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Don’t Overthink Self-Motivation – It Comes Down to These Three Beliefs

Motivation is the energy to act. Self-motivation is when that energy to act comes from within instead of from an external source. The problem most people have with self-motivation is when they want something but don’t have the energy within to act on that desire. Assuming there are no clinical physical or mental impediments, this […]

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Current Pain Tolerance Does Not Dictate Future Pain Tolerance

Just because one athlete can push through pain better than another does not mean their future pain tolerance is a fait accompli. Research shows that it’s possible to increase pain tolerance. The first way to increase pain tolerance is to use positive training pain. Positive training pain is training to intentionally create non-threatening pain to […]

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When Your Goals Aren’t Providing You with Self-Motivation

Motivation is the energy to take action. If your goals don’t energize you to act, then it’s time to rethink the goal setting process you are using to come up with your goals. Firstly, ask yourself if your goal setting process begins with self-awareness. Are you setting goals that take into consideration your strengths, personality, […]

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