Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is about one way you can boost your motivation
Speaker 1: when you are struggling or finding something really tough. Remind
Speaker 1: yourself that these difficult moments are when you get stronger. Indeed,
Speaker 1: without the difficult moments, you might not make nearly as
Speaker 1: much progress. If you have ever done something physically challenging,
Speaker 1: like a triathlon, you may have heard this advice before.
Speaker 1: The moment when you are struggling and want to stop
Speaker 1: is also the moment when your strength and stamina are increasing.
Speaker 1: If you think about it, this makes sense. Our muscles
Speaker 1: and our bodies in general get stronger when we push
Speaker 1: them to the point of exhaustion. If we only ask
Speaker 1: of our bodies what we know our bodies can already
Speaker 1: do well, then everything is fine the way that it is.
Speaker 1: Nothing needs to change. But if we lift a weight
Speaker 1: that is a little bit heavier, or add another repetition,
Speaker 1: our muscles need to build strength, so they do. If
Speaker 1: we need to run a little farther than is comfortable,
Speaker 1: then we learn to run a little farther. This idea
Speaker 1: is relevant for all sorts of contexts beyond exercise. Let's
Speaker 1: say you are dating again after a long relationship has ended.
Speaker 1: Getting through the moments when you are feeling fearful or
Speaker 1: awkward unlocks the opportunity to deepen a new relationship. This
Speaker 1: is when you get stronger. Or maybe you hate public
Speaker 1: speaking but your new job requires it. Indeed, your new
Speaker 1: job has you giving talks twice a week. Every time
Speaker 1: you speak in front of a crowd, and go through
Speaker 1: your material and try out new material and pivot on
Speaker 1: stage when things inevitably don't go as planned. You are
Speaker 1: building your skills and your confidence. You are turning something
Speaker 1: that might be frightening into something you do on Tuesday.
Speaker 1: You are getting stronger. If you are learning a new
Speaker 1: language and you muster the courage to use your new
Speaker 1: skills to talk with a native speaker, your language skills
Speaker 1: are getting stronger. When we are working at the edge
Speaker 1: of our skills and expanding what we can do, whether physically, intellectually,
Speaker 1: or psychologically, we are getting stronger. By consciously telling yourself
Speaker 1: this is when I get stronger, you provide motivation to persist.
Speaker 1: The struggle is worthwhile because it is that very struggle
Speaker 1: that creates strength and growth, So the next time you
Speaker 1: find yourself challenged, don't give up or walk away. Strength
Speaker 1: and growth are more satisfying than ease in the long run,
Speaker 1: even if they are tough in the moment. We just
Speaker 1: need to picture ourselves on the other side, looking back
Speaker 1: at the time when we thought this was tough, because
Speaker 1: we will be able to do even more difficult things
Speaker 1: in the future. In the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks
Speaker 1: for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,
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