374: How to Stay Motivated

Take a Break from Drinking

Rachel Hart

Alcohol, Lifecoach, Alcoholicsanonymous, Self-improvement, Hungover, Society & Culture, Smartrecovery, Drinking, Cognitivebehavioraltherapy, Education, Cbt, 12steps, Sobriety, Drunk, Recovery, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever thought that if you could just figure out how to stay motivated, then it would be easier to say no to a drink?

You’re not alone. Motivation is a concept that many grapple with. This episode sheds light on where motivation comes from and how to find more of it.

Learn the real reason your progress is slower than you want it to be. Uncover how to change more effectively with some simple questions to ask yourself.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Heart, episode 374.
0:05.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out. We're challenging
0:14.2	conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist
0:18.6	temptation. No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying
0:26.3	about your drinking. Now here's your host Rachel Hart.
0:31.7	Welcome back everybody. We are talking today about staying motivated when you're
0:36.8	trying to change your drinking. I'll tell you this motivation is such a
0:39.9	misunderstood topic. I really didn't understand it myself for the longest time because I
0:45.0	thought that motivation was something I had to go out into the world and find.
0:51.0	It was like maybe if I read this book or watch this video or write out all the ways that
0:57.2	drinking too much is bad for me. Maybe then I will find the motivation I'm
1:01.6	looking for.
1:02.8	But the problem with this is really simple.
1:06.4	The problem is the idea that you have to go looking for it.
1:10.4	It creates this idea that motivation is generated by a force outside of you.
1:16.3	I have read my share of inspiring books and listened to amazing talks that have made me feel really
1:21.0	excited and ready to tackle the world, but I know that motivation is created within me.
1:26.5	And this is a very powerful mindset shift when you're doing the work to change the habit.
1:31.3	How is it created within us? One thing that I talk about are thoughts that have really
1:37.3	changed my life. This is a thought that I remember reading over a decade ago in a book and it really stopped me in my tracks, but it was,
1:46.6	you've not always been your best self, which makes you just like everyone else.
1:51.6	I remember reading that line in a book and it was just like oh because I had so much
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