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b'To achieve your goals, you probably think you need one key ingredient: willpower. Grit. Self-control. Discipline. To hear a lot of self-improvement gurus tell it, if you want to get your life together, then just get it together. Just do it.\\xa0\\n\\nYet while these motivational calls certainly feel good and make us pump our fists, how well does willpower-ing your way to your goals work in reality?\\n\\nIf you\'re like a lot of people, who have a string of half-finished aims heaped in the dustbin of their lives, you know the answer is: "Not very well."\\n\\nMy guest\\xa0todayargues that there\'s a reason for that -- that while willpower does have a role in our lives, there\'s actually a better source of motivation at our disposal: our emotions.\\xa0\\n\\nHis name is David DeSteno and he\'s the author of the book\\xa0Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride.\\xa0TodayDeSteno makes the case that cultivating certain feelings will actually enhance our self-control and help us become who we want to be more than simply relying on willpower to get the job done.\\n\\nGet the show notes at aom.is/emotionalsuccess.'