Friends, today I wanna talk about motivation. It's gonna get a bit spicy on today's episode.

My opinion is that you don't need motivation to move forward in life. I'm not motivated to do things, but I am interested in doing many things and realize that to get those things done, I have to do things that are boring and tedious and annoying. You will need to do annoying things to get what you want in life.

Instead of waiting for motivation to appear, ask yourself this question:
What is the next step I need to take to move my life forward in this area?

Example from my life
I want to fit the jeans that I love which are at the moment too tight to button. They are so cute, they have 5 buttons and they give off a retro vibe. I love them and I can't fit them. I'm not motivated to ease up on the sugar, I'm not motivated to get my heart rate up for longer periods during the say. But I want to fit the jeans so I am moving forward to exercise sometimes I achieve what I wanted and have a great workout and sometimes I miss, but I want to wear the jeans and I'm not giving up. I am not waiting for motivation, I am setting my life up to continue taking the next best steps to fit these jeans. 

I found this definition for motivation online. Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes you to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge. Motivation involves the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces that activate behavior.

Let  me add what I think motivation is. I think it's a feeling that we wait for to take action, it's a desire we wait to feel before we take action on something we're afraid to do, or are not interested in doing.

Motivation isn't required for success. Taking steps and more steps and learning from your mistakes and doing things that you don't feel like it get you where you need to be.

So, take the next best step, and keep taking steps.

You want to start a business, make a list of things you need to learn and start learning them. Don't wait for motivation,  take the next best step.

Also, note I referred to a great podcast episode and I said it was on Lewis Howe's show, but I was wrong. You should definitely listen to Lewis Howes. Pick an episode they are all fire.

However the podcast I referred to was Jay Shetty's On Purpose. It an interview with the Co Founder of Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)  Adam Goldston.

Let's start the meeting.
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