You don’t need more motivation.

You need to break your addiction to avoidance.

In this episode of Daily Power Boost, we dismantle the myth that motivation is what moves us, and expose the hidden pattern underneath it:

You’re not stuck because you’re unmotivated.

You’re stuck because you’re protecting a self-concept you’ve outgrown.

Tune in as we unpack:

* Why waiting to “feel ready” reinforces subconscious avoidance patterns

* How your brain uses hesitation to protect identity (not progress)

* The real reason you keep abandoning the habits that would change your life

* Why the absence of motivation is often a clue you’re heading toward growth

Because when you stop making feelings the fuel…

you finally make being the driver.

✦ Reflection Prompts

* Where in my life do I wait to “feel ready” before I act?

* What deeper fear might be hiding underneath my delay?

* What part of my identity am I trying to protect by avoiding this?

* What would change if I stopped asking for motivation, and started honoring mission?

✦ Action Steps

* Spot the Avoidance Loop

* Pick one task you’ve been putting off.

* Ask: What fear or identity friction is this protecting me from facing?

* Break the Dependency

* Replace “I need to feel motivated” with:

* “I act because I’m called, not because I’m comfortable.”

* Create Identity Momentum

* Journal:

* “If I already saw myself as someone who finishes hard things, I would…”

* Write 3 completions. Choose one to do this week

✦ Bonus Resource

Book a free Success Blockers Call

If you’ve been waiting to find the motivation, to be “ready”, let’s talk and find those first steps that create momentum.

✦ On the Next Episode

We’re uncovering a persistent myth about procrastination in:

“You Don’t Have a Procrastination Problem—You Have an Identity Crisis.”

Because procrastination is about more than avoiding tasks, it requires an identity rewrite.

✦ If You Loved Today’s Episode…

Here’s how to move deeper:

* Share this episode with someone who’s carrying too much out of pride or fear.

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✦ Engage With Me Online

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* LinkedIn: @coachinguatemala

✦ References & Influences

* Steve Andreas - Transforming Your Self (on self-concept and identity-driven behavior)

* Seth Godin - The Practice (on doing the work without waiting to feel ready)

* James Clear - Atomic Habits (on identity-based habits and momentum)

* Steven Pressfield - The War of Art (on resistance as fear in disguise)

* Tony Robbins - Human Needs Psychology (on the needs behind avoidance: certainty and significance)

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