What to do when you lose motivation
Sports Motivation Podcast
Niyi Sobo
4.8 • 755 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2018
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
It's easy to be motivated at the beginning of a goal or when things are going well...but what happens when resistance sets in and you lose your drive? What happens when your teammates aren't as motivated as you and it starts to weigh on you? In this episode, I break down how to attack that problem, get to the root cause, and get back on your grind. Because that's what needs to happen.
Time Stamps:
(1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast!
(1:40) www.imnotyou.com/request
(3:20) I can relate to Michael in many ways, thank you for emailing me
(4:45) Leading people is difficult
(6:30) Story from my firefighting days
(8:15) Establish or re-establish the goal
(9:15) Analyze the purpose behind the goal
(11:34) The Michael Jordan Strategy
(13:30) Focus on a problem that lights you up
(14:38) Gain clarity
(15:39) Change your environment
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you try to get right, then you listen to my dad. |
| 0:03.0 | He's a beast. |
| 0:05.0 | And if you don't want to listen to him, okay, okay, you don't want to get successful. |
| 0:11.0 | If you ain't trying to dominate, man, they go listen to something else. |
| 0:15.0 | Welcome, athletes, top performers, and all those looking to gain that killer instinct, that edge you need |
| 0:22.4 | to dominate in any environment. This is the Sports Motivation podcast, and I'm your host, |
| 0:28.1 | Nees Showbo. I play ball and succeeded at the highest levels, and I'm now committed to showing |
| 0:34.3 | you how you can accomplish the ambitious goals and visions that you have. |
| 0:39.3 | This podcast is designed to teach you a high-level strategy, not just fluff and hype. |
| 0:44.7 | This will cut to the core if you let it. And by taking action on the practical and next-level |
| 0:50.1 | advice I share, you will see results. Expect them. |
| 0:55.5 | Expect to be more confident. |
| 0:57.2 | Expect to be more focused. |
| 0:59.1 | Expect to be more decisive. |
| 1:01.1 | And expect to be more fearless. |
| 1:04.9 | Expect to become the leader your vision needs you to become. |
| 1:06.3 | So listen up. |
| 1:07.1 | Take notes. |
| 1:08.7 | Let's get to it. Welcome to the Sports Motivation podcast. |
| 1:23.6 | This is your host, Nees Showbo. |
| 1:26.6 | I want to remind you, if you want me to speak on a particular |
| 1:30.1 | topic you got a particular problem challenge obstacle in your way that you want me to talk |
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