If you’re in desperate need of some motivation, we’re going to fix that problem, right here, right now.
Prepare yourself.
WARNING: I’m going to swear and yell a little in this post.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
You said you needed motivation. I’m going to do what needs to be done to get your ass in gear. NO EXCUSES.
If this isn’t the kind of motivation you need, leave now. You’ve been warned.
Alright.
Here goes.
Do you want some motherfucking motivation right now?
I SAID, do you want some MOTHERFUCKING MOTIVATION RIGHT NOW?
Do you want to get some seriously useful shit done today?
Do you want to get off your ass and start producing instead of wallowing in despair, depression, self pity, fear, doubt or whatever is holding you back?
Are you sick of not getting anything done?
Let’s DO THIS.
The point of this exercise is to give you motivation to do something right now. Don’t just absorb this and continue sitting around procrastinating.
TAKE ACTION.
Follow the steps below carefully.
- Quit bitching about how tired you are.
The world doesn’t care.
And if you’re feeling depressed or down, stop feeling sorry for yourself while you’re at it. It doesn’t matter.
We all face obstacles. How you deal with those obstacles defines who you are and determines how successful you are in life.
Did you catch that? It was the secret to life. Seriously.
Let me say it again.
We all face obstacles. How you deal with those obstacles defines who you are and determines how successful you are in life.
Period. End of story.
- Read the quotes below. If you have a favorite quote or two you always refer to, read that too.
Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75. – Benjamin Franklin
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. – Richard Bach
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. – Steve Jobs
- If the motivation you need is to work on building your own business, watch this video:
I don’t care if you’ve seen it before. Watch it again.
Be warned, if you’re not working towards being self employed, this video might push you in that direction.
- Put a pot of coffee on or get some tea brewing.
Try a bulletproof coffee if you need an extra kick.
- If you haven’t eaten something, eat a little snack now.
For god’s sake don’t eat a fucking twinkie or some other junk food.
Eat something healthy. Eat some nuts or fruit. Take your vitamins.
- Do one of the following three things:
A) Take a shower, OR
B) Go for a brisk walk, OR
C) Call the friend who most lifts you up and makes you feel great after every conversation. Tell him or her that you need a little pep talk. Put a 10 minute limit on the conversation.
- If you’re around people right now, go tell one of them how much you appreciate him or her.
Just say, “hey, I wanted to tell you that I appreciate you because…”
If you’re not around people, think about something or someone you’re grateful for. Go over the reasons you’re grateful in your mind.
Gratitude is happiness. Happiness is motivating. Be grateful more often by thinking about who and what you’re happy for, or by telling someone.
- If you normally sit down to work, stand up.
Standing up to work is motivating. It gets the blood flowing.
- Turn off email, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and whatever other social procrastination network you’re part of.
Turn off the TV if it’s on.
Seriously, TURN THEM OFF.
- Now, put on your favorite music playlist.
Play something that gets you jacked.
Hint: try the playlist you use at the gym.
(If you don’t regularly go to the gym or workout otherwise, start doing that tomorrow. You have to be healthy to stay motivated.)
- List the top 3 positive outcomes of achieving your task.
Think about what you’re planning to accomplish today.
Don’t worry about everything that’s holding you back from accomplishing it. Instead, focus on the positive things that will happen once you get it done.
For example, if you have homework to do, your list might look like this:
1) I’ll learn something useful.
2) I’ll make myself and my teacher proud of what I accomplished.
3) I’ll get closer to achieving a good grade in the class so I can graduate and move on to doing what I’m really meant to do in life.Write down the three things. Don’t skip this part. Make sure you focus on the 3 most important outcomes.
- Think about the part of doing this task that you enjoy.
Most tasks have some enjoyable component to them.
Focus on what you like about what you have to do, no matter how simple or how small. Enjoy the very act of doing your task for what it’s worth.
- Now here’s the most important part.
Lock yourself in a room with the thing you need to be doing.
Don’t leave until you make some progress.
Put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, or axe to the grindstone.
Stop looking for external motivation. Stop letting yourself procrastinate.
