8 things that cause your lack of motivation—and how to fix them.

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1) You don’t know what you want.

You cannot hit a target that you cannot see.

Identify some compelling, exciting goals for yourself in each of the major areas of your life—physical, financial, emotional, spiritual, etc—and write them down.

Then, get moving.
2) You’re not in control of your physiology.

Picture someone who lacks motivation—how do they sit, stand, walk, talk?

Now picture someone who's TOTALLY motivated—how do they sit, stand, walk, talk?

Behaving like someone who's motivated often leads to feeling actual motivation.
3) You’ve made “lack of motivation” part of your identity.

Reframe your beliefs as those of someone who’s highly motivated.

You need to believe you're a motivated person.
You need to know it in your bones.
4) You’re not aiming high enough.

When we’ve got puny goals, we feel lethargic + unmotivated to achieve them.

When we’ve got huge + ambitious goals, we feel motivated to take action.

10X your goals. 10X your actions.
5) You’re overwhelmed.

Find your Why and Simplify.

Find your Why: when you have a strong enough purpose you can summon the motivation to do anything.

Simplify: do one thing really well rather than a million things poorly.
6) You’re prone to procrastination.

Break big goals/projects/tasks/things down into smaller, actionable steps.

This way, you'll be more likely to take action, which will lead to higher #motivation.
7) You’re not being specific enough to spur motivation.

Be as specific as possible about what you want and what you need to do.
8) You’re seeking motivation where you should be seeking habits.

Motivation comes and goes.
But habits make behavior automatic.

Sustain your motivation by tapping into the power of habit.
Thanks for reading.

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