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Hey Friend,

If I had a dollar for every time someone said,

“I just need more motivation…”

I’d buy a yacht, name it Discipline Is a Scam, and sail it into the ocean of unmet expectations.

Because here’s the truth:
You don’t need more motivation.
You need to stop being at war with reality.

Because what really drains your energy isn’t the work.
It’s the resistance to what is.

That emotional pushback that sounds like:

• “This shouldn’t be happening.”
• “I should be further ahead.”
• “I don’t feel like doing this.”
• “It’s not supposed to be this hard.”

Welcome to the energy suck that disguises itself as “lack of motivation.”

Motivation Is Mood-Dependent. Reality Isn’t.

Let’s be real:
You’re not going to “feel like it” most of the time.

Why?

Because your brain is designed for safety, not progress.
It values predictability over purpose.
It doesn’t care about your goals - it just wants to conserve energy and avoid risk.

So when it encounters discomfort, growth, or change, it throws out the equivalent of:

“Let’s circle back on that after snacks and a 3-hour scroll.”

And you call that “laziness” or “procrastination.”
But it’s not that you lack drive.
It’s that you’re stuck in a pattern of arguing with what’s here.

Resistance Is a Nervous System Pattern

You don’t resist reality with your logic.
You resist it with your body.

You tense up.
You delay.
You distract.
You dissociate.

Because somewhere along the line, your system learned that discomfort = danger.
And so now, anything that feels heavy, uncertain, or emotionally loaded gets postponed… until you feel “motivated.”

But “motivated” is just a temporary nervous system state.
And waiting for it is like waiting for your ex to apologize.
​Possible, but not strategic.

Acceptance ≠ Resignation

Let’s clarify:

Stopping the argument with reality doesn’t mean you approve of what’s happening.
It means you accept that it is.

That’s power.

Because from there-and only from there-can you choose your next move with clarity.

Otherwise, you’re just flailing in a pool of “shoulds,” trying to swim to a fantasy version of how things should’ve gone.

Spoiler: They didn’t.
Welcome to now.

The Reality Reset Practice

This one’s simple, uncomfortable, and incredibly freeing:

1. Notice where you’re saying “this shouldn’t be happening.”​
   Could be a project delay, an emotional low, a body symptom, a conversation you’re avoiding.
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2. Pause and say out loud:​
   “This is happening. And I’m the one who gets to respond.”
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3. Ask:​
   “If I wasn’t resisting this, what would I do right now?”
   Not tomorrow. Not when I feel like it. Now.

This one question puts you back in alignment with reality and action flows naturally from there.

Because you’re not wasting psychic energy fighting the moment.
You’re meeting it.

Final Thought

Most people don’t need more motivation.
They need less friction with the now.

Because reality isn’t personal.
It’s just… reality.

It doesn’t care about your plans.
It doesn’t bend to your feelings.
But it will work with you if you stop trying to bend it.

So don’t wait to feel ready.
Don’t wait for inspiration to show up in a golden robe.

Just stop arguing.

And act from what is.

That’s where your power lives.

Nic Kusmich

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