Apparently motivation is shit now.
You don't need motivation.
You need DISCIPLINE, BRO.
Get up at 4am. Cold shower. Make your bed. Eat something joyless out of Tupperware and repeat until you die.
Except... what if that doesn't actually work for you?
Matt Hall is back for another Man-to-Man and we're making motivation great again.
Because discipline matters. Habits matter. Consistency matters.
Sometimes you've got to stop waiting until you feel like doing something and get the fucking thing done.
But motivation has its place too.
Some of us work brilliantly in short, aggressive bursts. Give us a deadline, a challenge, a consequence and a slightly unreasonable amount of work and suddenly we're extraordinarily productive.
Give us six months and we'll probably spend five months and three weeks fucking around first.
Maybe that's not something you need to fix.
We talk about knowing how YOU actually work, why pressure and consequences can be useful, and why trying to force yourself into somebody else's perfect routine can make you feel like you're failing when you're not.
We also get into what happens when motivation disappears completely.
Sometimes you don't need another motivational video. You're fucking knackered.
Your sleep might be shit. Your relationships might be draining you. You might have forgotten to have any actual fun. There might even be something going on with your health that needs looking at.
Before trying to optimise your productivity, check the foundations you're building it on.
We get into rewards, pain versus pleasure, finding the real reason behind your goals, and a slightly brutal exercise from my first book involving your bank balance, body, phone and social life.
Not to judge yourself.
To get the data.
If you're happy with what you see, brilliant. Keep fucking going.
If you're not?
You can change it.
Plus Gun to the Head January, rugby, spin classes, M&S picky bits and my complete refusal to ever be tied up.
Motivation isn't everything.
Discipline isn't everything either.
Work out what gets YOU moving.
Then fucking use it.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Make Motivation Great Again
02:50 – Motivation is the spark, discipline keeps you going
03:45 – Gun to the Head January
07:39 – Why motivation still has its place
08:34 – Football, rugby and accidental sporting success
13:57 – Understanding how YOU perform best
14:54 – What if lastminute.com actually works for you?
16:37 – Discipline isn't the only way to succeed
18:33 – What to do when you've completely lost motivation
19:24 – Put action on a pedestal, not emotion
20:40 – When lack of motivation is actually something else
24:15 – Get the foundations right first
25:11 – “Does anyone here experience joy anymore?”
29:09 – Rewards, consequences and an unexpected clarification
32:56 – Pleasure vs pain as motivation
34:13 – Daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly rewards
35:51 – Finding the real reason behind your goal
38:52 – The brutal exercise from Dan's first book
40:48 – Work out what actually motivates YOU
42:04 – Final thoughts