Motivation Daily by Motiversity - LISTEN TO THIS EVERY MORNING - Best Motivational Speech 2025 (Dr. Jessica Houston)

Episode Date: August 21, 2025

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Hello listeners, Motivirity is excited to share that we have launched a new podcast called Morning Motivation by Motivore. If you are looking to start your day with positivity and the most uplifting motivational audio, this is the show for you. For today's episode of Motivation Daily by Motivority Podcast, we are sharing a recent episode from the Morning Motivation Podcasts. If you like it, go follow the show. New episodes are being released every week. The link is in the description. Have you ever asked yourself the question, how did I get here? Many times we make subtle decisions that don't seem to be a big deal, but what we often fail to realize is that where you are today is the result of all of the decisions big and small.

that you've made up until this point. The good news is, even if you are not where you want to be right now, you still have a chance to rewrite your script. Yes, it's frustrating when you do not accomplish what you've expected to accomplish within the timeframe that you set. Yes, all of us want our journey to be a straight path. But in actuality, your journey will have unexpected stops,

It will have curves, it will have hills, it will have valleys, you will have sunny days, you will have rainy days. But you have to decide if I encounter rejection, if I encounter frustration, if I am disappointed, I will not give up. Key is to learn how to separate your feelings from your performance. Yes, some days I don't feel like working. Some days I have to battle with unfair situations, but at the end of the day, I have a decision to make. Either I'm going to have a pity party, or I'm going to figure out how to pull myself up. So I say to you today, pull yourself up, lift up your bow down head. Guess what?

Every day I have to choose to pull myself up. There will always be something that you can complain about. There will always be something that you could be worried about. But what I'm challenging you to do is to pursue your goals in spite of what's going on around you. Take a close look at your life, your health, your relationships, your business, your career, and ask yourself a simple question. Have I given my all? If you are not careful, fear, doubt, and worry. will keep you stuck wishing your circumstances were better,

but never doing what it takes to improve them. It's time for you to pursue what you really want, not what others want for you, not what others expect from you, but you've got to pursue what you really want with everything you've got. One of the hardest things I've had to do is confront mediocrity in my own life.

I'm challenging your, to commit to dismantling whatever it is that has been holding your destiny hostage. Is it self-doubt? Is it the fear of being rejected? Is it self-sabotage? Is it refusing to let go of the past? Don't get so wrapped up in what happened yesterday that you miss out on the opportunities that are waiting for you today.

Remember, whenever one door closes, there is another door waiting for you. Don't second-guess yourself and don't be so afraid of failing that you create excuses instead of producing results. After being involved in a physically abusive relationship for six years, I had to rewrite my script. I do understand that a lot of times when you go through things, it feels like it's for you, but it really isn't. it's really so that you can help someone else get through that same thing and you can say to them listen I made it through and so can you I really thought that I would be the last person to do what I'm doing just because of what I've overcome what I thought about myself I did not like myself I did not like the way I looked I did not like the person in the mirror and so I was the person who was in front of every

else. And everyone thought I was happy. Everyone thought I had it all together, but I was secretly depressed. I was secretly battling with low self-confidence, and I was so broken. And how many of you know that when you are broken sometimes, you can attract the exact opposite of what you need. In retrospect, I know why I stayed in an unhealthy relationship for six years. In my mind, I could not do any better. In my mind, there was no way that anyone else would be attracted to me. So I stayed. But eventually, I came to realize that I was not lucky to have him, but he was lucky to have me. I came to realize that I deserved better. You see, setting higher standards might mean that you have to wait a little longer than you anticipated, but getting

what you deserve will be worth the weight. Will you commit to making yourself a priority? Yes, there are a lot of people counting on you. Yes, others need you. But guess who else needs you? You need you. Confident in your ability to overcome any challenge that comes to you. your way. Why? Because your level of confidence is going to determine what you strive for.

If you don't have confidence, what you'll do is you'll see something that you want, but you won't go for it because you'll tell yourself, I'm not cut out for this, I'm not good enough for this, I don't speak well enough for this, I'm not credentialed enough, or I'm not qualified enough, and what you're doing is holding yourself back. I never thought that I would be speaking. I never thought that I would be Dr. Jessica Houston. I never thought that I would be traveling the world. I never thought that I would be an author.