Start going through the motions of making progress. At first it might feel forced, but eventually you’ll get in the groove.
What to do if this doesn’t work.
We all have things to do that we really just don’t want to do, but have to for some reason. These are the toughest to find motivation for.
For these especially difficult situations, I recommend two things.
First, question whether or not this thing really needs to be done.
What are the consequences of not doing it? Can you live with the consequences? Is there any way to not do this thing?
Then, if you still conclude that this thing absolutely has to get done, focus on simply getting past it.
Imagine the relief of not having this thing on your plate anymore.
How will that make you feel?
Dig deep. See how quickly you can possibly do this thing.
Do it now and move on to stuff you really want to do.
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Thanks for reading. Now go out and get something important done.
Please share this with someone else who needs motivation.
In the comments below, share your other favorite motivation hacks and tell me what this post helped you achieve.
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Corbett
I absolutely mother-fucking LOVE this post.
BHAM!
Gonna share it with my entire network, NOW.
Thanks, man.
C
Boom! Thanks C!
Corbett, I’m grateful for YOU because your motivation has motivated ME. Thanks for helping pave a way to a better path for many people.
Good work.
Agreed Tony!
Corbett, just found this post 11 months after publication, and you got me pumped today
I’m usually not a fan of motivational material, but I can tell you truly wrote this from the heart, and that makes all the difference in the world…
You’ve got to love this one! No time for a long, drawn out comment. I’ve got shit to do!
Wow, very very powerful. And very very true. Thanks, you made my day!
I think I am going to read this every morning now.
Brilliant post!! Love it!
Your final part particularly attracts my attention as I am personally passionate about deeging really deep to uncover ALL the roots of obstacles holding me back and then work dilligently on removing them…… for ever
So, in addition to your good advice, here are a couple of things I’d do if I needed to motivate myself to do something that has to be done but I REALLY didn’t enjoy doing it:
I would block the time in my diary that I will need to finish the task at least a week in advance. This way I would prepare myself psychologically for it e.g. use the week to TRULY and DEEPLY accept it’s ok to hate it with passion, that it’s ok to realy not enjoy it while doing it, that it’s ok to feel and act in the most unpleasant way while doing it (unless it’s customer facing of course) etc. You get the picture…basically, to me it’s about giving myself permission to be honest even if it’d be “frowned upon” – in this case miserable and pissed off with an joyless task at hand . This somehow manages to take the edge of my dislike and turns the activity into a humorous one. And things get done
In addition to the above, I sit down, remember and write down examples of a few similar times when I completed things I disliked and was satisfied with the result. This I look at daily during the week of psyching myself up for the task.
This second method also serves another purpose: it reminds me that I can do things I ‘hate’ and that such a skill will come useful many a times again. So, it’s about building a toughness that will serve me well on my way to building my dream.
And last but not least, I also use many NLP techniques (working with my submodalities) to reduce the effects my demotivating states have on me – and they work a charm!
Thanks for the great post Corbett!
I’m now done with this particular procrastination
and am off to do some proper work 
Wicked good advice!
i knew you could Motivate, But never thought you would come after with a baseball Bat
i better go an do some stuff !
The best reach-through-the-screen-kick-ass coaching I’ve seen in a very long time!
YESSSSSS!!!! This is EXACTLY what I’ve been trying to tell people. Stop crying and create what you want!! I will be sharing this post with others. Thanks, Corbett.
The hardest part is just starting. Once you’re underway with a task/project, it’s so much easier to get back into the swing.
No.6 (b) & No. 10 in combination always does the trick for me. If the weather is poor, then simply blasting some pumping music and jumping around the room for a few minutes does wonders.
Damn, as always, just what I needed to hear at the right time as I put off getting things done yet another day. Thanks again Corbett.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
As usual, you are reading my mind (and millions of others)! Thanks for the virtual kick in the ass!
The pleasure is mine!
“Do it now and move on to stuff you really want to do.” Great anti-procrastination advice, because procrastination is rooted in the thought that we don’t really want to do what it is.
If you frame it as a way to move on to something else, that’s a big help. I’m sharing this with everyone I can.
