1 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: tip is about one way you can boost your motivation 4 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: when you are struggling or finding something really tough. Remind 5 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: yourself that these difficult moments are when you get stronger. Indeed, 6 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: without the difficult moments, you might not make nearly as 7 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: much progress. If you have ever done something physically challenging, 8 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: like a triathlon, you may have heard this advice before. 9 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: The moment when you are struggling and want to stop 10 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: is also the moment when your strength and stamina are increasing. 11 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: If you think about it, this makes sense. Our muscles 12 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: and our bodies in general get stronger when we push 13 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: them to the point of exhaustion. If we only ask 14 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: of our bodies what we know our bodies can already 15 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: do well, then everything is fine the way that it is. 16 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: Nothing needs to change. But if we lift a weight 17 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: that is a little bit heavier, or add another repetition, 18 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: our muscles need to build strength, so they do. If 19 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: we need to run a little farther than is comfortable, 20 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: then we learn to run a little farther. This idea 21 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: is relevant for all sorts of contexts beyond exercise. Let's 22 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: say you are dating again after a long relationship has ended. 23 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: Getting through the moments when you are feeling fearful or 24 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: awkward unlocks the opportunity to deepen a new relationship. This 25 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: is when you get stronger. Or maybe you hate public 26 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: speaking but your new job requires it. Indeed, your new 27 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: job has you giving talks twice a week. Every time 28 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: you speak in front of a crowd, and go through 29 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: your material and try out new material and pivot on 30 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: stage when things inevitably don't go as planned. You are 31 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: building your skills and your confidence. You are turning something 32 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: that might be frightening into something you do on Tuesday. 33 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: You are getting stronger. If you are learning a new 34 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,399 Speaker 1: language and you muster the courage to use your new 35 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: skills to talk with a native speaker, your language skills 36 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: are getting stronger. When we are working at the edge 37 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: of our skills and expanding what we can do, whether physically, intellectually, 38 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: or psychologically, we are getting stronger. By consciously telling yourself 39 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: this is when I get stronger, you provide motivation to persist. 40 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: The struggle is worthwhile because it is that very struggle 41 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: that creates strength and growth, So the next time you 42 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: find yourself challenged, don't give up or walk away. Strength 43 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: and growth are more satisfying than ease in the long run, 44 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: even if they are tough in the moment. We just 45 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: need to picture ourselves on the other side, looking back 46 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: at the time when we thought this was tough, because 47 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: we will be able to do even more difficult things 48 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: in the future. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks 49 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 50 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 51 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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