WHAT IS WILL-POWER? ~
along, barely keeping out of bankruptcy, will
suddenly learn a new idea or a new method.
He discovers the causes of his failure. He is
filled with a new zeal. He puts his affairs in
order. His business is ‘‘ born again.” And
at once he begins to prosper.
When a man loses his will-power, it is
usually because of a mistake that he has made
or because of a loss or an illness. In some way,
a fear has come into his mind.
Sometimes it is because a new affection or
aversion or amusement has come into his life.
His Purpose-will has been weakened by the
formation of another group of concepts in his
mind.
Many a successful business man has been
halted in the midst of his career, and palsied
into a state of indecision by some new influence
that was too strong for his Purpose-will.
It may be a passion for a woman whom he
cannot possess, or a craving for drink, or a keen
interest in a new subject, or a strong dislike
for one of his associates. It upsets the smooth
course of his thoughts. It changes his will-
power. He is no longer determined in the
carrying out of his Purpose, and he appears to
have lost his power to decide.
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