Why Motivation Is Garbage And What To Do Instead

Motivation is everything.

But Mel Robbins will tell you different. You probably have all these great ideas in your head but you if you feel like you need motivation to do it, then you’re doing it wrong.

Mel explains why in this 4 minute video.

Here’s my take on this:

I LOVE how she doesn’t mince words and calls motivation “garbage”.

Because she’s right.

At some point we DID buy in to this lie that you’ve gotta feel ready in order to change. We bought in to this complete falsehood that at some point you’re gonna have the courage. At some point, you’re gonna have the confidence. At some point, you’re gonna feel “ready” to do it.

You have these incredible ideas and what you think you need is motivation.

That is simply not true.

Society has taught us that you have to feel ready in order to change.

Mel Robbins nails it in the head when she makes they two key points:

Stop waiting until you feel like it.

There’s no perfect time to do something. Just do it. You should’ve done it yesterday.

2. You’re one decision away from a completely different life.

I know that sounds a little over simplistic but I think there’s a lot of truth to that statement. Sometimes it all
starts with simply making a decision to change.

Your life comes down to your decisions and if you change your decisions, you will change everything.

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