10 Motivation Killers: How to Conquer Your Biggest Obstacles

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Cayla Craft

Entrepreneurship, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Mental Health

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In her latest podcast, Cayla Craft delves into the ten biggest motivation destroyers that can prevent people from achieving their goals. She starts by addressing the harmful impact of negative self-talk, rooted in childhood experiences, and emphasizes the importance of overcoming this to move forward. Cayla highlights the dangers of lacking clarity in goals, which can lead to a loss of direction, and the paralyzing effect of the fear of failure that stops people from taking necessary risks. She also discusses how procrastination and toxic relationships can drain motivation, advising listeners to set clear rewards and practice limited association with energy-draining individuals. Additionally, Cayla stresses the importance of avoiding burnout by prioritizing rest and warns against the destructive habit of comparing oneself to others. Overall, the episode provides practical strategies to overcome these common obstacles and maintain strong motivation on the path to success.

Key Moments

Negative Self-Talk (00:01:21 - 00:05:13): Cayla discusses how negative self-talk is a major motivation destroyer, rooted in childhood experiences. She shares personal stories of overcoming negative self-talk by revisiting and nurturing her younger self.

Lack of Clarity (00:05:24 - 00:07:01): She emphasizes the importance of having clear goals and knowing where you want to be in five years. Without clarity, it's easy to lose direction and motivation.

Fear of Failure (00:07:06 - 00:08:11): Cayla addresses how the fear of failure can paralyze you and prevent you from taking risks, which are essential for success. She encourages listeners to push through fear and take action despite uncertainties.

Procrastination (00:08:15 - 00:11:13): She explains how procrastination, often driven by perfectionism and fear, can drain your motivation and increase stress. Cayla shares tips on overcoming procrastination by setting rewards and holding oneself accountable.

Toxic Relationships (00:13:20 - 00:16:10): Cayla warns about the impact of toxic relationships on motivation, advising listeners to practice limited association with people who drain their energy and enthusiasm.

Burnout (00:16:33 - 00:17:41): She discusses how burnout from working too hard without rest can diminish your effectiveness. Cayla stresses the importance of rest and recovery to maintain high performance and motivation.

Comparison to Others (00:18:10 - 00:19:26): Cayla highlights how comparing yourself to others can quickly zap your motivation. She encourages listeners to root their identity in their own worth rather than in external validation

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You can't just go and try again. You can always make more money. The one thing you can't get is more time and so stop
0:06.3	procrastinating and stop waiting for the perfect time to take the risk and to make the move. Hello and welcome back to Crafted Entrepreneur.
0:30.6	I'm excited to talk today about these motivation destroyers that could actually be
0:37.6	preventing you from pursuing your goals and we need to talk about it because life doesn't stop for your dreams.
0:47.0	Right? Like there is always going to be life happening and you're listening into this
0:51.1	podcast right now because you want a little kick in your booty you're like you know what
0:54.8	Kayla I am gonna make something happen today and you start out with the best intentions and then then, you know, one of ten things can happen. That's how
1:06.5	motivation destroyers work. It's like one of ten things. I could probably make a
1:10.7	list of 30 things that could distract you today, but I'm going to talk about the common ten things that are
1:17.0	distracting you from your goals and exactly what you can do to make sure they stay out of your way so you can go after your dreams.
1:26.6	So number one, this is the most common I see with people, it's negative self-talk. It's criticizing yourself, doubting your ability,
1:36.1	and what happens when you start doubting yourself? Well then you don't feel good.
1:41.2	And if I don't feel good about myself do I then feel motivated to go take action to do the things I
1:47.7	need to do in my business no right so what do we do to get rid of the negative self-talk? I talk about this a ton in my book.
1:56.4	What do you really want? You guys can get it anywhere that books are sold.
1:59.3	What do you really want by Kayla Kraft? Because the negative self-talk has a route. It is there for a
2:05.9	reason and it's not a reason that you need anymore, okay?
2:12.6	Because right now, in order to go after your dreams,
2:18.8	you've got to believe in yourself,
2:20.4	and you've got to be speaking life over yourself.
2:25.0	So it takes for every one negative thing you hear or that somebody says to you,
2:31.0	it takes 17 good things to overcome it. That's crazy. That's science by
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