Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

What I would say if I wasn't afraid to hurt your feelings

31 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In this short motivational monologue, the speaker addresses athletes and challenges the notion that feelings or motivation are required to take action. He asserts that you should get up, go to the gym, or eat your pre‑practice nutrition even when you don’t feel like it. By treating discipline like a muscle that can be trained, you can become proficient at doing tasks regardless of your emotional state. He acknowledges the difficulty of this approach but emphasizes that, like any skill, it can be developed through consistent practice, offering a concrete example of simply eating applesauce before practice.

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What I would tell you athletes if I wasn't afraid to hurt your feelings. JK, I'm not that afraid to hurt your feelings. Feelings are not a prerequisite in order to do what you need to do. Meaning, just because you don't feel like waking up in the morning and hitting the gym doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. You don't have to feel some motivation to get out of bed and go do the thing. You just go do it anyway. You don't have to feel like eating in order to eat. Just eat the dang applesauce before practice. I get it, this is really hard. It's hard for me. But the beautiful thing is, just like anything else that was once hard for you, you can train it like you train a muscle, and you can get really good at doing things even when you don't feel like doing them.