The Secret To Long-Term Motivation
<p>Ever wish you could stick at something for a long period of time?</p>
<p>Maybe you wanna start a new diet, but each time you do, you’re back to your <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/4-subtle-daily-habits-of-successful-people-604c0a4d20f3" rel="noopener">old ways</a> in a week or two when the initial inspiration wears off…</p>
<p>… Or maybe you watch a motivational video and vow to change your ways, but nothing happens.</p>
<p>It’s not <strong>entirely </strong>your fault.</p>
<p>Motivation is one of the most misunderstood topics on the planet.</p>
<p>Most people believe it’s this thing that comes from nowhere and stays with you forever.</p>
<p><strong>TLDR:</strong> That’s not how it works.</p>
<p><strong>Motivation is merely a reason to act.</strong></p>
<p>The only way to maintain it is to create it daily.</p>
<p>If your reason for taking action doesn't compel you enough, you won’t be motivated.</p>
<p>The trick to building long-term motivation is to give yourself a worthwhile reason to take regular action.</p>
<p>Simon Sinek calls it your “<strong>Why</strong>.”</p>
<p>Without a good enough why, you’ll remain in a cycle of stop-starts.</p>
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