Welcome back to the Mind Over Macros Podcast. As always I am your host Mike Milner and I am coming to you live from Scottsdale, Arizona. I'm actually in my hotel room right now looking out at the mountains.

I do apologize for the sound quality, not being as solid as it usually is. But here's the deal. I committed to putting

out two episodes per week and I intend on keeping that commitment. So I had to sacrifice the quality a little bit, but we're going to get it done and I'm going to get

this episode out.

You know, I think that I really didn't know which direction I was going to go when I hit record but I think that's

probably the way to go is the fact that all you need to do to accomplish something is be committed.

And I think so often, especially the fitness industry we get we get caught up in this motivation like I need I need to be motivated to get shit done and the reality is that motivation is total bullshit.

Like it is just an emotion, it is just a feeling, it is fleeting like every other emotion or feeling.

You do not need to be motivated to get shit done. You just

need to be committed. The issue with relying on motivation is what are you going to do

when that leaves? Inevitably it's going to go away and then what?

Then what do you do after that?

So, you know, let's say you're ready to tackle your training routine.

You're like, all right, I'm feeling motivated. I'm going to go to the gym five days a week.

You know, in one week, you might not be motivated anymore to go five days a week and then what do you do?

Like the difference between being

committed and being motivated is a huge difference. One of the easiest ways to

tell if you're relying just on motivation,

is when you're motivated, you like make these huge plans

to knock off like everything at once.

So, you know, when you're motivated,

you're like, I'm gonna go to the gym five days a week I'm going to eat clean as

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