ERF 004: A Day in the Life – Motivation vs Discipline

You see an ad for a bathing suit you love, but are too afraid to wear it because of how it will look on you.



So you decide to join a gym and start exercising.



You watch a 4 minute youtube video on how Keto just magically burns fat off your body.



So you get motivated to start a new diet to drop some pounds.



While this is all exceptional, what happens when 5 days in your kid get sick and you can't make it to the gym?



What happens when you don't wanna have the plain chicken and broccoli for your scheduled meal?



This is what separates motivation vs discipline, and we are going to dive into the process of making these decisions today.





Motivation Vs Discipline: Who Wins?

I first want to just touch on the differences between discipline and motivation because they are two entirely different things and most people have a lot of one and not a lot of the other.



Motivation is something most people have. Believe it or not. Motivation is something that most people have an abundance of.



They really get motivated. They really get amped up. They really say, "Okay, you know what, I want to change my body, I want to change my physique, I have this goal, I have that goal I want to attain. I really, really, am going to do everything I can to get towards that goal."



The problem is, that doesn't always lead to the goal they want, obviously.



If that was the case, everybody would be ripped, everybody would be jacked, everybody'd have nice cars.



All the above.



The thing is you can get motivation from anywhere, which is a good or bad thing.



You can get motivated from watching a three minute YouTube video of David Goggins or a three minute YouTube video of the Rock.



You can get motivated by seeing one of your favorite celebrities on TV look so great and you're like, "Wow, I really want to look like that. I really want to start getting my body in shape and my mind in shape and I want to start doing the things it takes to get to that point."



But the thing is what happens when that motivation wears off?



What happens when that 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours goes by and you’re not fired up anymore?



What happens when real life hits and your kids get sick and you can't make it to the gym and you've got to miss meals and you have to do this and that and it's going to throw you off of your perfect routine that you have?



Are you still going to be that motivated or are you going to be like, "Eh, this is a little fucking hard. I'm going to sit this one out. I'm not going to make this decision to help me get closer to my goals because it's a little difficult right now. I'm facing a little friction. I'm facing a little bit of tough times. It's not going the way I want it to. It's not going the way I planned it too. So, you know what? I'm probably just going to just sit this one out and get back to it on Monday, or I'm going to sit this one out, get to it after summer's over. So my kids can go back to school and I can get back into my routine."



That's what I see a lot of the times.



People fizzle out because your motivation can only last so long.



Don’t get me wrong. Motivation is great.



Everybody has to start somewhere.



And I'm not saying motivation is wrong.



What I am saying is if you don't turn that motivation into consistency and discipline, that's where you go wrong.



And that's where most people do go wrong.



If you look at gyms across the country, this is why after the first month 90% of people stop showing up.



90%, think about that.



They don't have what it takes to see it through.



That that's what discipline is.