How to Stay Motivated When You Don’t Feel Like Trying

Do you have what it takes to create a winning mindset to be a champion?

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When it comes to achieving success, many people think that in order to be a champion, you have to have the right mindset. This means being motivated and driven every day, no matter what.

However, this is not always easy to do. In fact, sometimes it can feel downright impossible.

We all want to be the best we can be.

It’s easy to feel like you’re not good enough or that you’re falling behind, especially when you compare yourself to others. But you are a champion and you have everything it takes to be successful.

When I was young, I was a follower, not a leader. When people told me I couldn’t do something, I believed them.

This mindset followed me throughout my younger self until I realized that if I wanted to achieve anything, I had to change my mindset and become a champion.

Writing my recent stories and reading The Salt Path book caused me to pause and reflect on my life.

As a teenager, I was very driven. I wanted to be successful more than anything. So, I set my goals high, and it wasn’t easy.

I was always a skinny kid. My dad even used to call me “string bean” because I was so thin. He would constantly remind me to eat more protein because I was a fussy eater and he was always worried.

He wanted me to be like my siblings — bigger and stronger. “You have to eat more to not be a pushover,” he added.

What he said to me, will be with me for the rest of my life. He taught me to push myself and fight for what I wanted. I didn’t want to be the pushover I used to be as a kid.

This was his way of teaching me the value of being tough and having a winning attitude. He may not have been the best father because of his own troubles. And I have memories of both happy and bad times with him.

But you see, my dad was always pushing me to be better. He saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself. And because of his continual…