Ted Talk 155: Motivation Is A Lie (Here's What Actually Works)
Legendary Life | Transform Your Body, Upgrade Your Health & Live Your Best Life
Ted Ryce
4.8 • 848 Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Ever wonder why you struggle to stay motivated to hit the gym and "eat clean", even when you want to lose weight really bad? The answer is because motivation is a lie. In this Ted Talk episode, Ted shares what actually works. Tune in if you're tired of waiting for motivation to strike!
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| 0:00.0 | Now, more personally, I was part of an entrepreneur group where if we didn't follow through with |
| 0:10.7 | something that we were going to do, we had to burn a hundred dollar bill. |
| 0:14.9 | And let me tell you, I'm okay with spending money or investing money or helping someone |
| 0:19.6 | with money, but just burning money, just throwing money away, that really bothers me. |
| 0:26.2 | I just couldn't, I can't deal with that. |
| 0:28.9 | So that gives you an example and a few stories to understand positive reinforcement, negative |
| 0:34.0 | reinforcement and punishment. |
| 0:35.7 | So let's talk about how these play a role and change your body, losing weight, eating |
| 0:41.8 | better, exercising regularly. |
| 0:44.9 | Are you a busy professional who's crushing it in your career or in growing your business, |
| 0:50.7 | but you're struggling to lose weight and transform your body while fitting in your social |
| 0:56.3 | life as well as your work obligations? |
| 0:59.4 | If the answer is yes, we'll let me help you get into the best shape of your life while |
| 1:04.0 | thriving in your business. |
| 1:06.4 | Go to legendarylifepodcast.com slash apply and schedule a 15 minute strategy call with |
| 1:13.6 | me today. |
| 1:16.7 | Welcome to the legendary life podcast where it's all about taking control of your health, |
| 1:21.6 | losing fat, transforming your body and living the life you deserve with celebrity fitness |
| 1:26.8 | trainer and longevity enthusiast Ted Rice. |
| 1:32.4 | Have you ever told yourself that if you could just find the motivation to exercise and eat |
| 1:36.9 | right, you'd have the health you want, you'd have the body you want. |
| 1:40.9 | All you need is that motivation and that would solve everything. |
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