Don't Find Influence In Others

Joe, I love following you on Instagram (@joedonnellyfit). You seem like a person of intense and consistent motivation. My question to you is how do I prevent lulls in my levels of motivation? I find things to motivate me, it runs its course and then before I know it I feel completely unmotivated. How do I fix this? What should I focus on or stay away from when looking for consistent motivation? Thank you in advance.

 

- Joe Donnelly

I say it time and time again. Be mindful of your external factors, especially with regard to motivation. I hear it far too often: “Haters are what motivate me.” That’s all fine and dandy. But heed my caution. When you are influenced in such a strong way by a subjective, trivial third party, they own your ass mentally. They will bring about your rise and subsequent fall. For if haters motivate you, then the yes-men, the fans and kiss-asses will be your undoing; they will give you a sense of false ego a