good morning believe nation today we’re going to talk about five ways to keep
going to talk about five ways to keep
going to talk about five ways to keep yourself motivated Plus who encourages
yourself motivated Plus who encourages
yourself motivated Plus who encourages you who supports you when you have dark
you who supports you when you have dark
you who supports you when you have dark days or maybe you don’t have dark days
days or maybe you don’t have dark days
days or maybe you don’t have dark days but when you’re like oh I need someone
but when you’re like oh I need someone
but when you’re like oh I need someone to pick me up I am you always have dark
to pick me up I am you always have dark
to pick me up I am you always have dark days let’s brown or black all right well
days let’s brown or black all right well
days let’s brown or black all right well the I have a group of people you know I
the I have a group of people you know I
the I have a group of people you know I believe in o QP only quality people you
believe in o QP only quality people you
believe in o QP only quality people you have to have people around you that you
have to have people around you that you
have to have people around you that you can learn from that you can grow from
can learn from that you can grow from
can learn from that you can grow from and that people that will encourage you
and that people that will encourage you
and that people that will encourage you and to have some friends that that tell
and to have some friends that that tell
and to have some friends that that tell me less you can make it you can go
me less you can make it you can go
me less you can make it you can go through this thing you can handle this
through this thing you can handle this
through this thing you can handle this it’s very important that we give
it’s very important that we give
it’s very important that we give ourselves a support base and and people
ourselves a support base and and people
ourselves a support base and and people around you that will make you stretch
around you that will make you stretch
around you that will make you stretch remember of quote five gentlemen out of
remember of quote five gentlemen out of
remember of quote five gentlemen out of Atlanta and he said that you’re the
Atlanta and he said that you’re the
Atlanta and he said that you’re the smartest one your group you need to get
smartest one your group you need to get
smartest one your group you need to get a new group and that’s the same they
a new group and that’s the same they
a new group and that’s the same they give you the Strogatz what you’ve got to
give you the Strogatz what you’ve got to
give you the Strogatz what you’ve got to get some other folk that’s stronger than
get some other folk that’s stronger than
get some other folk that’s stronger than you are in the various areas and that
you are in the various areas and that
you are in the various areas and that can help you through so I have spiritual
can help you through so I have spiritual
can help you through so I have spiritual partners I have social partners business
partners I have social partners business
partners I have social partners business partners and they are my support group
partners and they are my support group
partners and they are my support group that gives me a home court advantage in
that gives me a home court advantage in
that gives me a home court advantage in this place called Earth and allow me to
this place called Earth and allow me to
this place called Earth and allow me to bounce back when life knocks me down
bounce back when life knocks me down
bounce back when life knocks me down because life catches all of us on the
because life catches all of us on the
because life catches all of us on the Blind Side and so you got to have some
Blind Side and so you got to have some
Blind Side and so you got to have some people that you can fall back on make
people that you can fall back on make
people that you can fall back on make sure you’re doing something you love you
sure you’re doing something you love you
sure you’re doing something you love you don’t need an excuse to do things you
don’t need an excuse to do things you
don’t need an excuse to do things you love and so most people who need
love and so most people who need
love and so most people who need motivation to work harder usually find
motivation to work harder usually find
motivation to work harder usually find it’s because they’re working on
it’s because they’re working on
it’s because they’re working on something they don’t enjoy
something they don’t enjoy
something they don’t enjoy so either scrap that or find something
so either scrap that or find something
so either scrap that or find something you do enjoy you know there’s a there’s
you do enjoy you know there’s a there’s
you do enjoy you know there’s a there’s an energy around focusing on your
an energy around focusing on your
an energy around focusing on your passion that many people ignore but you
passion that many people ignore but you
passion that many people ignore but you might be turning around to me and saying
might be turning around to me and saying
might be turning around to me and saying well Peter I don’t have a chance to do
well Peter I don’t have a chance to do
well Peter I don’t have a chance to do that I’m stuck in this deal and I’ve got
that I’m stuck in this deal and I’ve got
that I’m stuck in this deal and I’ve got this project I’ve got to finish and
this project I’ve got to finish and
