Motivation Isn’t Enough: Commit

If you tell a friend, “Tomorrow at 9 a.m., meet me at the gym,” you’ll be there—because you don’t want to

let them down. But if you tell yourself the same thing, chances are you’ll

snooze the alarm, show up late, or not show up at all. Why?

Because it’s just you. If you’re asking how to get motivated to go to the gym,

that’s the real answer—you don’t want it enough yet. How bad do you actually want this?

If you want it the way you want to breathe, sleep, or stay alive,

then we can work. Most people don’t want it that badly, and that’s why they keep asking how

others got so far. You already know what to do. You know exactly what effort looks