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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2025 · 32 MIN

60. Struggling With Discipline? More Willpower Isn’t The Answer—This Is!

from Happiness with Jess · host Jess Knapp

You know that feeling when you want to be disciplined but just can’t seem to follow through? Maybe you start strong with a new workout routine or healthy habit, only to fall off track a few weeks later. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone—and the problem isn’t that you’re lazy or lack willpower.In this episode, Jess is breaking down the truth about discipline—why it’s not about willpower, why being “all or nothing” is holding you back, and how to build lasting habits without burnout. Jess will walk you through a simple process to strengthen your discipline, share mindset shifts that make consistency easier, and give real-life examples of how to apply this to your health and fitness.If you’re tired of the cycle of stopping and starting, feeling like discipline just isn’t in your DNA, or wondering why motivation always fades, this episode is for you. Jess wants to shift the way you think about discipline so you can finally build consistency in a way that actually sticks.For more content on self-love, health, fitness and more, you can follow her on Instagram at https://instagram.com/happ.i.ness.jess?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

You know that feeling when you want to be disciplined but just can’t seem to follow through? Maybe you start strong with a new workout routine or healthy habit, only to fall off track a few weeks later. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone—and the problem isn’t that you’re lazy or lack willpower.In this episode, Jess is breaking down the truth about discipline—why it’s not about willpower, why being “all or nothing” is holding you back, and how to build lasting habits without burnout. Jess will walk you through a simple process to strengthen your discipline, share mindset shifts that make consistency easier, and give real-life examples of how to apply this to your health and fitness.If you’re tired of the cycle of stopping and starting, feeling like discipline just isn’t in your DNA, or wondering why motivation always fades, this episode is for you. Jess wants to shift the way you think about discipline so you can finally build consistency in a way that actually sticks.For more content on self-love, health, fitness and more, you can follow her on Instagram at https://instagram.com/happ.i.ness.jess?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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