Great stuff Corbett, it definitely grabs you by the lapels and moves you forward. In fact, I didn’t want to leave a comment – I just wanted to get onto my next task. (But I had to let you know how powerful this was and thank you!
In that case, I’ll accept this comment because it’s short
Thanks Nathalie, I hope you get hundreds of awesome things done today.
Good of done without the swearing but the rest was over the top. I did have to give myself a pep talk this morning. I hate self-whining.
Hey Corbett,
I don’t even swear in Spanish but this was fucking EPIC bro.
The video got my juices flowing too and I just hope everyone that whines can take a look at this and think about it before doing it again.
Definitely “Start A Blog That Matters” material, THANK YOU!
Sergio
This post is AMAZING. I love Gary Vaynerchuk – I attribute leaving my job to his book Crush It (for better or worse). Watching him on video is insane- he is one jacked up man. Is that just coffee he’s on?? Either way, I love him and you rock for posting this. Everyone should read it. Well done.
Exactly what I needed today. I think I’ll bookmark this. I’ve been working hard and hardly seeing any results…and it’s easy to get discouraged. But I keep hearing people say to persist and just keep creating “epic shit” and eventually things will start to happen. I’ve been at this about 4 months and I have devoted HOURS and HOURS to my site and to learning as much as I can…and some days it seems really hard to justify.
This post really helped…and I love the video…that guy is on fire!
Thank-you!
Jenn
It does get easier, and it is all worth it, BUT you will question whether you should keep going dozens of times before you make it.
Remember, it’s always darkest before the dawn.
Corbett dude, I seriously appreciate every single fucking post you have put up here. In the past few weeks I have been having some doubts since I started doing something that is somewhat foreign territory to me and this post and video tore me apart, opened me up, slapped the hell out of me, closed me up and kicked me into the streets of my mind and I’m insanely motivated.
All I can say is thanks for being awesome and a serious fucking motivator. If you’re ever roaming NYC and I’m out I’d be more than happy to buy you a beer for the words dude!
Haha, perfect, that’s exactly what I was trying to do. And by that I mean I was trying to get SOMEONE here to offer to buy me a beer in a cool place like NYC. We’ll be there this summer and I’d gladly take you up on that offer.
Mate, great post, just what I needed for a rainy shitty Tuesday at work….
Thanks for the kick in the pants. You used almost as much profanity as all my favorite workout songs.
#10 is my go-remedy for the slump. I use the same playlist that got me from being a couch potato to a half-marathon runner to get my juices flowing for a work project.
When the music goes on, my mind is ready to GO, Motherfucker!
Damn, I’d like to get ahold of that playlist Betsy. Sounds pretty kick-ass!
That’s being point blank! Thanks for another useful tip.
This is absolutely one of the best articles about motivation ever. Hands down.
Everyone I know must read this! Thanks so much for sharing.
Hmm I have to respectfully disagree – if you want to procrastinate complete steps 1-12, if you want to actually get shit done skip to step #13. That’s my experience. I guess it wouldn’t make for a very exciting blog post though!
Haha, I guess that’s why you get such a ridiculous amount of work done Laura. Well played
Great advice!!!! We all need to read this every morning!
Seriously read this at the exact right time. I fucking love when that happens. Thanks, Corbett!
I love when that happens too
I hope you rocked it with all that new motivation Jamie.
Awesome! Consider it shared, after I have done my work and logged back into my social network sites
FUCK YES! I LOVE THIS KIND OF MOTIVATION! it’s time to ROCK ON!!!! I would like to share something that it’s a little bit weird in the beginning but when you look it in the right angle you learn to love it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU7Y6HiLXto
Gary Vee is the man motivating me the most lately. He is the BOMB and has made hustle the word of the year for us!!
You’re following in his footsteps Corbett. Kick ass post.
ummmmmmmm MOTIVATED!!!!!
Hell yeah !!!! awesome article is awesome…… Right Now..I’M AT MY BEST .!!!
thanks man !!!!!
