Let's Chat About Motivation

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Listen to my Morning Monologue: I’m sharing my take on pressing issues, enlightening research on human behavior, answering questions I get by email, and my favorite, most instructive interactions with callers. Everything you’ll hear is designed to help you become a better spouse, parent, family member, co-worker, friend, and human being. It’s the free therapy you need! Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
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0:20.0	Remember, you can hear my radio program daily on Sirius XM Triumph and connect with me 24-7 at
0:27.9	Dr. Laura.com.
0:29.5	So what's been my morning already?
0:32.8	I'll tell you, you may be curious.
0:36.0	What does that woman do from waking up to going to sleep?
0:41.6	Too many different things. But that's my nature.
0:46.0	So I got up, read the news, had my breakfast, gave Lilybug her breakfast, and with the change in time, I had to wait till another hour before I could feed the fish.
1:02.5	And then I worked out, and I walked into the gym, and it was like, oh, but when I get like that, and I don't feel like working out,
1:13.1	that's when I work out.
1:16.2	I mean, you're either disciplined or you're not,
1:18.1	and I like when people call and say,
1:20.2	well, how do I motivate myself?
1:22.7	Damn, if I know.
1:24.6	You can't always feel motivated.
1:26.3	That doesn't mean you don't do whatever it is you have to do.
1:29.2	If you have to do it, you have to do it.
1:32.2	Motivation be damned.
1:33.7	So stop looking for motivation.
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