this project I’ve got to finish and there’s so much to do how do I do it
there’s so much to do how do I do it
there’s so much to do how do I do it well if you can’t yeah follow your
well if you can’t yeah follow your
well if you can’t yeah follow your passion and use that level of energy to
passion and use that level of energy to
passion and use that level of energy to tap into giving yourself to work harder
tap into giving yourself to work harder
tap into giving yourself to work harder then rent yourself out what I mean by
then rent yourself out what I mean by
then rent yourself out what I mean by that you know seeing yourself as we
that you know seeing yourself as we
that you know seeing yourself as we acted in that particular scene not every
acted in that particular scene not every
acted in that particular scene not every scene in a movie if you’re watching the
scene in a movie if you’re watching the
scene in a movie if you’re watching the movie yet goes according to plan in
movie yet goes according to plan in
movie yet goes according to plan in terms of how they the leader character
terms of how they the leader character
terms of how they the leader character wants it to go so just know that you’re
wants it to go so just know that you’re
wants it to go so just know that you’re in that scene at this moment and rent
in that scene at this moment and rent
in that scene at this moment and rent yourself out see yourself you know
yourself out see yourself you know
yourself out see yourself you know offstage looking at yourself on screen
offstage looking at yourself on screen
offstage looking at yourself on screen and just really just saying I’m just got
and just really just saying I’m just got
and just really just saying I’m just got to go through these lines for this
to go through these lines for this
to go through these lines for this particular part and that disassociates
particular part and that disassociates
particular part and that disassociates us emotionally from a lot of the
us emotionally from a lot of the
us emotionally from a lot of the negative vibrations that we attach to
negative vibrations that we attach to
negative vibrations that we attach to what it is that we’re doing if we feel
what it is that we’re doing if we feel
what it is that we’re doing if we feel unmotivated
unmotivated
unmotivated everybody’s successful Laser blue for
everybody’s successful Laser blue for
everybody’s successful Laser blue for now you laid a blueprint out uh you know
now you laid a blueprint out uh you know
now you laid a blueprint out uh you know I can go down a list from comedians to
I can go down a list from comedians to
I can go down a list from comedians to actors to entrepreneurs to self-made
actors to entrepreneurs to self-made
actors to entrepreneurs to self-made moguls you look at Russell Simmons you
moguls you look at Russell Simmons you
moguls you look at Russell Simmons you look at jay-z you look at Tyler Perry
look at jay-z you look at Tyler Perry
look at jay-z you look at Tyler Perry you look at puffs I mean you’re looking
you look at puffs I mean you’re looking
you look at puffs I mean you’re looking at people that start off with a small
at people that start off with a small
at people that start off with a small vision and that vision manifested into
vision and that vision manifested into
vision and that vision manifested into something beyond expectation so what I
something beyond expectation so what I
something beyond expectation so what I did was from the people around me my
did was from the people around me my
did was from the people around me my mentors Eddie Murphy Chris Rock pride er
mentors Eddie Murphy Chris Rock pride er
mentors Eddie Murphy Chris Rock pride er who are all on the wall all in walls so
who are all on the wall all in walls so
who are all on the wall all in walls so you surround yourself with I surround
you surround yourself with I surround
you surround yourself with I surround myself with a constant reminder of who’s
myself with a constant reminder of who’s
myself with a constant reminder of who’s great constantly I come down these steps
great constantly I come down these steps
great constantly I come down these steps every day I look at Richard oh he’s
every day I look at Richard oh he’s
every day I look at Richard oh he’s great
great
great I see Eddie he was great I see Chris
I see Eddie he was great I see Chris
I see Eddie he was great I see Chris Rock he was great it’s a constant
Rock he was great it’s a constant
Rock he was great it’s a constant reminder what am I trying to achieve I
reminder what am I trying to achieve I
reminder what am I trying to achieve I want to be great so that motivates me
want to be great so that motivates me
want to be great so that motivates me choice your common sense will tell you
choice your common sense will tell you
choice your common sense will tell you when you believe you have a sense of
when you believe you have a sense of
when you believe you have a sense of autonomy a sense of choice in what
autonomy a sense of choice in what
autonomy a sense of choice in what you’re doing you feel more
you’re doing you feel more
you’re doing you feel more self-motivated be if scooter taught us
self-motivated be if scooter taught us
self-motivated be if scooter taught us that too in his book Beyond freedom and
that too in his book Beyond freedom and
that too in his book Beyond freedom and dignity when he back in 1971 reading
dignity when he back in 1971 reading