Awesome kick in the butt. Thanks Drill Sargeant!! Gonna cut and paste this above my desk! Glad you got in #6. Stepping away from the computer is important too, and easy to forget when you’re just telling yourself to GET MOTIVATED. And okay, I guess I’ll actually turn them the fuck OFF (instead of just minimizing the social network/email window – which doesn’t really work.)
PS: Have you really tried that crazy coffee drink??!
Yeah, I’ve tried the bulletproof coffee a couple of times. It’s definitely energizing!
Superb timing! Don’t need the music I’m jacked just reading this.
Thanks Corbett
Ouch, my butt hurts!
Thanks for the Muther Effin Shut Yo Mouth Post! I’m still up at 2 in the morning working (coding) my craft.
Great advice and delivery in the post. Kudos Corbett.
God bless you, man, for this unbelievable post. WOW, I feel so fuc…ing motivated!… Action! Action! Action!
I was already feeling ultra-motivated, but I read this anyway just because I like getting punched in the face with awesomeness
Awesome Motivation!!!
I’m going to go get off my ass and make a product now.
Thanks Corbett, that ROCKED! I read the post, watched the video, knocked out a chapter of your Start a Blog that Matters course, and came back again for another motivational kickstart!
Thanks so much Doug! Come back any time you need another kick.
I’ve just written a part of the first chapter of my report/ebook after reading your post. To start doing something is the hardest part of the task. Thanks, man!
Fantastic!
This reminds me of how my high school soccer coach used to pump us up to crush the competition! You were just a lot more eloquent…
Combining this kind of intensity with the advice you’ve laid out in “How to Start a Blog that Matters” (which I just signed up for) means I will be unstoppable.
That’s the sprit!
Awesome shit man! Had some nuts, now I’m going to smash that video series right now
Thanks man
Here are some hacks I use to motivate myself:
I set the alarm in my phone to ring with a song that motivates me and that is loud enough to wake me up, I change this every week so my body doesn’t learn to ignore it (usually from Disturbed)
I jump out of bed and do some jumping while singing the song so I will not go back to bed
I drink water from a bottle I leave in my room while reading some instructions for the day in my mirror
http://www.thebravemanblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011-11-09_08-05-12_623.jpg
Then I read my goals that I have in my chalk board:
http://www.thebravemanblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011-11-09_08-05-30_726.jpg
I work out
I do breakfast while letting my body to cool down
then I get prepared to get to work and take off while listening to music that motivates me to set the pace of the day
When I’m feeling weak and want to fail I remember myself how it felt when I failed previous challenges because I gave up and how I felt when I achieve something great and remind me that I don’t want to feel that failure again in my life (something we did in boxing training)
I support it with music that motivates me (I always carry my headphones with me)
At night I take 30 min to disconnect with everything and I meditate to remember the things that I have to do the next day, but most importantly, the attitude that I have to keep during the day and when doing the challenges, how do I have to react when feeling weak and what do I have to do in difficult moments (much like shadow boxing)
I hope this can help somebody
Corbett I really need this right now. Thank you so much. I have been boxing with problems and worries lately. This is definitely a good article to push me back to the working phase. I did most of the activity you listed. Matter of fact, I am listening to my favorite playlist right now. And I’m standing while writing this down. Thanks for the words of inspiration.
God Bless!
Corbett, this article is just fantastic!
I have been planning for a while to stand up while working and I will try this today, even if I have some back problems, but I will see how it goes.
Eugen
Mint post man. Shared via Twitter/Facebook/Google+ and soon to be linked to on my blog. I like your style
When I’m feeling lazy I remind myself of my favourite quote – which I always write in the front of my diary:
‘Failure isn’t the only punishment for laziness, there is also the success of others’
Thank you for this post – tomorrow the chair is gone, I’m on my toes! (Standing whilst working is my favourite tip!)
This absolutely frickin rocked dude. This is totally the way to get pumped up and get productively. Keep on keeping it real!!
thanks for the ass kicking. will keep this handy for those slow starting days.
