 1959 Vince Lombardi finally got the chance he had worked all of his life for; to become the head coach of a National Football League (NFL) team.
The problem was that the team he was going to coach was the Green Bay Packers.
Read More“This is it!”
Thought a young Warren Buffet as he picked up a book that would change his life forever.
Until that point, Warren Buffet was far from what many would consider a future success.
He was a rebellious kid who hated what he considered pointless schoolwork and the fact that he had to move from Omaha to Washington DC when his father was elected to Congress.
Read MoreLast week, I sat down with Houston Truong of The Trading Edge to talk about Willpower in the world of Finance.
We talk about Warren Buffett's willpower, The Will of Heroes, and much more!
In this week’s episode we take a slight detour from our usual programming of trading topics and instead explore the topic of Willpower with Colin Robertson.
Colin’s a willpower researcher, founder of a blog called willpowered.co, and if you’re interested in the topic of willpower then I think this episode will give you some real practical insights on the subject.
One of the often cited studies we discuss on the show is the infamous marshmallow test which showed that young children who were able to delay gratification later grew up to become more successful and happier adults.
So the big question is whether willpower is something we’re born with or can it be developed?
The good news is that willpower can be strengthened like a muscle and we can increase our willpower if we commit to training our brain to be able to exert more willpower regularly.
Meditation has been shown to be one of the most powerful ways to increase willpower.
Research on this subject indicates that three hours of meditation increases self-control and ability to focus and after eleven hours of mediation practice one can see visible changes in the brains.
If you’re curious about meditation then check out our 28 Day Mindfulness for Traders Challenge.
It’s a guided meditation program specifically for traders. Dozens of traders have now gone through the challenge and many traders have noted improved levels of concentration and memory, increased energy and stamina, and reduced stress and anxiety.
Here’s what you’ll hear on this episode:
It was a beautiful Saturday in early September and I was in total bliss.
I was at a lake house, my friends were all around, and we were simply relaxing - enjoying the last days of summer. Then a rush of panic came over me as I realized the truth of the situation.
This was all a lie. In reality, I was doomed.
Read MoreI lost focus once...never again
Read MoreWith 1 day left, my principles were tested....
Read MoreIn order to finish strong, you need to fight through the middle.
Read MoreThe end is never the end. A new chapter awaits...
Read MoreMy video tribute thanking all of you for the unbelievable support!
Read MoreThe clock was passing 5pm Chicago time…and I didn’t have anything left in me.
I slept from 1am - 5am last night, and spent the entire day reaching out to new people, reading about new things I haven’t tried yet, and seeing thinking about my plan for the last 5 days...
Read MoreWillpowered was founded on one idea - Help people win the mental battle. All of our products and services are designed based on scientific evidence to help you overcome mental obstacles on the way to achieving your dreams.
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