dignity when he back in 1971 reading that book changed my life because I
that book changed my life because I
that book changed my life because I realized that I am controlled by
realized that I am controlled by
realized that I am controlled by consequences but sometimes I don’t feel
consequences but sometimes I don’t feel
consequences but sometimes I don’t feel controlled when I’m working for a
controlled when I’m working for a
controlled when I’m working for a pleasant consequence it feels good it
pleasant consequence it feels good it
pleasant consequence it feels good it feels like I’m working to get something
feels like I’m working to get something
feels like I’m working to get something when I’m working to avoid an aversive
when I’m working to avoid an aversive
when I’m working to avoid an aversive consequence I feel controlled that’s
consequence I feel controlled that’s
consequence I feel controlled that’s called negative reinforcement so here’s
called negative reinforcement so here’s
called negative reinforcement so here’s a challenge leaders how do we get people
a challenge leaders how do we get people
a challenge leaders how do we get people to become success seekers rather than
to become success seekers rather than
to become success seekers rather than failure avoiders first day of
failure avoiders first day of
failure avoiders first day of introductory psychology class I teach
introductory psychology class I teach
introductory psychology class I teach two classes of 600 students maybe some
two classes of 600 students maybe some
two classes of 600 students maybe some of you have been in that class and
of you have been in that class and
of you have been in that class and remember the first day I say
remember the first day I say
remember the first day I say how many are here to avoid failure at
how many are here to avoid failure at
how many are here to avoid failure at 80% razor head
80% razor head
80% razor head I say well thanks for coming I know
I say well thanks for coming I know
I say well thanks for coming I know you’re motivated but you’re not happy
you’re motivated but you’re not happy
you’re motivated but you’re not happy campers you probably told your friends I
campers you probably told your friends I
campers you probably told your friends I got to go to class it’s a requirement
got to go to class it’s a requirement
got to go to class it’s a requirement not I get to go to class it’s an
not I get to go to class it’s an
not I get to go to class it’s an opportunity you probably woke up to an
opportunity you probably woke up to an
opportunity you probably woke up to an alarm clock not an opportunity clock and
alarm clock not an opportunity clock and
alarm clock not an opportunity clock and it’s all in how you see it
it’s all in how you see it
it’s all in how you see it really it’s all in how you see it it’s
really it’s all in how you see it it’s
really it’s all in how you see it it’s your paradigm it’s how you communicate
your paradigm it’s how you communicate
your paradigm it’s how you communicate to others and how you communicate to
to others and how you communicate to
to others and how you communicate to yourself so Ellen Langer said in her
yourself so Ellen Langer said in her
yourself so Ellen Langer said in her book mindfulness she said and
book mindfulness she said and
book mindfulness she said and psychologists know when you perceive
psychologists know when you perceive
psychologists know when you perceive choice you perceive motivation you’re
choice you perceive motivation you’re
choice you perceive motivation you’re more motivated so the deal is for
more motivated so the deal is for
more motivated so the deal is for yourself sit back and reflect be mindful
yourself sit back and reflect be mindful
yourself sit back and reflect be mindful of the choices you have and talk about
of the choices you have and talk about
of the choices you have and talk about being a success Seager rather than a
being a success Seager rather than a
being a success Seager rather than a failure of order it’s all how you talk
failure of order it’s all how you talk
failure of order it’s all how you talk how you communicate to yourself and to
how you communicate to yourself and to
how you communicate to yourself and to others how do you stay focused motivated
others how do you stay focused motivated
others how do you stay focused motivated and maintain enthusiasm where things
and maintain enthusiasm where things
and maintain enthusiasm where things don’t go the way you had hoped nothing
don’t go the way you had hoped nothing
don’t go the way you had hoped nothing might my sort of drive to get it done is
might my sort of drive to get it done is
might my sort of drive to get it done is somewhat disconnected from hope
somewhat disconnected from hope
somewhat disconnected from hope enthusiasm or anything else I just I
enthusiasm or anything else I just I
enthusiasm or anything else I just I actually just don’t care about hope or
actually just don’t care about hope or
actually just don’t care about hope or enthusiasm motivation I just give it
enthusiasm motivation I just give it
enthusiasm motivation I just give it give it everything I’ve got
give it everything I’ve got
give it everything I’ve got irrespective of what the circumstances
irrespective of what the circumstances
irrespective of what the circumstances may be
may be
may be you know there yeah you just keep going
you know there yeah you just keep going
