What separates successful from unsuccessful people: Understanding that motivation is overrated.

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My dad is a marine and he taught me this lesson really early. He would just say “Just get it done. It’s ok to complain after. You don’t have to like it or feel like doing it. The faster you get it done the less you’ll have to complain about.” Discipline > feeling motivated

Wise advice!

This is great and something I learned in leadership training. Doing things you don’t feel like doing. Prior I lived by how I felt that day but learned even when you don’t want to do an activity forcing yourself to because it’s beneficial leads to the results you want. I didn’t want to exercise today and had resistance to but got it done. Almost always I feel better after when I am resistant. In short, do the things you want to accomplish every day, especially on the days you don’t want to do them. That’ll lead to the results you want.

It’s true but misses other pieces of what holds ppl back. They have heightened emotional responses to not wanting to do it, to being told what to do, which is tied to anxiety and depression. Successful ppl don’t fight thru that anger or fear. They don’t experience it.

I learned this while becoming an electrician. When I don't want to do sth I ask myself who else is going to do it. Mostly the answer is noone, so I just do it and get over it.

This is the correct take and proper lesson. @EricsElectrons Dad was the right role-model. My parents were pretty much the same.

Makes sense. Ordered your book to see what other insights you have.

I'm not sure 'motivation' is the right term here. Maybe 'ignore conflicting motivations' would be a better term, because one needs to be motivated somehow to get to doing anything.

My favorite quote, from "Darwin's bulldog," T. H. Huxley: "Do what you should do when you should do it whether you feel like it or not."