Stop waiting for the perfect mood and start building momentum. Instead of chasing motivation like weather, choose discipline as a daily umbrella: simple, reliable
Episode Transcript
Life is waiting for you each day, and you have to
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prepare for each challenge alongthe way toward success.
It's not simple, but it can bedone.
Welcome to my common sensemotivation episodes.
I'm Chris FantasticPow.
The Feeling Trap.
There's a silent enemy thatsneaks up on most people.
It's not laziness, it's notfear, it's not even doubt.
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It's the feeling trap.
The feeling trap convinces thatyou can only move when you feel
like it.
It whispers, wait till you'reready, or do it when you're in
the mood.
But here's the truth.
Your feelings were never meantto lead your life.
You can't build consistency onemotions.
Feelings are like weather, sunnyone day, stormy the next.
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And discipline is the umbrellathat keeps you dry no matter
what the sky looks like.
The moment you stop waiting forthe right feeling, you can take
back control of your life.
You can stop being a hostage tomoods and become a master of
momentum.
Because progress doesn't care ifyou're tired, unmotivated, or
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unsure, it only responds toaction.
You've got to learn to movethrough your feelings, not live
in them.
When you wake up and you don'tfeel like it, move anyway.
When fear hits, step anyway.
When doubt screams, push anyway.
That's where real growth happensand that's where your new self
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is being built.
And remember this, feelingsfade.
Effort remains, and resultsspeak.
Don't let your emotions becomeyour excuses.
Let your decisions become yourdirection.
And every time you choosediscipline over emotion, you're
building the muscle thatfeelings can't break.
And one day, the same things youonce had to force yourself to do
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will become your second nature.
That's the freedom waiting onthe other side of the feeling
trap.
When you stop being controlledby how you feel and start being
driven by what you know.
Make it happen.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
Thank you for listening.
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