Alright, I am about to reveal the BIG secret about motivation... 

Motivation is extremely unreliable.

It's like the weather. Some days are sunny and perfect, and some days are rainy and miserable, and most days are somewhere in between. 

Imagine if you only went outside on the days that were perfect. Not too hot, not too cold, not too windy, not too humid, not too cloudy, not too sunny. You may only get outside once a week! 

It's the same thing with motivation because motivation changes like the weather. Sometimes it's there and sometimes it isn't but it's your job to show up regardless because if we only take action when motivation is at a high point then guess what? You are not going to get much done. 

People often blame lack of motivation for a lot of things. They look at others who are "ahead" of them and think "I wish I had their motivation." But what is essential to know is that it's not the difference in motivation that creates results... it's the difference in the ability to take action.

If you only show up when the weather is perfect then you're going to have 1-3 awesome days each month.

If you show up regardless of the weather then you are going to start having 10, 20, 30 awesome days each month. 

Rain or shine, it's time to grind. 

"Motivation is complete garbage. At some point we all bought into this lie that you got to feel ready in order to change. We bought into this complete false-hood that at some point you're going to have the courage, at some point you're going to have the confidence... and it's total bullshit." - Mel Robbins

Anything that is going to make you better, help you grow, evolve, or improve is going to take change and change is very uncomfortable. That's just the way it is. It is the way our brains are wired.

It's not going to be easy and motivation is not going to be there for the entire journey. It is too unreliable. It is fleeting. It will come and then it will leave as quickly as it came. But now that we know that, we will be ready. 

We are ready for the rain. We are ready for the snow. We are ready for all of the bad weather that is definitely going to hit us along our journey to bigger and better things. Somedays will be sunny and motivation will show up. But those days are much more rare than people realize. It's your job to take action and show up regardless of the weather. Regardless of your current level of motivation. Regardless of whatever obstacle gets in the way. 

Don't rely on motivation and definitely don't wait for it. Rely on your ability to stay the course.

It's going to be difficult and it's going to be uncomfortable but as Susan David states,  "Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life."

Thanks for reading, 

Zack McMillan