How to get (and stay) motivated

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Candidate,

If you've been following along this week, I've revealed two of my most powerful Success Triggers: how to master yourself and your negative thinking and how to handle things you can't control.

Now it's time to conquer one of the hardest things — following through.

It's easy to get temporarily excited over new projects, but it's FRUSTRATING long term because the motivation almost never lasts. We end up jumping from project to project with no real results to show for it. Why can't we just follow through?

How do top performers keep going? Are they constantly inspired and excited about their projects?

The answer is NO. Instead, they apply the right systems.

How to get (and stay) motivated

You're probably familiar with this: You decide to start saving money, and you get really motivated. You give up things like ordering lattes and lunch each day and going out with your friends at night to save cash.

And it works...for a few days. But then what happens? Maybe you cave and buy a latte one morning…then the next…then the next. Maybe you forgot to make lunch so you order out. And you've been working hard lately. Don't you deserve a few drinks after work?

Soon your goal ends up yoyo-ing like this:

… and you beat yourself up over it! "Oh, I'm so lazy. I'm so irresponsible with my spending. I can never get this done."

Why does this happen? Why do we get excited and motivated to accomplish our goals in the short term, only to lose it over time?

That's because motivation is a limited resource. We only have so much of it when it comes to new goals. Once it's depleted, that's it. It's a short-term strategy that can't sustain any long-term goals.

Motivation is great as a trigger for making change — but you shouldn't rely on it because it's fleeting. Instead, when you find your motivation is low, acknowledge it. Don't beat yourself up.

Go even deeper: Why exactly aren't you motivated? Don't just blame laziness either. That's too easy and rarely is it actually the reason.

For example, maybe the reason you can't save money is because you simply like your morning lattes — and that's okay. There are other better ways to save money that don't require you to give up your lattes.

If you question the deeper reasons you are not tackling a goal, you'll see opportunities for effective change.

That's it for today. Remember: Motivation is good to trigger change — but don't expect it to last.

P.S. Reminder: I've opened up access to all 30 of my tested Success Triggers. It's now available for purchase anytime you want.

This week's 3 Success Triggers are my gift to you, but if you're ready to focus on success and discover the mental frameworks that 5x, 10x, or 100x your results, this is your chance. I've rigorously tested hundreds of these frameworks and distilled them down to just the most powerful 30 that you can adopt in just 15 minutes per day.

In the full Success Triggers course, you'll learn:

Why "resolutions" are dead ends and how top performers ensure their success by approaching planning differently
How to take intelligent, profitable risks...even if you're risk-averse
Why successful people don't fear failure...and how to free yourself from fear of failure, too
How to uncover the game being played around you in any field...and systematically dominate it
How to differentiate between a shortcut and a dead end
The universe's most powerful force — no, it's not love — and how to leverage it for your gain
The #1 ingredient in personal change — and one simple hack for making your weeks twice as productive
How to stop beating yourself up all the time and start living guilt-free...even when you make mistakes
My step-by-step processes for uncovering and neutralizing the invisible scripts that are holding you back
How to develop unshakable confidence in yourself
...and much more