The hardest part of building inner power is overcoming your moods and whims and actually doing what you want to do.

Anyone can do something when they’re motivated—it’s not that hard to go out and exercise when you really feel like it. The challenge comes on those other days: when it’s rainy, when you’re sleepy, when you’re tired, or simply when you don’t feel like it.

That’s the real test.

Hence, if you’re waiting for everything to align perfectly before doing what you want, you’ll be waiting endlessly and only taking action once in a blue moon.

This is why we focus on inner power. Inner power is about knowing yourself — your emotions, moods, thoughts, energy — and working with these, rather than against them. It’s about working with what you can control and accepting what you can’t.

It may sound simple, but it’s challenging in practice.

Sometimes, you might be forcing yourself to do things that don’t align with your natural rhythm. For instance, you might be trying to jog in the morning when your body is still half-asleep, even though it would be easier in the afternoon — or vice versa.

Knowing yourself means understanding what’s in your way and figuring out whether you should eliminate it, optimize it, or accept it. Conditions may not always be ideal for what you want to do, and that’s okay.

Sometimes, using willpower is necessary to push through, but other times, your moods and whims are actually telling you something important.

So how do you know? By understanding yourself deeply. This is exactly what we focus on in the 10 Steps to Inner Power course.