Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I used to never finish a thing. Then I figured out how to “hack” my brain to stay permanently motivated…or rather, not need to feel motivated at all. This video goes into how I did that with practices, exercises, and some changes that worked almost TOO good.
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👉The Slight Edge book review: youtu.be/CKE79_U_Zz0
👉Other books I mentioned: Hyperfocus: amzn.to/43mau3l, The Power of Habit: amzn.to/4ozZ1pp
00:00 The “70% problem"
00:47 Why motivation doesn’t matter
04:02 Finding purpose through values
06:30 The “Why” exercise
11:14 Motivation rituals
12:57 Simple morning ritual
15:07 Using “scatter focus”
16:02 Resting to boost creativity
New here? 👋 I’m Tara (Tar-uh) Wagner, a small business owner since 2000 and now an Accredited Small Business Consultant® helping service-based solopreneurs (or tiny teams) gain the skills, develop the mindset, and maintain the success habits to increase profits without all the problems. Click one of the links above to get my help.
I used to never finish a thing. Then I figured out how to “hack” my brain to stay permanently motivated…or rather, not need to feel motivated at all. This video goes into how I did that with practices, exercises, and some changes that worked almost TOO good.
👉Reserve a seat for my next Profit, Not Problems Class: xotara.us/training
👉Get my help inside Breakthrough Boss®: xotara.us/breakthrough
👉The Slight Edge book review: youtu.be/CKE79_U_Zz0
👉Other books I mentioned: Hyperfocus: amzn.to/43mau3l, The Power of Habit: amzn.to/4ozZ1pp
00:00 The “70% problem"
00:47 Why motivation doesn’t matter
04:02 Finding purpose through values
06:30 The “Why” exercise
11:14 Motivation rituals
12:57 Simple morning ritual
15:07 Using “scatter focus”
16:02 Resting to boost creativity
New here? 👋 I’m Tara (Tar-uh) Wagner, a small business owner since 2000 and now an Accredited Small Business Consultant® helping service-based solopreneurs (or tiny teams) gain the skills, develop the mindset, and maintain the success habits to increase profits without all the problems. Click one of the links above to get my help.
