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As People Strengthened Their Willpower Muscles In One Part Of Their Lives—in The Gym, Or A Money Management Program—that Strength Spilled Over Into What They Ate Or How Hard They Worked. Once Willpower Became Stronger, It Touched Everything.

Change Might Not Be Fast And It Isn't Always Easy. But With Time And Effort, Almost Any Habit Can Be Reshaped.

Between Calculated Risk And Reckless Decision-making Lies The Dividing Line Between Profit And Loss.

But Countless Studies Have Shown That A Cue And A Reward, On Their Own, Aren't Enough For A New Habit To Last. Only When Your Brain Starts Expecting The Reward--craving The Endorphins Or Sense Of Accomplishment--will It Become Automatic To Lace Up Your Jogging Shoes Each Morning. The Cue, In Addition To Triggering A Routine, Must Also Trigger A Craving For The Reward To Come.

What Studies Say The Number One Best Way To Start An Exercise Habit Is To Give Yourself A Reward That You Genuinely Enjoy.