#16: Motivation vs Resilience: The Truth I Learned After 7 Years
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '2.840', 'text': 'All'}, {'start': '1.120', 'end': '6.440', 'text': 'right, good morning.'}, {'start': '2.840', 'end': '9.679', 'text': "It's the 30th of April,"}, {'start': '6.440', 'end': '13.840', 'text': '2025, and I wanted to speak on'}, {'start': '9.679', 'end': '13.840', 'text': 'motivation versus'}, {'start': '15.400', 'end': '19.439', 'text': "resilience. Motivate. We're all familiar"}, {'start': '17.600', 'end': '22.720', 'text': 'with motivation, right? It comes and'}, {'start': '19.439', 'end': '25.160', 'text': "it's like a firestorm and you're"}, {'start': '22.720', 'end': '29.279', 'text': 'able to do things and start things'}, {'start': '25.160', 'end': '33.359', 'text': 'that you never thought you could before.'}, {'start': '29.279', 'end': '33.359', 'text': 'But from personal experience,'}, {'start': '34.280', 'end': '40.360', 'text': 'motivation comes and goes and is for for'}, {'start': '38.399', 'end': '42.320', 'text': 'the most part'}, {'start': '40.360', 'end': '46.800', 'text': 'non-existent. It might get you through'}, {'start': '42.320', 'end': '50.160', 'text': 'the first couple days, but past that'}, {'start': '46.800', 'end': '52.399', 'text': 'motivation seems to be sort of useless'}, {'start': '50.160', 'end': '54.000', 'text': 'from my experience.'}, {'start': '52.399', 'end': '56.920', 'text': "To give you some context, I've been in"}, {'start': '54.000', 'end': '59.440', 'text': 'the game for like seven'}, {'start': '56.920', 'end': '63.320', 'text': "years. And so I've gone through a lot of"}, {'start': '59.440', 'end': '65.320', 'text': 'ups and downs and self-development, self'}, {'start': '63.320', 'end': '67.600', 'text': 'realizations.'}, {'start': '65.320', 'end': '68.880', 'text': 'And so anyway, this is one of the'}, {'start': '67.600', 'end': '70.520', 'text': "thoughts I've been thinking about lately"}, {'start': '68.880', 'end': '73.439', 'text': 'is'}, {'start': '70.520', 'end': '75.439', 'text': 'motivation. And the best way I can'}, {'start': '73.439', 'end': '80.040', 'text': 'explain it, how I see it now is'}, {'start': '75.439', 'end': '80.040', 'text': 'motivation is just like a gust of wind.'}, {'start': '81.000', 'end': '87.159', 'text': "It's It wasn't here. It's here. It's"}, {'start': '85.000', 'end': '90.159', 'text': 'gone in'}, {'start': '87.159', 'end': '92.400', 'text': 'seconds relative to our lifetime. I'}, {'start': '90.159', 'end': '94.079', 'text': "mean, that's basically what it is. Just"}, {'start': '92.400', 'end': '96.520', 'text': "a gust of wind. You can't build anything"}, {'start': '94.079', 'end': '98.759', 'text': "off of a gust of wind. You can't build"}, {'start': '96.520', 'end': '101.840', 'text': "anything. You can't build a solid"}, {'start': '98.759', 'end': '104.320', 'text': 'foundation, a solid base, a healthy'}, {'start': '101.840', 'end': '105.960', 'text': 'relationship, a strong company.'}, {'start': '104.320', 'end': '108.399', 'text': "Nothing's going to"}, {'start': '105.960', 'end': '111.079', 'text': "stand on a gust of wind. It's"}, {'start': '108.399', 'end': '113.720', 'text': "non-existent. It doesn't There's nothing"}, {'start': '111.079', 'end': '117.680', 'text': 'there. But'}, {'start': '113.720', 'end': '119.759', 'text': "it's I don't want to say it's not worth"}, {'start': '117.680', 'end': '122.680', 'text': "it. I mean, I don't want to say it's not"}, {'start': '119.759', 'end': '124.960', 'text': 'important. It is'}, {'start': '122.680', 'end': '126.960', 'text': "because you're able to tap into things"}, {'start': '124.960', 'end': '129.720', 'text': 'that like, oh, finally I got something'}, {'start': '126.960', 'end': '133.040', 'text': "started. But just long term, it doesn't"}, {'start': '129.720', 'end': '134.480', 'text': 'work. Now, resilience is another thing.'}, {'start': '133.040', 'end': '136.400', 'text': 'And I think personally for me,'}, {'start': '134.480', 'end': '139.440', 'text': 'resilience I can break down into two'}, {'start': '136.400', 'end': '141.599', 'text': "things. It's uh I think first it's ego."