Oh my fu##en god!! Thank you Corbett!! This post is amazing.. I am contemplating a new venture and this is all the motivation I need.. You’re hilarious also!
thanks for the shit man…..
thats surely pumpin the legs out of mah ass……..
really a buster one……
this is something i always get back to whenever i get distracted. for step 2, i also always think of your five most encouraging words, mr. barr. thanks.
One of these posts you want to write on a piece of paper and do a copy for all people you care about. Real motivational kick. Thank you so much Corbett.
Can I get a Hallelujah! in da house … awesome.
this is the first time i stumbled on your site after a friend shared it and i gotta say i’m hooked!
#9 is something i need to work on seriously to be able to move on and do the things i’m supposed to do. anyway, thanks for sharing this corbett! i definitely need one at the moment.
Corbett,
Thank you for posting this! I love it! Keep up the great work! xx
Hi Corbett
This is Melody from China. Yes! you heard that,you’ve got a reader from mainland China!!
I wanna say thank you for posting this.It’s so awesome! it’s exactly what I need right now or anytime!I I’m definitely gonna share this with friends
Keep going with the blog! looking forward to read more of them.
Melody
Hey Melody! Thanks for stopping by all the way from China
Love the Lost bomb. But true. It is so easy to get distracted and fall into living mediocrely because it takes less effort. Good to refocus. Thanks for this.
Turner
To quote the ineffable Steve Carell:
“F YOU, you F-ing Mother-Effer!”
You got me off my ASS and to work. Thanks for that.
Kurt Frankenberg
Hi Corbett – I was sitting here reading this article nodding my head and thinking, yes, yes, YES!!!
Absolute gold….
I will be sharing this as a point of discussion with my community on my members’ webinar next week!
Fiona
Thanks for this very encouraging blog post. I needed to read this today. Looking forward to reading more of your stuff. Thanks a bunch.
Putting this sucker in my favs to pull up whenever I need a good, old-fashioned kick in the ass.
Thanks! Love it.
Thanks for kick… guess we all need it sometime.
I personally use the Pomodoro technique and it helps me get started. I also find automation helps get rid of the procrastination a fair bit. I create a lot of content (and that sure needs a lot motivation) but I have found using voice recognition tools make it a lot easier/faster than having to type it all up manually.
You are a dead set champ.
Excellent delivery of vital information. Love it so much.
Thank you Corbett.
Being so true to yourself and your vision has clearly allowed others to shine as well.
You are greatly appreciated by many.
Epic. Love this post.
I got to about point 7 and am waiting for the espresso machine to warm up for my shot. I gues down weeks are not the best time to give up the one coffee a day habit. I love coffee smell and the luxury of the little ritual. I have never (!!) given my e-mail to a sign up list THAT fast. I had barely opened your page. But today is one of those days and your opening line somehow got me. I arrived via a google search ‘feeling alive’ .. In case you wonder. OK. espresso and then some action. This miserable week (ok it’s a month) needs a drop kick…. THANK YOU. I have a feeling you’ll be my new best imaginary friend!
Awesome!
Loved this- just bloody do it! That’s the answer.
If you have internal or external voices telling you that you cannot do something, the best way to shut them up it to just fucking do it!!
Absolutely needed this kick up the butt! THANKYOU!
Awesome post. I study a myriad of resources for helping myself and others get unstuck & motivated etc. Your post rocks. Love it. Thank you.
Thanks Corbett
I really needed that.
The 2 things I loved the most were:
1.The quote: “We all face obstacles. How you deal with those obstacles defines who you are and determines how successful you are in life.”
It’s well known and I think it’s true. It’s so clever in its simplicity. And it’s a good reminder as we’re often forgetting that everyone’s facing the same obstacles
3.Gary’s video.
That guy is an energy bomb and he always gets to motivate me. I’ve read both his books and his first one, “Crash it!” was a true motivator for me.
I’m adding your post to my secret motivational arsenal…
I will have you know that I have been putting off getting my room/office/car cleaned and organized for…..months. As soon as I finished reading this blog post, I got my room/office/car cleaned, started my laundry, cooked supper, emptied the dishwasher, and cleaned the floors. All in one day! I feel a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for yelling and swearing at me. It was exactly what I needed!
