Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews - Motivation Monday: Screw Fake Dreams

Episode Date: August 28, 2017

This episode is part of a weekly series that I have dubbed “Motivation Monday.” (Yes, I know, very creative of me. What can I say, I’m a genius…) Seriously though, the idea here is simple: Every Monday morning, I’m going to post a short and punchy episode that I hope gets you fired up to tackle the workouts, work, and everything else that you have planned for the week ahead. As we all know, it’s one thing to know what you want to do, but it’s something else altogether to actually make yourself do it, and I hope that this series gives you a jolt of inspiration, energy, and encouragement to get at it. Want to get my best advice on how to gain muscle and strength and lose fat faster? Sign up for my free newsletter! Click here: www.muscleforlife.com/signup/

Hey, this is Mike from Muscle for Life and welcome to another episode of my podcast. This episode is part of a weekly series that I have dubbed Motivation Monday. Yes, I know, so creative of me. What can I say? I'm just a genius. Seriously though, the idea here is simple. Every Monday morning, I am going to post a short and punchy episode that I hope gets you fired up to tackle the workouts, work, and everything else that you have planned for the week ahead. Because it's one thing to know what you want to do, but it's something else altogether to actually make yourself do it. And I hope that this series gives you a jolt of energy and encouragement to go ahead and do all of those things that you want to do. So if you like what

you hear, then make sure to check back every Monday morning for the latest and greatest installment. like, you know, the universe has your back and dare greatly and you're a badass. And so you probably do. Most of us do all the time. And what are we never supposed to say? We're never supposed to say something like, you know, honestly, that idea kind of sucks moist, open sphincter. You should probably go back to the drawing board. We're never supposed to say something like, you you know i'm not sure if you're really committed enough to pull that off or even ask if there's a market for it or ask if the person has really done their due diligence and why is this why are we supposed to support people's ideas unconditionally and encourage them to waste time and energy attempting things that will probably fail. Hey, quickly, before we carry on, if you are liking my podcast, would you please

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Wouldn't we actually be more helpful? Wouldn't it be more supportive to say the hard things that need to be said? The things that they themselves don't want to face? For example, I receive hundreds of emails and social media messages every day, and I often run into this. Every week or two, at least, someone emails asking for advice on starting a supplement company. And almost always, the people that write in, they have no money, they have no platform, they have no following, they have no business or marketing skills or experience, and they have no understanding of the science of supplementation. These people just want to own a supplement company because reasons. Now, right away, I know that the chances of these people merely surviving, let alone thriving in the supplement racket is about fuck all. What should I do? Here they are, these people, ships,

sitting safely in their harbors, looking to venture out into the great unknown. Should I just blithely set them on a course that will bring nothing but pain, misery, and despair? Or should I deliver the truth as I see it? And what I do is I honestly just give the best tip that I can, and that is to stay far away from the supplement industry because you're not ready. And some people, they actually take my suggestion to heart

and they wonder what ready might look like. But sometimes people will kind of scoff at what they see as an attempt to crush their dreams or discourage competition. And this is laughable, really. I mean, my supplement company, Legion, has gone from zero to eight figures in annual revenue in just three years. This is year four, and we've done it with a skeleton crew. And the sports nutrition space on the whole is a $27 billion industry that's projected to exceed $45 billion in the next five years. So no, I'm really not worried about competition. And if we're talking about, quote unquote, crushing their dreams, you know, fuck those

dreams. That guy that says he wants to be an actor, but all he really wants is fame, or that girl that says she wants to build a blog but never writes, those people that say they want to start a business, but they haven't read a single book on how to actually do it. Fuck all of that. Those are bullshit fantasies. Those are long shots. They're delusions of grandeur. And by indulging them, we're doing people a great disservice.

So if you see something, say something. If your buddy's idea is terrible, say it's a terrible idea. If they're not good enough, tell them they should get better. And if they're trying to be someone they're not, ask why. You can do these things more agreeably, of course, but the point is, don't be afraid to discourage people from making half-hearted commitments to half-baked plans that ultimately make for half-assed lives. Don't be an enabler. Now, this shoe, it fits on the other foot too, because why would we want people to mislead us in the same ways? Why would we want them to just feed our egos and delusions

instead of really probing our motives and our methods? Why would we rather be comforted than challenged? I mean, do we really value our feelings more than results? Do we really want a participation trophy or do we want to win the day? People have been saying for ages that you can do whatever you want. You can do whatever you can dream of. And, you know, I think maybe, maybe not. For example, can you make it as a professional golfer if you can't average at least 275 yards

off the tee? Research says you cannot. And if you want to look me up on that, read the book, Every Stroke Counts by Mark Brody. If you're into golf, you're going to find it very interesting. So can you become a multi-millionaire entrepreneur if you can't consistently work the kind of hours that crushes most people? Probably not. Can you get good enough at anything to make any kind of impact in the world without putting in thousands of hours of deliberate practice? Very unlikely. My point here is there's nothing wrong with hitching your wagon to a star. And in fact,

I think that's actually very important because even if you fail at something that is very ambitious, it's hard to fail completely. So I think there's a lot of value in thinking big. In fact, it might be the only way to really get anywhere worth going. Now, that said, dreaming isn't doing and doing isn't arriving. So if you're going to dream, then you'd better be ready to do. And if you're going to do, then you'd better be ready to go all the way. And, you know, I think there's really no feeling like that. It's really the only good fight there is. So fuck fake dreams, fuck fools, paradises, fuck hand-waving, all of these things. They're really just refuge for the weak and they rob people and the

world of their true potential. Hey there, it is Mike again. I hope you enjoyed this episode and found it interesting and helpful. And if you did, and don't mind doing me a favor and want to help me make this the most popular health and fitness podcast on the internet, then please leave a quick review of it on iTunes or wherever you're listening from. This not only convinces people that they should check the show out, it also increases its search visibility and thus helps more people find their way to me and learn how to build their best bodies ever too. And of course, if you want to be notified when the next episode goes live, then just subscribe to the podcast and you won't miss

out on any of the new goodies. All right, that's it. Thanks again for listening to this episode, and I hope to hear from you soon. Oh, and before you leave, let me quickly tell you about one other product of mine that I think you might like. Specifically, my 100% natural pre-workout fat burner supplement, Forge. Now, it was designed to be used specifically when exercising in a fasted state, and it helps you maximize fat burning while training on an empty stomach, minimize the amount of muscle that you lose while training in this state, and maintain intensity and focus in your workouts. All that is why Forge has over 400 reviews on Amazon with a four-star average and another 220 on my website with a four and a half star average. So if you

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