How do I get going when I do not feel like it?
35 passages from Dai's podcast transcripts, articles and pages. Episode passages link to the exact moment in the audio. This is gathered from his own words, not written about him.
Episodes (31)
Episode · jump to 21:04
Shaping Resilience and Transformation: Tommy Europe's Journey from CFL Stardom to Fitness Mastery
So be ready. You're going to be sore, you're going to feel things. If you're having a self, either before or in a very long time, it's natural you have to go through it. So, with that said, don't try killing yourself week one. Take it slowly and mentally, because you are going to struggle, you are going to hit some walls there are going t...
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How to Stay Positively Motivated Even When Life Gets Hard
...Podcast, folks. Today we're diving into a topic that's the lifeblood of any transformative journey. What's that Motivation? The spark ignites our drive to get healthy, stay fit and, quite honestly, balance or you know my belief on balance finding more harmony based on life's many demands. So today we're going to dive in and uncover these...
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The Top 10 Fitness Excuses and Why We Love To Use Them
Your wallet's not gonna thank you, but so is your body. Excuse number six I don't know where to start. I get this one. This is tough. I remember at 15 years old, when I was my heaviest you know more than the obese teenage version of me I was intimidated to do anything, anything, outside of my comfort zone, which is pretty much the living...
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Chapter 1: How would you define whole life fitness?
I will Replace discipline with desire, and you may find that you feel less bullied by your internal monologue and more motivated. The guilt and blame have no place in the whole life fitness manifesto, and this is where physical and mental fitness really start to reinforce each other with positive feedback loop. We all know we need to push...
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The Power of Discipline in Creating a Life of Excellence with Derick Johnson
So that's a huge thing that I recommend, because many people they just have these vague statements. They don't really have a crystal clear vision. The people that do, they're the ones that are always crushing it, because when they go through something, this is so clear that they don't even care about what's happening right now. They're li...
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Master the Art of Accountability with Guinness World Record Holder Andrew Weiss
...nd distracted easily. I, I've always figured out you know how can I make things more fun. Every chance I get Um, like whenever I'm doing the dishes, I'm like, ah, this is not fun at all. But if I put on some music and be able to jam out while I'm doing the dishes, you know, it makes a little more fun. Same for exercise. You know a lot of...
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Master the Art of Accountability with Guinness World Record Holder Andrew Weiss
It's just like uh, you know, I was hosting a client calls on wednesday they're talking about like man in. Uh, you know, four years ago I was unstoppable. I was doing this three times a day. I was doing that, I was going to the gym, I was managing all these clients, but now I'm not doing much and they're like I guess I need to up my accoun...
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How to Stay Positively Motivated Even When Life Gets Hard
...so more realistic when it comes to how you plan to reach goals. Right, because it involves taking action. If you don't have a lot of space to take the action, well, of course, if I go to the gym once a week and it's better than nothing, absolutely, but I know if there's certain goals and results that I have, many of which are Gonna evolve...
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Unlock the Best Version of Yourself: Nico Lagan's Journey from Addiction to Advocacy
...nd all he's going to do is to motivate you and I'm doing this in our brackets because I absolutely hate the word motivation, but discipline is built through accountability. If you can't hold yourself accountable, hire somebody. Same thing with your diet If you can't keep up to it, have somebody design a plan for you. Hire somebody at a gy...
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Why ‘Eating the Frog’ Might Just Ruin Your Day (and What to Do Instead)
...ckling a popular productivity myth why eating the frog isn't always the best way to start your day, and what I'd like to suggest doing instead. We'll explore why jumping into your hardest task first thing might not be the best approach for everyone and discuss alternative strategies to kickstart your day with positivity and productivity....
Articles (3)
Article · Why starting over keeps failing after 40
Why starting over keeps failing after 40
Ask a man over 40 how many times he has started again and he will usually laugh before he answers. Five. Six. He owns the equipment. He knows what to do. FIG. 01 A man who gets six weeks in and stops is telling you about the fuel, not the engine. Ask a man over 40 how many times he has started again and he will usually laugh before he ans...
Article · The bit where a goal becomes a want
Why starting over keeps failing after 40
...it slightly sheepishly, as though it is embarrassing to have become that person. What produces that shift is not motivation. It is having felt better for long enough to associate the behaviour with the feeling. That takes longer than most programs run for, which is most of why most programs fail. So the practical question is not how to be...
Article · Common questions
What do you actually want? I had no answer
...answer never sticks. The first hour is you performing thinking; the useful material arrives after that. Why do I feel unmotivated even though everything is going well? Because external success and self-concordant goals are different things. Sheldon and Elliot's work found that goals adopted out of guilt or outside pressure do not sustain...
Other questions
- How much protein should I eat in a day?
- Why do I keep starting a routine and quitting?
- How do I train when I have no time?
- How do I fix my sleep?
- Why am I so tired in my 40s?
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