# @coached.by.amita on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAO8-7Bzqc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79946-coachedbyamita-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-03-29T13:04:15.000+00:00

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THIS is why you can’t stay motivated.
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I hear it from my coaching clients all the time that they find it hard to stay motivated.

Full transparency here: ~30% upwards of even 60% of the time (depending on current stress level & life circumstances) I'm not "motivated" to workout or meal prep either...

That said, I workout 7 days a week (1-2 of those is more active recovery) and cook/prep 90% of my food regardless. But how ?

Side note - this is NOT a comparison nor is it meant to shame anyone who struggles with motivation & following through with the daily actions/habits required to ensure their success with their health & fitness goals.

...because small habit & mindset shifts ARE what it takes to be successful...but more on that later.

When clients (and anyone else people in general) ask me how I “do it” - how I “stay motivated”, I help them understand that “it” runs MUCH, much deeper.

👉 It’s not a motivation thing - it’s an identity thing.

👉 It’s a knowing how I feel after thing.

👉 It's knowing what the alternative, trade off, or opportunity cost is thing.

✔️ It's using past data (i.e. remembering how I felt in the past and pushing through anyway) and remembering how that made me feel thing.

✔️ It's an ingrained habit driven by a feeling thing; a ‘without it I don’t feel like myself’ thing.

❌ It's definitely NOT a motivation thing.

That’s not to belittle or downplay any problems or issues you're dealing with. I HATE when people put forth the whole "well I can do XYZ, why can't you?"🤨

No. Everybody's different and everybody has different capacities & thresholds.

I'm communicating this because I've been there and I've seen it, witnessed it, lived it. I've experienced it within myself and clients.

It’s never just about “motivation”. It's seated way deeper.

So grab your shovel and start digging 🕳

➡️ Tag or share this with someone who needs to hear it.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amita Dhillon | @amita_dhillon | https://gondola.cc/amita_dhillon | Athlete |
| Matt Pendleton Photo | @MattPendletonPhoto | https://gondola.cc/MattPendletonPhoto | Photographer |

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