How to Get Motivated Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Do you want to know how to get motivated even when you don’t feel like it? Today’s episode is one of the best talks ever on how to improve self-motivation and overcome your excuses. So before you waste any more time, listen to this. After today, you will know how to navigate your life with more power and purpose than you ever thought possible. Psychiatrist Dr. Alok Kanojia, MD, also widely known as Dr. K, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in modern mental health and the brain. He is beloved by the millions of fans of his YouTube channel Healthy Gamer for his clear, no-nonsense advice about motivation, technology, and making the most of your life. This is one of those episodes that will forever change the way you think. For more resources, including links to Dr. Alok Kanojia’s research, website, book, and social media, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this research-packed episode, you’ll love Dr. K’s first appearance on The Mel Robbins Podcast, which focuses on technology’s impact on the brain and body: Before You Waste Time, Listen to This Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s new free 26-page workbook, What Do You Really Want, to finally answer that question and redefine your future. Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:04.2	You know, I've just noticed lately how many of you are writing in and you're saying that you don't feel like yourself?
0:19.1	You're just not as motivated or as energized as you used to be and you know you're a high
0:26.1	performer you know kind of what you need to do or what you want to do but it's like there's just something missing and you can't quite put your
0:39.1	finger on it. Well, I want you to know. I see you, and you're not alone. What you're feeling is so common right now and it's not unique to you and there's something you can do about it.
0:53.2	And so I searched high and I searched low to find the perfect person
0:59.7	to come here to our Boston studios and help both you and me because it's really frustrating to feel like
1:07.2	you are a race car that is stuck in neutral. That you are trying to hit the gas pedal but the car is not going anywhere.
1:14.6	See I don't want you to just show up in your life.
1:17.5	I want you to feel like you are actually living it.
1:22.2	And that's what our expert is going to... you are actually living it.
1:22.7	And that's what our expert is going to teach us to do today.
1:26.2	Dr. Kay is here and you're going to love everything.
1:30.2	He is about to teach you and me about motivation.
1:33.0	And what Dr. Kay says is this,
1:35.0	that right now you're probably in a battle with yourself
1:39.0	because you don't even understand the way your brain works.
1:41.0	Well, you and I are going to change that today. I cannot
1:44.6	wait for what is going to be a profound master class on motivation, dopamine,
1:50.5	and even deeper than that,
1:53.6	how you can tap back in to that thing that's missing
1:58.1	and start getting where you want to go in your life. Hey, it's your friend Mel. Thank you so much for being here with me today.
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