But it took me stepping out of my comfort zone. It took me saying to myself, you will not let your daughter take the same route that you took. That's what helped me the most. What I have discovered is that women are very, very good at pretending to be okay. Many times we suppress what we're dealing with and we cover it all up. Women are natural nurturers. In fact, we often help and support others even when we are facing a challenging situation ourselves. Unlocking your destiny is going to require that you add yourself

to your priority list. You need you. So how will you show up on game day? Instead of feeling down about your situation, try to figure out what you can do to create positive momentum for yourself. Even at your lowest point, even at your lowest moment, there is something that you can do to create a small win. Now, your small win might not be the same as my small win. Your small win might simply be getting out of the bed. Your small win might be going to the gym. Your small wind might be making one more phone call or getting up an hour earlier to put in some extra work. You have to believe that you control your destiny.

Put that responsibility on anyone else but you. Something is happening. Something is taking place. The seas that you sown, they are still working for you. The time and energy you sacrifice. They are not in vain. When you plant a seed, which is really your goal, you have to nurture it. You have to protect it.

You can't do one set of crunches and expect to have a six-pack. You've got to show up every day. You've got to show up day after day. You've got to show up when you're motivated. You've got to show up when you're feeling unmotivated. You've got to show up when everyone is behind you. And you've got to show up when it feels like everyone is against you. You've got to show up when you feel like you're winning.

And you've got to show up when you feel like you're losing. It's your time and it's your turn. But you're going to have to be willing to endure the temporary struggle. You're going to have to be willing to deal with the negative chatter in your head because it's not going away. You've got to manage it. You've got to confront your fears. You've got to confront your doubts. success is not going to be handed to you.

Nobody owes you anything, but you owe you everything. You owe it to yourself to hang in there when it gets hard. You owe it to yourself to get up every day and grind. You don't have time to focus on what other people are saying. You don't have time to focus on what other people are doing. experiencing a failure feels like a loss but it's not. Failure is your teacher. It's working for you behind the scenes, preparing you for your next win.

There is no time like the present to fight for what belongs to you. Your toughest moments are preparing you for your biggest victories. Go after what you want. and expect to get it. When you are serious about hitting your goals, you don't quit when it gets hard. I don't care how many times you've tried. Try again. I don't care how many times you've heard no.

Again, I don't care how many times you fall. Get up. You don't stop when you get frustrated. You pursue for as long as it takes. So I have a question for you. Are you disciplined enough to keep going? Growth is about one word, progress. What do you want for you and what do you need from you in order to make it happen?

So if you're still consumed by what happened last year, last month, or even yesterday, guess what? You are holding up your progress. You are holding up your progress, but your future self wants you to get up. You have to believe that you control your destiny. Don't put that responsibility on anyone else but you. It's either going to be focus on the future, focus on the present, or focus on the past. That's it.

And I can tell you from personal experience that is easy to get off track by focusing too much on your mistakes or focusing too much on your missed opportunities or focusing too much on what disappointed you or who disappointed you. What you don't want to do is put so much energy into what you. what happened that you miss out on what is happening. You should be in such a zone that your mind is only programmed to look forward. You are not looking backwards. You are not looking to the right. You are not looking to the left. You've got to be focused.

Once you get clear on what you want, you have to have the courage to change. chase it. At the end of the day, you can't let your disappointment stop your grind. Keep going. Disappointment hurts, but you have to be willing to stay committed through the pain. The people at the top of their game, they stay committed and they choose to keep going even when they encounter resistance. If you are pursuing something big, guess what? Opposition is coming. Difficulty is coming. Unexpected changes are coming. You can't control everything, but you can control your response to everything that happens in your life.

And so if you are determined to keep going, you've got to understand that your current challenge is just another hurdle for you to jump over. What you are up against is beneath you. It seems big because your mind and your feelings have convinced you that it's big. It seems big because you have already determined that what you're going through is too much for you to handle. But it's all about perception. You can view your challenge as an opportunity or you can view it as a threat. When you view it as a threat, fear becomes your guide. Fear becomes your comfort.

compass. But when you view it as a challenge, determination becomes your guide. If you look for a reason to quit, you're going to find it. But just like you can come up with reasons why it makes more sense to quit, you can come up with reasons why you have to hang in there. Do you realize that your struggle is simply strength training? Falling down happens, but staying down, that's a choice. When you experience a setback, you can be discouraged or you can become more determined to keep going. So how are you managing your thoughts? Your mind can be your greatest source of fuel or your greatest hindrance. Every time you follow through on doing what you didn't think you could do, you improve your confidence and your mind gets stronger. If you want to keep going, you must pay attention to how you talk to yourself. Your words are weapons that can work for you or against you.