“Strength is the capacity to break
a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands
– and then just eat one of the pieces.”
– Judith Viorst

Some of the most intelligent, successful people I know struggle with temptations to do things they know they’ll regret. They can run corporations, fly airplanes, manage investment funds and create great works of art, but they can’t figure out how to master that smaller self who wants instant gratification even when it’s self-destructive. If your willpower is less than perfect, forgive yourself: you’re in good company. Sometimes we have to acknowledge how difficult it is to consistently make healthy choices before we can love ourselves enough to choose what will be best for us in the long run.

“Strength is the capacity to break
a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands
– and then just eat one of the pieces.”
– Judith Viorst

Some of the most intelligent, successful people I know struggle with temptations to do things they know they’ll regret. They can run corporations, fly airplanes, manage investment funds and create great works of art, but they can’t figure out how to master that smaller self who wants instant gratification even when it’s self-destructive. If your willpower is less than perfect, forgive yourself: you’re in good company. Sometimes we have to acknowledge how difficult it is to consistently make healthy choices before we can love ourselves enough to choose what will be best for us in the long run.