}, {'start': '139.440', 'end': '145.000', 'text': 'I think the bigger the ego you have the'}, {'start': '141.599', 'end': '147.480', 'text': 'more resilient you are. And then'}, {'start': '145.000', 'end': '149.680', 'text': 'also just'}, {'start': '147.480', 'end': '151.840', 'text': "um I don't know if it goes hand I mean"}, {'start': '149.680', 'end': '155.360', 'text': 'it goes hand in hand but I want I want'}, {'start': '151.840', 'end': '157.319', 'text': 'to distinguish ego versus self-belief. I'}, {'start': '155.360', 'end': '160.800', 'text': 'feel like those are two different'}, {'start': '157.319', 'end': '163.680', 'text': "things. And I think that's what"}, {'start': '160.800', 'end': '163.680', 'text': 'resilience is.'}, {'start': '163.800', 'end': '170.360', 'text': "It's the ego that like nothing's going"}, {'start': '167.200', 'end': '173.280', 'text': 'to kill me. I can do it. This and'}, {'start': '170.360', 'end': '175.040', 'text': 'that like even almost like too much'}, {'start': '173.280', 'end': '176.720', 'text': "where you're hard-headed and you maybe"}, {'start': '175.040', 'end': '179.360', 'text': "you should stop but you're not going to"}, {'start': '176.720', 'end': '181.599', 'text': 'because your ego is too big versus self'}, {'start': '179.360', 'end': '184.480', 'text': "versus self-belief and that's through"}, {'start': '181.599', 'end': '186.480', 'text': 'experience of things x amount of bad'}, {'start': '184.480', 'end': '189.440', 'text': 'things have happened to me throughout my'}, {'start': '186.480', 'end': '192.800', 'text': "life and if I look back at them I've"}, {'start': '189.440', 'end': '196.959', 'text': 'always come out on top. It might not be'}, {'start': '192.800', 'end': '199.840', 'text': 'day of or week of but eventually when I'}, {'start': '196.959', 'end': '202.000', 'text': 'look back I always think oh this'}, {'start': '199.840', 'end': '204.879', 'text': 'negative thing that happened made me a'}, {'start': '202.000', 'end': '208.879', 'text': "better person. I like I wouldn't change"}, {'start': '204.879', 'end': '211.840', 'text': 'it because I like who I am now. And that'}, {'start': '208.879', 'end': '214.920', 'text': 'is something resilience is something you'}, {'start': '211.840', 'end': '220.159', 'text': 'can build a relationship on a business'}, {'start': '214.920', 'end': '223.680', 'text': 'on just an idea on versus a gust of wind'}, {'start': '220.159', 'end': '226.680', 'text': "which is non-existent. It's just here"}, {'start': '223.680', 'end': '228.720', 'text': 'and there and gone.'}, {'start': '226.680', 'end': '231.680', 'text': "So that's kind of what I've been"}, {'start': '228.720', 'end': '234.000', 'text': 'thinking about lately is just leaning'}, {'start': '231.680', 'end': '235.760', 'text': 'more toward resilience. And he had signs'}, {'start': '234.000', 'end': '237.920', 'text': 'to get a little boost of motivation here'}, {'start': '235.760', 'end': '239.159', 'text': "and there. You know, I'm on Instagram"}, {'start': '237.920', 'end': '241.840', 'text': 'and I'}, {'start': '239.159', 'end': '244.640', 'text': 'follow motivation pages and business'}, {'start': '241.840', 'end': '246.760', 'text': 'pages and they all do really good jobs'}, {'start': '244.640', 'end': '251.760', 'text': 'of g kind of giving you a'}, {'start': '246.760', 'end': '254.959', 'text': 'little shot, a little mini BB bullet of'}, {'start': '251.760', 'end': '257.519', 'text': 'motivation here and there, but it it'}, {'start': '254.959', 'end': '260.959', 'text': "doesn't do anything long term. I mean,"}, {'start': '257.519', 'end': '263.199', 'text': "it makes me feel good, but it's I didn't"}, {'start': '260.959', 'end': '266.000', 'text': 'advance in anything.'}, {'start': '263.199', 'end': '268.080', 'text': 'But resilience that takes action. That'}, {'start': '266.000', 'end': '269.160', 'text': 'takes me going through negative things.'