Lack Of Motivation

When you rely on motivation to work on your tasks and goals, you are bound to fail.

As Ex-Navy SEAL and ultra-endurance athlete David Goggins wrote in his book Can’t Hurt Me:

"The only way to truly control your life is through discipline."

The problem with motivation is that it’s unreliable.

It’s a temporary spark of positive emotions that often fades quickly.

For example, we feel motivated when the new year rolls around and we set the resolution to exercise more often.

The first few days, you feel highly motivated and easily get all your workouts done.

But after a few days, the initial burst of motivation fades and you have more trouble getting yourself to the gym.

Before you know it, you skip a few workouts and fall back into old behavioral patterns.

I've been there many, many times...

Motivation is nearly impossible to sustain over the long term as it's a temporary burst of short-lived emotions that fades quickly.

So instead of seeking motivation, focus on building self-discipline.

Where motivation is a temporary wave of emotions, self-discipline is a skill you can train and rely on.

As David Goggins says:

“Motivation comes and goes. Life is about self-discipline.”

To build self-discipline, do at least one hard thing each day:

• Push yourself in the gym (my favorite)

• Take regular cold showers

• Go into the sauna

• Stay off your phone for the 1st hour of the day

• Do 3–4 hours of deep, focused work

• Read a book for 60 minutes without distractions

• Meditate for 20 minutes

• Stay off social media for an entire day

With each hard thing you do, you train your self-discipline 'muscles'.

And the more self-discipline you build, the easier it becomes to act in alignment with your long-term goals.

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