According to author and leadership expert Robin Sharma, a chief attribute of those with strong character and wonderful lives is an abundance of willpower. Sharma knows about willpower, as he’s written books that have topped international bestseller lists.
A former lawyer, Sharma quit his job and self-published a book at a Kinko’s copy shop (his mother edited it). His second book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari was also originally self-published until former HarperCollins president Ed Carson discovered Robin in a bookstore. The book, and the series that followed, have become one of the world’s most successful publishing franchises.
Sharma writes about willpower in The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari:
Willpower inspires you to do what is right in any given moment. It gives you the energy to act with courage. It gives you the control to live the life you have imagined rather than accepting the life that you have.
