The Australian Women's Weekly

How to improve your willpower

Ever get a sense that time moves too quickly? All of a sudden, it’s November and you still feel like it should be February. The things you were convinced you’d get around to doing last year are still sitting on a shelf in your mind rather than being present as actions in your life.

A common stumbling block can be waiting until your life is perfectly positioned for change. So you wait until you have the time, or the energy, or the money, or until you lose weight, or land your dream job, or until the kids start or finish school, or for a time when life is

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