Ted Talk 24: Get Out Of Your Own Way
Legendary Life | Transform Your Body, Upgrade Your Health & Live Your Best Life
Ted Ryce
4.8 • 848 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wanted something so badly...for so long...trying so damn hard... but time and again you ended up failing miserably? Have you ever wondered why you keep repeating the same patterns of behavior over and over again and keep getting precisely the same pitiful results? If you answered YES, listen to this Ted Talk episode to learn how to unlock your true motivation, harness your willpower, and get out of your own way.
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| 0:00.0 | And I said, |
| 0:02.0 | said, Dad, remember when you were taking care of this, didn't you feel like sometimes you didn't want to be a parent and wanted to take a break but you stepped up and you did what you needed to do anyway. |
| 0:15.6 | You made sure that we were we brushed our teeth. You made sure that we took a shower before going to bed. |
| 0:21.9 | You made sure that we did our homework. You made sure all of that stuff, even when you didn't want to, he's like, |
| 0:28.0 | yeah, and I asked why. I was like, well, I didn't feel like I had a choice. I felt like I had a commitment, but the truth is he did have a choice. |
| 0:35.3 | And I said, dad, you did have a choice and you chose the thing that you felt was the right thing to do based on your commitment. |
| 0:46.4 | What's up my friend? I'm health expert Ted Rice and I want to welcome you back to another real talk Friday. Today I'm coming to you from |
| 0:54.3 | medelline Columbia really excited to share this episode because it's all about |
| 0:58.2 | the secret to staying motivated and I gotta be honest it's a little bit of a trick title because the secret really isn't motivation. |
| 1:08.0 | Or at least not in the way we think. For example, I want to ask you this. Are you a person who has children and no matter whether you're motivated or not, whether you want to or not, you're always doing what you need to for your children for example if little Johnny is sick or |
| 1:24.4 | Susie is you know throwing up because of something she ate you take him to the |
| 1:29.3 | emergency room you take him to the doctor whether you want or not, whether you have time to or not, you make it happen, don't you? |
| 1:36.0 | And taking a shower and brushing your teeth, you do that every day. |
| 1:41.0 | Maybe sometimes you want to skip the shower. |
| 1:43.0 | Maybe you don't want to brush your teeth or floss, |
| 1:46.0 | at least as much as your dentist tells you two, |
| 1:49.0 | but you do it anyway because you know you've got to do it. |
| 1:52.0 | Whether you're motivated to do it, whether you got to do it. |
| 1:52.6 | Whether you're motivated to do it, |
| 1:54.0 | whether you want to do it or not. |
| 1:55.1 | I should say whether you want to do it or not. |
| 1:57.4 | But when it comes to health and fitness, |
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