The Secret Ingredient I Forgot About: Motivation

I don’t know about you but I read a lot of entrepreneurial books. From startup culture to becoming a full time freelancer to 4 day work weeks, I have read many books on running businesses and improving work life balance. All of them left me feeling good about myself, about my direction, and improved my thought process. But when I sat back and asked myself, why haven’t I accomplished my goals? I had a wake-up call.

I’m not going to bash reading entrepreneurial books because I enjoy them but I do think my mind shut off. My thinking was off, I thought reading a book would reveal the secret sauce. I forgot what has made me successful at other endeavours. Motivation.

Every great success in my life had an underlying motivation. It might’ve been something as simple as passing a test or something difficult like training my mind and body all year for a championship. Each time I’ve accomplished something I did so with tenacity. With a burning desire motivating my actions.

Thes ecret sauce I was missing was right in front of me. One my favorite phrases is “stay hungry, stay foolish.” The first phrase is literally about motivating yourself but for some reason I forgot.

Since I figured out the ingredient I was missing, I have come to a resolution. No more slacking off. Starting today I’m going to achieve what I set out to do.

I’m setting very short term goals with the end goal accomplishing what I set out to do. Once goal one is achieved, I’m setting another very short term goal. No more 90 day plans, not even 30 day plans. Everything will be 7 days. That’s as long as I can keep my energy up, my tenacity on point, and remember how hungry I am to break this funk.