I love the video super..” If you want that bling bling thing… WORK!!”
Fantastic. Love it
It made me smile and actually wanna do something. Funny cz it represents pure reality. Especially the video caption “I don’t care if you’ve seen it before. Watch it again.”
i said to myself oh i know it im not gona watch it again and then saw the caption!
Damn it hit me! I am lazy and need motivation.
Thxxx
And so I stumble in to this page at the break point of the term, when the stress and tiredness and the almost impossible urge to whine is floating in the air of my studio. Quite motivating, actually. It makes me feel sorry for the fucking crying, I know you don’t give a fuck, and I don’t give a fuck that you don’t. So, I’ll get back to work. Thank you.
Its so true to take a stand up position while you working.. I tried and it absolute work..
Thanks for this fabulous post..
I’ve been going through a TON of changes in my life right now… this post is doing a lot for me in, so many ways – thank you for shining your passion through in this post kind sir, it is most appreciated!
Love, love, love this post! It needs to read by everyone!
Man, I’m feeling motivated as FUCK. Time to get some shit DONE.
This is the first time a post made me laugh. Its time to get my SHIT together and get started
Hey, high school student here. I’m sort of getting into the senior slide, so i’ve been visiting this a lot. Thanks for the help
Now I’m gonna do Latin homework….. after reading it one more time.
Corbett,
Thank you and I am going to share it on our FB page. I am doing something I love and enjoy, but sometimes I feel tired and can’t do my best- that make me upset as I am very hard working person.
Thank you Corbett for taking the time to put all the above togther…
This was absolutely tremendous and I loved it. I feel like my work and life has been all over the place, but after reading your post and listening to Gary it is so clear…focus on what you love and work your ass off.
This rocked!
That was just awesome, especially no. 13
LOCK YOURSELF and stay there!
True motivation. Alright back to get something done now
Bloody awesome post, thanks…
Absolutely fabulous !!!! Sharing is caring….woohoo Ty!!!!!
Finally got my gutters cleaned out, right after I finished reading this. Thanks!
It is straight to the point………..I like to play music when I work too. It motivates me and gets me in the mood to get more done.
Hey, I must say that this is something really motivating. I am myself a blogger who writes on making yourself for better and happy life. I have never read a post with such enthusiasm. The way you “shouted”, was brilliant, it gives a blow to me. Although I would suggest you to create a podcast or an audio file on this topic. It would really get 100% of the effect.
It made me to write another post on motivation and developing interest in ourselves. Language is rough, but I guess that is essence of this post. I wrote to developing positive attitude if you may wanna check at http://better-being.blogspot.in/2012/11/want-to-be-tension-free-lets-be-positive.html
The matter, although, is not as motivating as yours.
Keep writing!
Loving this post so much that after reading it quite a few times myself, I decided I just needed to share the looooove! Good Monday morning kick up the… for me. For everyone. Thanks Mr Barr!
Thank you, this is just the thing I needed
I do the exact same thing when I need motivation, I turn off everything and put on my favorite playlist. It is a great way to get some work done.
it WORKS, I smiled while reading through this post and when I was mid way through it, I opened a tab next to it and wrote a post that had been on my mind for about a week. Now I’m back to say, Thank You!
I would like to add from a forgotten source.
Do the hard stuff first! Work through it. It is best to take a break when you know what to do next, not every time you get frustrated.
Man great post!
‘Stay hungry, stay foolish.
BAM! right on. I need to get a lot done today, so thanks for this ;D
and happy new year by the way!
-Maria Alexandra
Absolutely stunning!!
I was scouting around for a one liner or two, printable, to go up on my cupboard to motivate the kids…..
And instead you motivated ME!!
*takes hat off to you sir!!*
And now…to do those crappy jobs I don’t wanna do. Maybe my music will rival that of my teen-kids!!
x
I am pumped
Hilarious because it is so true! This totally cracked me up and also put a foot in it…my behind that is…Thanks, Corbett! Your awesome!::))
OMG now i’m gonna actually do my hated global homework
I wasn’t able to get past #9. I had to shut down my computer…
WOW! I have no idea how to thank you ! I think that it actually saved my life from getting DESTROYED!
