486 - The Secret to Staying Motivated — Especially When You're Not Seeing Results
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Marie Forleo
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🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Ever feel like working your butt off is getting you nowhere? In this video you'll learn one trick that seems counterintuitive, but it's the best, smartest way to stay motivated and get better results instead of hitting a brick wall in everything you do.
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| 0:00.0 | If you can't seem to get motivated because your hard work never pays off, this episode |
| 0:06.4 | is for you. |
| 0:07.4 | Today's question comes from Chris and he writes, Hey Marie, I'm 19 years old and here's |
| 0:13.5 | my dilemma. |
| 0:14.5 | I have a massive lack of motivation to do anything or really live my life. |
| 0:19.6 | I look deep within myself for answers and see that I've always felt no matter what I attempt |
| 0:24.1 | to do, my hard work never, in all caps, pays off. |
| 0:28.9 | School, volleyball, work, even friendships. |
| 0:30.8 | It never seems to be enough. |
| 0:32.5 | I now realize hard work isn't enough, so I want to know what is. |
| 0:38.2 | What can I do to remotivate myself and make my hard work smart work? |
| 0:42.1 | How can I make my efforts count so I can live a meaningful, fulfilling life? |
| 0:46.6 | Thank you for everything that you do. |
| 0:48.1 | The beauty and your soul transcends my small computer screen, and no amount of words will ever |
| 0:52.4 | be enough for me to express my appreciation |
| 0:54.6 | to you. With love, Chris. |
| 0:56.3 | Oh. |
| 0:57.3 | Chris, I adore you. And not just for that really sweet and poetic thing you just shared |
| 1:03.7 | with me. I got to tell you, it is beyond awesome that you are so self-aware, self-aware enough |
| 1:09.8 | to really ask these important questions |
| 1:12.1 | at this point in your life. |
| 1:13.9 | While there's so much we could talk about today, I want to focus on one important shift |
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