Ever wonder why so many New Year’s Resolutions don’t stick? It’s because most people rely solely on willpower to achieve their goals. Don’t be like so many who start things but can’t finish them. Tune in to understand why willpower alone isn’t going to allow you to achieve your goals, the 2 different approaches you can use to maintain motivation, and 5 practical tips for increasing your motivation. In this episode, we also walk through 2 different scenarios and show how managing motivation can help achieve any goal.

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Cheat Sheet

What makes some people give up on their goals and what allows other people to stick with things 2:29

What willpower really is and why you can't count on it to obtain a goal 3:33

How motivation can help you overcome inertia and reach your goals 11:30

Why Brooks decided to do intermittent fasting and how he used motivation to keep it up 16:47

How Mike used motivation to get through ups and downs to finish his first half-marathon 24:52

What to do when your routine or habit falls off and you need to get back on track 33:09

How deliberate practice gives you complete control over your outcome 41:10

5 Practical tips for increasing your motivation 44:42

Write down your why 44:50

Create a ritual 49:12

Don't break the chain 56:10

Get accountable 59:31

Get a coach, whether formal or informal 1:03:41

Links

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

The Productivity Killer We Face 35,000 Times Each Day (TPS147)

"The Chocolate-and-Radish Experiment That Birthed the Modern Conception of Willpower" - The Atlantic

The War of Art

Morning Ritual Starter Kit

DontBreakTheChain.com

Zero Fasting Tracker app

Productive habit tracking app

6 Ways a Mastermind Can Accelerate Your Success w/ Nate Lowrie (TPS178)

Inside the AE Mastermind: What Really Successful People Do Differently to Fix Their Blind Spots (TPS192)

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