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How are you doing with your New Year Resolutions? Perhaps like many, you'll have broken your resolutions by the end of January, if you haven’t done so already. January can be a long, dark, back to work, frugal month and resolution slips according to the researchers are often cited as lack of personal control, excessive stress and negative emotion. You really DID intend to be at the gym each day before work, but … The problem with willpower Willpower is your ability to resist

Bob* thought he continued to drink too much wine each night because he liked it, even though it made him lethargic and grumpy the next day. Tom* thought it was laziness that stopped him using his expensive gym membership for almost a year. Despite their best efforts, both thought they lacked willpower and determination, leading to self-blame, guilt and frustration. But what if Bob and Tom like many of us, have had inner conflict all wrong? What if we have been inadvertentl