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You Are Doing This Wrong (but here’s how to get it right and be unstoppable)

Robin Sacks
2 min readNov 24, 2021

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Chances are you’re “doing” motivation all wrong!

Motivation is not a thing that sticks around for long. Motivation is little more than a spark that gets things started, but after that spark, you have to take action or nothing will be accomplished.

Motivation is a moment. What you choose to do in those few minutes following a moment of motivation is what separates success from struggle.

Want A Mindset Shift That Will Change Your Life Forever?

A great way to get in the habit of creating more motivating moments for yourself is to limit yourself when you are motivated! I know this sounds backwards, but go with me for a minute — this one mindset shift can change your life forever.

Here’s How To Do It.

Think about something you want to do. Now, give yourself full permission to go do that thing, no matter what it is. Here’s the catch…you can only do it for five minutes. It might be to do a workout or make as many phone calls as you can for your business; it might be to post to social media for the day, scroll through social media, or cut up some vegetables for snacks for the week.

What’s powerful about this is that your wanting to do it is not going to go away. However

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Robin Sacks
Robin Sacks

Written by Robin Sacks

I speak, coach, and write about confidence, self-talk, and stress management. I also live for cozy mysteries and bad (read: good) puns.

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