#100: Forget Motivation. Focus On This Instead.

Arnold's Pump Club

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.9 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Everyone loves to talk about increasing motivation. On the surface, it makes sense. Motivation inspires -- but it is just a spark. You need fuel to keep moving forward. In this episode, Arnold explains why motivation is not what you need; and that making a subtle shift can trigger a dramatic change in your life that helps you achieve more and build stronger habits. You'll also learn about a new study that will make you think twice about diet soda.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club. Every Monday since January 1st,
0:06.0	I've shared motivation with you here. After 48 weeks, I still get emails every single week asking
0:13.2	how to get motivated to exercise, to do that project at work, to be present with your friends
0:19.5	and family, and to read that book you've been meaning to read. This week, instead of looking for
0:26.8	motivation, I want you to look for momentum. Motivation inspires, but it is just a spark. You need
0:34.6	fuel to keep moving forward. You need momentum. Momentum comes from having a routine. An object in
0:42.5	motion wants to stay in motion and an object addressed wants to stay addressed. What you need
0:48.4	is to get moving and create a few simple habits that no matter what, you accomplish every single day.
0:55.7	For me, the first few hours of my day are completely automatic. I wake up, I turn on the coffee
1:01.4	machine and I let the animals out. I prepare the food and feed all of them. Between whiskey,
1:07.9	lulu, schnally, noodle, schnitzel, and dutch. It's quite the operation, but I always feel fantastic
1:16.0	when I sit down with my first cup of coffee because I've already accomplished something. That sense
1:20.6	of accomplishment that comes from routine fuels me. After my coffee, I get on my bike to ride
1:27.9	to the gym. I train for an hour and I ride to breakfast. By the time I sit down to eat, I have
1:35.4	accomplished three big things. Fed my animals, done my cardio, and done my resistance training.
1:42.5	It is all automatic and I never have to think until I get my oatmeal or my yogurt and granola
1:48.2	or my breakfast perito. Since we started this newsletter, I've learned more about the science
1:54.9	behind it. That sense of accomplishment releases dopamine into your brain which makes you feel better.
2:02.3	That's why I say that some days the world feels like a movie in black and white when I wake up
2:07.0	and after my training and bike ride, it changes into a color movie. The goal of this newsletter is
2:14.0	to show you that you have the power to improve your day. Every single day, once you find that power,
2:21.5	that you have the power to improve your life. But you won't find it by reading motivation on your
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