Richmond DinhCreator & Founder of Tiny Challenges™

How to Stay Motivated Without Trying..

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief motivational monologue, Richmond Dinh argues that personal motivation is ineffective when pursued in isolation. He claims that trying to self‑motivate is an "uphill battle" and that true motivation stems from spending time with the right people. Dinh illustrates his point with a recent group training session, noting that the intensity and completion of the workout were only possible because about a hundred participants were present, providing collective energy and pressure. He reinforces the adage "proximity is power" by extending it to motivation, suggesting that acquiring new, motivating friends is the key to staying motivated rather than relying on internal drive alone.

If you're looking for motivation, you're looking in the wrong spot. Like, never ever try to be self-motivated because you'll be pushing up uphill battle. You want to get motivation, just spend time with the right people. Because that training session we did today, there's no way you complete it on your own or at the intensity you would have done it. But because you had 100 other people doing it, that's why you did it. And so, yeah, they all say proximity is power, but motivation also comes from who you spend time with as well. So people like, how do you stay motivated? Well, you just need new friends.