you know there yeah you just keep going I get it done so what do you think how
I get it done so what do you think how
I get it done so what do you think how do you keep yourself motivated for me
do you keep yourself motivated for me
do you keep yourself motivated for me most important is having positive people
most important is having positive people
most important is having positive people in my life if anytime I’m having
in my life if anytime I’m having
in my life if anytime I’m having difficulty I’m struggling with something
difficulty I’m struggling with something
difficulty I’m struggling with something you know I go to my fiancee I go to my
you know I go to my fiancee I go to my
you know I go to my fiancee I go to my one of my closest friends and I talk it
one of my closest friends and I talk it
one of my closest friends and I talk it through and tends to you know lift my
through and tends to you know lift my
through and tends to you know lift my spirits and that helps me sort of in
spirits and that helps me sort of in
spirits and that helps me sort of in general day-to-day thinks that if I’m
general day-to-day thinks that if I’m
general day-to-day thinks that if I’m having a hard day or whatnot
having a hard day or whatnot
having a hard day or whatnot overall I actually I keep a small diary
overall I actually I keep a small diary
overall I actually I keep a small diary believe it or not and so I record and
believe it or not and so I record and
believe it or not and so I record and then I put little bookmarks you know on
then I put little bookmarks you know on
then I put little bookmarks you know on the hard days and the good days and
the hard days and the good days and
the hard days and the good days and sometimes I’ll just read one of those
sometimes I’ll just read one of those
sometimes I’ll just read one of those good days or I’ll even go on Facebook
good days or I’ll even go on Facebook
good days or I’ll even go on Facebook and I’ll look at some pictures of myself
and I’ll look at some pictures of myself
and I’ll look at some pictures of myself having fun you know doing something
having fun you know doing something
having fun you know doing something crazy and you know that motivates me
crazy and you know that motivates me
crazy and you know that motivates me right in general that motivates me I
right in general that motivates me I
right in general that motivates me I love it that’s it I’ve never heard
love it that’s it I’ve never heard
love it that’s it I’ve never heard anybody say that I like it for me I
anybody say that I like it for me I
anybody say that I like it for me I think it comes from a sense of one
think it comes from a sense of one
think it comes from a sense of one knowing that what I’m doing is important
knowing that what I’m doing is important
knowing that what I’m doing is important I want to reach people with the work
I want to reach people with the work
I want to reach people with the work that I’m doing and so the YouTube
that I’m doing and so the YouTube
that I’m doing and so the YouTube comments you guys are what keeps me
comments you guys are what keeps me
comments you guys are what keeps me motivated on a regular basis every day
motivated on a regular basis every day
motivated on a regular basis every day it’s one of the first things I do every
it’s one of the first things I do every
it’s one of the first things I do every morning is I’d load up my youtube
morning is I’d load up my youtube
morning is I’d load up my youtube comments and see what people are saying
comments and see what people are saying
comments and see what people are saying and it’s always positive and amazing and
and it’s always positive and amazing and
and it’s always positive and amazing and so that gives me juice and fire to want
so that gives me juice and fire to want
so that gives me juice and fire to want to keep creating more amazing things for
to keep creating more amazing things for
to keep creating more amazing things for you guys and then too I think creating
you guys and then too I think creating
you guys and then too I think creating an environment that makes me excited and
an environment that makes me excited and
an environment that makes me excited and builds me up so the top 10 series the
builds me up so the top 10 series the
builds me up so the top 10 series the answer presto series I made selfishly
answer presto series I made selfishly
answer presto series I made selfishly for myself and I’m so glad that you guys
for myself and I’m so glad that you guys
for myself and I’m so glad that you guys you know enjoy it as well but I made
you know enjoy it as well but I made
you know enjoy it as well but I made that for me so I wake up every day
that for me so I wake up every day
that for me so I wake up every day surrounded by all these great leaders
surrounded by all these great leaders
surrounded by all these great leaders and innovators and world changers and it
and innovators and world changers and it
and innovators and world changers and it motivates me to want to do something
motivates me to want to do something
motivates me to want to do something bigger and beyond what I’m currently
bigger and beyond what I’m currently
bigger and beyond what I’m currently doing so I find that that really helped
thank you so much for watching we made
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this video because Karolina martinez
this video because Karolina martinez asks us to if you have another topic in
