Ep. #220: No Need for Motivation

Do you ever think I just need more motivation or willpower?

Motivation is a feeling. It lasts about 90 seconds. It is influenced by external factors such as immediate rewards or the intensity of a specific goal, which can quickly diminish or change. If you keep relying on the need for motivation, you will stay the same. You will stay stuck.

I believe that we have used motivation more as an excuse. It’s our primitive brain wanting us to stay the same, to stay comfortable.  

Commitment is another emotion. While motivation may fluctuate, commitment involves a steadfast dedication to a goal or course of action. It’s usually attached to why you want to do something and the purpose of it.

Visualizing your why attached to your commitment is one of the most powerful tools you can use toward your success.

In today’s episode, I give you my take on motivation and how it keeps you stuck on the diet roller coaster. You can decide in this moment to change your story.

In this episode…

≫[1:12] I need more motivation is just a soundtrack that plays over and over in your brain.

≫[1:43] The definition of motivation is the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. It’s also been referenced to why we do something.

≫[3:37] If you keep relying on it, you’ll stay stuck.

≫[4:31] What I think is a more powerful emotion is commitment.

≫[5:29] When you put your commitment together with your why, it is more powerful than motivation.

≫[6:40] Here’s my take.

≫[9:26] Everything you do is either a gift to your future self or a negative to your future self.