}, {'start': '268.080', 'end': '272.720', 'text': 'That takes'}, {'start': '269.160', 'end': '274.960', 'text': 'me tapping into my past bad experiences'}, {'start': '272.720', 'end': '277.520', 'text': 'and and helping me to remember that I'}, {'start': '274.960', 'end': '279.919', 'text': 'will end up on top. Yeah. Motivation'}, {'start': '277.520', 'end': '282.919', 'text': 'requires no energy. Resilience requires'}, {'start': '279.919', 'end': '286.199', 'text': 'you to do'}, {'start': '282.919', 'end': '288.240', 'text': 'something. You can only build it through'}, {'start': '286.199', 'end': '290.280', 'text': "action. So that's what I've been trying"}, {'start': '288.240', 'end': '292.240', 'text': 'to lean on more is just'}, {'start': '290.280', 'end': '295.800', 'text': 'resilience. And yeah, like I said, I'}, {'start': '292.240', 'end': '299.919', 'text': 'just wanted to talk about that'}, {'start': '295.800', 'end': '303.199', 'text': "concept because I've been having trouble"}, {'start': '299.919', 'end': '304.840', 'text': "sticking to my goals and and it's like I"}, {'start': '303.199', 'end': '307.080', 'text': "don't need the motivation. I have the"}, {'start': '304.840', 'end': '310.680', 'text': 'motivation. Like I'}, {'start': '307.080', 'end': '313.280', 'text': "well like it's not valuable to me"}, {'start': '310.680', 'end': '315.199', 'text': "anymore. I think what I'm lacking is now"}, {'start': '313.280', 'end': '317.199', 'text': 'the resilience and something that I'}, {'start': '315.199', 'end': '319.720', 'text': 'never really lacked before. So, I think'}, {'start': '317.199', 'end': '322.639', 'text': 'I just got comfortable with being'}, {'start': '319.720', 'end': '325.199', 'text': 'uncomfortable and so my resilience has'}, {'start': '322.639', 'end': '326.280', 'text': 'dropped. My my my standard of resilience'}, {'start': '325.199', 'end': '328.240', 'text': 'has'}, {'start': '326.280', 'end': '331.759', 'text': "dropped. Um, something I've been"}, {'start': '328.240', 'end': '334.720', 'text': 'thinking about and it sucks to build up'}, {'start': '331.759', 'end': '336.320', 'text': 'resilience because you have to be tired,'}, {'start': '334.720', 'end': '338.479', 'text': 'you have to sweat, you have to get'}, {'start': '336.320', 'end': '340.120', 'text': 'punched in the face, you have to have'}, {'start': '338.479', 'end': '342.320', 'text': 'uncomfortable'}, {'start': '340.120', 'end': '343.919', 'text': 'conversations, and you have to get mad.'}, {'start': '342.320', 'end': '346.160', 'text': "like it's going to require all these"}, {'start': '343.919', 'end': '347.759', 'text': "negative emotions, but that's the only"}, {'start': '346.160', 'end': '349.919', 'text': "way you get to resilience and that's the"}, {'start': '347.759', 'end': '353.039', 'text': 'only way you build it up. So, it makes'}, {'start': '349.919', 'end': '355.840', 'text': 'sense why nobody chases it and it makes'}, {'start': '353.039', 'end': '358.160', 'text': 'sense why my bar of my standard of'}, {'start': '355.840', 'end': '359.720', 'text': "resilience has dropped because I haven't"}, {'start': '358.160', 'end': '362.120', 'text': 'tended to'}, {'start': '359.720', 'end': '364.479', 'text': 'that. Anyway, just some food for'}, {'start': '362.120', 'end': '366.319', 'text': 'thought. I need to create like a natural'}, {'start': '364.479', 'end': '367.840', 'text': "for this, something that's consistent."}, {'start': '366.319', 'end': '371.720', 'text': "Well, anyway, thanks for watching. We'll"}, {'start': '367.840', 'end': '371.720', 'text': 'see you next time, YouTube.'}, {'start': '371.919', 'end': '375.600', 'text': "No, I don't know. Just I like doing"}, {'start': '373.280', 'end': '376.880', 'text': "these videos. I'm I'm about to make"}, {'start': '375.600', 'end': '378.919', 'text': "another one. I'll make I'll make a list"}, {'start': '376.880', 'end': '380.720', 'text': 'so I can post more'}, {'start': '378.919', 'end': '383.360', 'text': "frequently. All right, we'll see you on"}, {'start': '380.720', 'end': '383.360', 'text': 'the next one.'}]