Weekly Motivation by Ben Lionel Scott - WORK NONSTOP

Episode Date: May 5, 2023

Become a Member for ad-free listening, video versions and exclusive content: https://benlionelscott.com/subscribe — This episode is spoken by Jocko Willink, Andy Frisella, Greg Plitt, David Goggins. You can see more of Jocko Willink at instagram.com/jockowillink, Andy Frisella at instagram.com/andyfrisella, Greg Plitt at instagram.com/gregplitt, David Goggins at instagram.com/davidgoggins. The music is Vanguard by Jo Blankenburg. You can see more of Jo Blankenburg at open.spotify.com/artist/4tuiQRw9bC9HZhSFJEJ9Mz.

You want to let up. You want to just throttle back a little. Put your body and your mind on coast for a little while and just kind of go through the motions. That's what you want to do. I say no. Weakness is strong. I must be stronger. I must crush it into submission through force of will.

So I savage the body. I push and pull and fight against gravity. I fight against fatigue and soreness and the weakness that says, give in. I will not give in. I will fight. This isn't a part-time gig. This isn't punch the clock and go home for the day.

You don't get weekends off. No. Here, there's no such thing as a weekend. This is an everyday gig. Every day is a Monday. Me? I love it. Every day is a beginning.

A new day, a new week, a new shot at life, an opportunity to come out of the gate like a man possessed and attack the day without mercy. Today, I'm taking scouts. I'm putting the pressure on. I am the aggressor. I am on the attack. And of course, I will get tired. I will get beat up.

I'll get knocked down and drained. We'll have some bad days, but I will not stop. How do you get to the gym every day? Step, go. How do you change your diet? Step, go. Don't wait anymore. Don't plan anymore.

Don't contemplate anymore. Don't make any more excuses or justifications. Don't rationalize anything else. No. Instead, be aggressive. Take action now. And the first action you need to take. The first step you need to take is.

just that step go. It doesn't matter what you just did. It doesn't matter. It doesn't count. The count now is zero. And that's what happens when you wake up in the morning. It doesn't matter what you did yesterday. It doesn't matter how far you ran yesterday. It doesn't matter the workout you did yesterday. It doesn't matter you got a promotion yesterday. You wake up today. The count is zero. And that means it's go time. This is for those who are the normal behind. Those who are a source of a new realm. It's a lonely journey. You're isolated. Those who used to keep patience will fall off. They'll see what their world ends and yours begins.

I say, what are you doing, man? You're out of your mind. I don't understand what you're doing all this for. You know, it doesn't make any sense. But the person inside believes it, fuck what they said. I don't care what they think. Their opinion doesn't pay my fucking bill, so why don't give it any value? I'm going to stay the fucking course.

I believe it. You've got to decide right now. Am I willing to fight every day? Am I willing to be called stupid or a dreamer or crazy or insane by all my friends and family? Am I willing to constantly be questioned by the people that I respect and care about, about my intentions and my work ethic and my drive and my dreams? Am I willing to deal with that sort of life to get the life that I truly want? If the answer is yes, you're going to be good.

is suffer, endure, our work must be greater. You must be willing to extend yourself to the limit with no guarantee of success. Every day you must ask yourself, did I do enough? Prove to yourself today, every day that you can and will push harder than you wanted to, harder than you felt like pushing, past the point of fatigue and far beyond the point of comfort to that outer edge, to the limits. Do the extra repetition. Run the extra mile.

Go the extra round. Make the right choices. Give the full measure. Fight back. Go down swinging. Give every day everything you've got. Embed that long-term goal in your mind. Burn it into your soul.

Think about it. Write about it. Talk about it. Hang it up on your wall. But most important, do something about it. Every day. Every day, do something that moves you toward that goal. that keeps that goal alive and insight and in focus.

Grab your fucking nuts for once in your life. As an ownership and credibility behind your actions and your words. Mean what you say, do what you say. Follow through for something for one time in your life. One time, follow through what you said. You will feel a hide that you've never felt before.