Mike Melton argues that waiting for motivation is a trap. A man's value comes from dependability, not enthusiasm. Build trust by keeping one daily promise to yourself, whether a workout, prayer, or hard conversation.
Motivation's sitting there lying to you. If you're sitting there waiting to feel like motivated, if you were sitting there waiting on any kind of motivation at all, you're sitting there already losing. I hear men say it all the time, I just need more motivation. No, no the hell you don't. Motivation comes and goes, it's like a roller coaster. Standards don't. There's mornings, hell, I don't feel like getting up. There's mornings I don't feel like working out. There's mornings, hell, I don't even feel like leading. But listen, I made a decision a long time ago. My feelings don't get to decide what kind of man I become. Your family doesn't need a motivated man. What they need is a man they can depend on. So here's my challenge to you. I want you to do one thing. I want you to keep one promise to yourself, one workout, one prayer, one hard conversation, because every time that you do not keep your word to yourself, You become the kind of man that just people can't trust. So what you need to do is raise your standards, and then you're gonna change your life.
