How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated

Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Knowing how to get motivated is really important. How to stay motivated is even more important There are tons of videos teaching tips and tricks and rah rah motivation, but in this video I’m going to teach you how your brain works so you understand the principle behind how to get motivated and how to stay motivated. You’re going to learn how dopamine- the neurotransmitter of reward and motivation works in your brain and 4 simple things you can do to get motivated and stay that way. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional for $65/week. Try it now for 10% off https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=12262020 Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapynutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell, and the information provided by Emma McAdam, is solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and is not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. If you are in crisis please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC ---- Music licensed from www.Bensound.com or Artlist.io Images from Freepik.com (premium license), Pixabay, or Wikimedia commons

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to therapy in a nutshell.
0:10.0	I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and this is the podcast where I condense mental health skills into bite-sized nuggets of help.
0:19.0	There are tons of videos out there teaching tips and tricks
0:22.6	and raw-rah motivation. But I'm going to teach you how your brain works so you can understand the
0:28.3	principle behind how to get motivated and how to stay motivated. You're going to learn how
0:33.6	dopamine, the neurotransmitter of reward and pleasure and motivation works in your brain
0:39.0	and four simple things that you can do to get motivated and stay that way.
0:44.6	I've got this friend in my neighborhood and he's a super high-achieving high school student.
0:50.2	He gets straight A's. He's taking a handful of college classes in high school, and he's an amazing musician.
0:57.4	You know the type, right? Well, he's been telling me lately that he's struggling to finish his application to his dream university.
1:05.2	I mean, he's going to get in if he applies, but he's having a hard time getting it written.
1:10.3	So what's the deal with that? I mean, it's so out of character. So it got me thinking,
1:15.2	have you noticed how during the pandemic people are less motivated? I mean, I feel less
1:20.6	motivated. It can be hard to get moving. And it's weird because people have more time on their
1:26.1	hands than ever, but they're getting less and less done. And that's not because people have more time on their hands than ever, but they're getting less and less done.
1:29.2	And that's not because they have changed. Like it's not like their genetic makeup has magically changed or anything,
1:35.3	but it's because of how dopamine works in the brain. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter, the chemical in your brain
1:43.1	that's associated with feeling rewarded or motivated.
1:47.0	It helps us strive, it helps us feel focused, and it helps us find things interesting.
1:52.0	It has to do with how we feel pleasure when we have sex or when we eat ice cream.
1:57.0	And it also motivates us to work hard, to earn money, to eat ice cream.
2:02.6	Now dopamine is associated with sticking with something until it rewards you.
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