asks us to if you have another topic in
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it in the comments below I’d also love to know which of the videos that you saw
to know which of the videos that you saw
to know which of the videos that you saw today really had the biggest impact on
today really had the biggest impact on
today really had the biggest impact on you leave it in the comments we’ll join
you leave it in the comments we’ll join
you leave it in the comments we’ll join in the discussion thank you so much for
in the discussion thank you so much for
in the discussion thank you so much for watching have an amazing day
watching have an amazing day
watching have an amazing day continue to believe and we’ll see you
continue to believe and we’ll see you
continue to believe and we’ll see you soon
and so the question is how do you keep
and so the question is how do you keep motivated and what I have found that
motivated and what I have found that
motivated and what I have found that what really works for me it’s a very
what really works for me it’s a very
what really works for me it’s a very simple it’s just if you eat a really
simple it’s just if you eat a really
simple it’s just if you eat a really healthy breakfast you’re going to be
healthy breakfast you’re going to be
healthy breakfast you’re going to be feeling more energetic and positive and
feeling more energetic and positive and
feeling more energetic and positive and and stronger all day if you eat a poor
and stronger all day if you eat a poor
and stronger all day if you eat a poor breakfast or you don’t eat breakfast at
breakfast or you don’t eat breakfast at
breakfast or you don’t eat breakfast at all you’re going to be weak and
all you’re going to be weak and
all you’re going to be weak and irritable it’s the same thing with
irritable it’s the same thing with
irritable it’s the same thing with mental food so you take in a really good
mental food so you take in a really good
mental food so you take in a really good breakfast and what I do is I have a good
breakfast and what I do is I have a good
breakfast and what I do is I have a good high-protein breakfast but no
high-protein breakfast but no
high-protein breakfast but no carbohydrates no bread no pasta no
carbohydrates no bread no pasta no
carbohydrates no bread no pasta no muffins no rules no bagels just eggs
muffins no rules no bagels just eggs
muffins no rules no bagels just eggs really high protein and maybe orange
really high protein and maybe orange
really high protein and maybe orange juice now with regard to your mind I
juice now with regard to your mind I
juice now with regard to your mind I rewrite my goals every morning we’re
rewrite my goals every morning we’re
rewrite my goals every morning we’re sort of set you off positively because
sort of set you off positively because
sort of set you off positively because whenever you think about your goals you
whenever you think about your goals you
whenever you think about your goals you become positive then I plan every day in
become positive then I plan every day in
become positive then I plan every day in advance I make a list of everything I
advance I make a list of everything I
advance I make a list of everything I have to do and set priorities and then I
have to do and set priorities and then I
have to do and set priorities and then I start in on my most important tasks and
start in on my most important tasks and
start in on my most important tasks and I work at my most important task in the
I work at my most important task in the
I work at my most important task in the morning until it’s complete and then go
morning until it’s complete and then go
morning until it’s complete and then go on to task number two the next thing I
on to task number two the next thing I
on to task number two the next thing I do is I listen to positive audio
do is I listen to positive audio
do is I listen to positive audio programs in my car now this is so
programs in my car now this is so
programs in my car now this is so important that when you feed your mind
important that when you feed your mind
important that when you feed your mind with positive material as you’re driving
with positive material as you’re driving
with positive material as you’re driving around you tend to be a more positive
around you tend to be a more positive
around you tend to be a more positive person so if you do those simple things
person so if you do those simple things
person so if you do those simple things is get up in the morning eat well I
is get up in the morning eat well I
is get up in the morning eat well I always exercise as I’ve told you before
always exercise as I’ve told you before
always exercise as I’ve told you before eat a good breakfast rewrites four goals
eat a good breakfast rewrites four goals
eat a good breakfast rewrites four goals before you start plan your day in
before you start plan your day in
before you start plan your day in advance and start on your top priority
advance and start on your top priority
advance and start on your top priority and when you move around listen to audio
and when you move around listen to audio
and when you move around listen to audio programs the combination is like a rich
programs the combination is like a rich
programs the combination is like a rich mental feast that keeps you positive and
mental feast that keeps you positive and
mental feast that keeps you positive and energized all day long
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