#367: The Motivation Myth

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

It’s a new year and you’ve likely set some new goals for yourself. Now you just need some motivation to work on them. So you read motivational quotes on Instagram, listen to a motivational podcaster yell at you for thirty minutes while you commute to work, and repeat affirmations about crushing it every morning and night. You’re feeling motivated. Really motivated. You start to take some steps to accomplish your goals. But then a few days later, you’re not feeling so motivated, and because you’re not feeling it, you stop working on those goals of yours. Then you start feeling guilty about not working on your goals, so you return to reading motivational quotes on Instagram to help pump yourself back up to get going. Sound familiar? If so, my guest today argues that you’ve likely fallen for the "motivation myth." His name is Jeff Haden and his latest book is "The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win." Today on the show, Jeff explains what the motivation myth is and why it’s so alluring. We then discuss the real secret to lasting motivation, and no, it’s not reading motivational quotes or listening to motivational speakers. Jeff then walks us through specific tactics you can start using today to tap into this genuine catalyst for achieving your goals. If you’re a motivational junkie that doesn’t have a lot to show for all your inspired intentions, this episode is for you.

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:13.9	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:17.7	Well, it's a new year and you've likely set some new goals for yourself.
0:21.0	And you just need some motivation to work on them, right?
0:23.6	So you read motivational quotes on Instagram, listen to motivational podcasts or yell at you for 30 minutes
0:28.4	while you commute to work and you repeat affirmations about crushing it every morning and night.
0:32.6	And you start feeling motivated, really motivated.
0:34.7	You start to take steps towards accomplishing your goal.
0:37.0	But then a few days later, you're not feeling so motivated.
0:40.4	Because you're not feeling it, you stop working on those goals.
0:42.8	And then you start feeling guilty about not working on your goals.
0:45.2	So you return to reading motivational quotes on Instagram to help pump yourself back up to get going again.
0:49.8	Sound familiar?
0:50.6	Well, if so, my guest today argues that you've likely fallen into the motivation myth.
0:55.3	His name is Jeff Hayden and his latest book is The Motivation Myth.
0:58.2	How high achievers really set themselves up to win.
1:00.7	And today on the show Jeff explains what the motivation myth is and why it's so alluring.
1:04.9	We then discuss the real secret of lasting motivation.
1:07.4	And no, it's not reading motivational quotes or listening to motivational speakers.
1:11.6	Jeff then walks us through specific tactics you could start doing today
1:14.8	till tap in this genuine catalyst for achieving your goals.
1:17.8	If you're a motivational junkie that doesn't have a lot to show for all your inspired intentions,
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