
Beyond Willpower reveals why 97% of traditional self-help fails. Dr. Alexander Loyd's revolutionary 40-day program boasts a 98% success rate by addressing cellular-level fear patterns. Forget positive thinking - this bestselling follow-up to "The Healing Code" transforms your biology from fear to love.
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What if everything you've been taught about success is wrong? Imagine discovering that willpower, goal-setting, and hard work-the very foundations of self-improvement-are actually setting you up for failure. This is precisely what Dr. Alexander Loyd uncovered after building a global practice that transformed thousands of lives across 158 countries with a remarkable 97% success rate. His approach flips the traditional self-help model on its head, revealing why most people fail to achieve what they truly want despite their best efforts. The problem isn't your dedication or discipline-it's that you're chasing the wrong things for the wrong reasons using methods that trigger your body's stress response, sabotaging your efforts from the start. Consider this thought experiment: If a genie appeared offering one wish with just two limitations-no wishing for more wishes and no controlling others' free will-what would you spontaneously wish for with only ten seconds to decide? Your immediate answer reveals your current life goal, but here's the shocking truth: most people give the "wrong" answer. They focus on external circumstances (money, health, relationships) rather than internal states (love, joy, peace). This common mistake follows what Loyd calls the "blueprint for failure"-a cycle that creates chronic stress until you either achieve your goal or don't. And stress, it turns out, is the real success-killer.
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