Fuck to the yeah! Late night dicking around on Stumble Upon is made of win! I found this after getting mega work done, but hey it’s the tits for tomorrow morning too.
yh that is some motivation. we need it everyday to keep us going, like Zig Ziglar said “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily”
thank you. Karma sent me to get exactly what I needed here.
Thanks for this post man. Lately I have some trouble doing anything productive…Seems like everything around me (internet, facebook, entertainment sites) is saying “You are lazy, and that’s alright” NO THAT’S NOT ALRIGHT GET OUT OF MY HEAD! So yes. I just gotta turn off my internet while doing something that has to be done.
Thanks for the post again!
Dude I found this on stumble upon, which means you caught me in the act of procrastinating
I was procrastinating when I found this. Thank you so much!
This post reminds me of a ted talk by a woman (I can’t remember her name) who talks about the amount of energy needed to get up in the morning, out of a warm bed into a cold, dark room. She called it “activation energy” and it was a powerful analogy to what is required to getting any kind of thing done. I think this post helps push people out of that warm bed. Great work!
Alex
may I do this in German? SCHEISSE DAS MACH ICH JETZT! thanks so much love inki
Okay I will:
When you have something to be done, most of the times you think “I’ll just do it later”
Change that, when this pops up think instead “I’ll just do it now” and go about it.
After a few days it will be programmed into your brains.
I LOVE this Post!
Especially;
“Quit bitching about how tired you are.
The world doesn’t care.
And if you’re feeling depressed or down, stop feeling sorry for yourself while you’re at it. It doesn’t matter.
We all face obstacles. How you deal with those obstacles defines who you are and determines how successful you are in life.
Did you catch that? It was the secret to life. Seriously.
Let me say it again.
We all face obstacles. How you deal with those obstacles defines who you are and determines how successful you are in life.
Period. End of story.”
When I’m really having a pity party I tell myself that no matter how bad I think my life is, billions of people would think they won the lottery to have my life, petty problems and all.
~Natalie
I really needed this today! i’m MOTHERFUCKING MOTIVATED now! Thank you.
I’m trying to get a book written. I CAN’T THINK OF WHAT TO WRITE AMD IT”S NOT DONE YET! I thought getting it out and looking at it would help, but it didn’t. So I looked here. Now I feel like getting it done, but I’m still getting no ideas…
Great read ! Straight to the point, no sugar coating !
‘the world doesn’t care’ – this should be our biggest motivation. feeling down is just an option and we choose it because it’s easier. great post!
this direct statements motivates alot … u have done it by saying ” Do Something Right Now..!!!”
A lot of us think just about our limitations that’s why we don’t take action. Motivation should come from our vision and goals in life. Great encouragement really to just do it and not procrastinate.
Dude, I know I’m a bit late to the party, but I’ve got to let you know how much this post has changed me.
I read this and watch Gary’s video every morning, and I’m seriously a completely different person now. I don’t have to struggle to find motivation, because it’s right in front of me as I start each day. Thank you so much for the passion and energy you put into this post. It has changed my life, not exaggerating at all.
Keep up the epic work!
Jake Johnson
Wow…
I need to print this out and shout it to myself every morning…
Thank you. (y)
You just said everything I’ve ever wanted to say about motivation and more. I give this link to my friends when they start whining about how tired and unmotivated they are.
Thanks this helped alot! I’m going to be productive today!
You are right. Thanks for the motivation today.
Thanks I needed that. And oddly enough, I totally enjoyed that “swift kick.”
This is just what I needed. Found your post when searching questions about FB ads and this post title caught my eye. I’m going to take some real action today and do some things I’ve been putting off. It is easy to get lulled into unproductive states when we think we’re working but just piddling around. Thanks for the lift!
THANK YOU! I so needed this – after doing nothing productive all day, i found this and suddenly my chewing gum became less interesting! Very inspiring and i’m definitely passing this on to all my friends and family.
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