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What actually got you motivated? (Patreon)

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We are doing the Dave Ramsey episode tonight, and we've mostly talked about the hucksters, thief's, and liars who actually don't want you to get better but what books or speakers have actually inspired you to make a change for the better??

The War Of Art is a book that got me through my early understandings of what I wanted to do and eventually got me to where Street Fight started. It was a good source of inspiration when I had no idea of what to do with my life. 

I have not read it in over 10 years, your mileage may vary. 

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The War of Art | Steven Pressfield

Read this one first. It identifies the enemy-what I call Resistance with a capital "R," i.e. fear, self-doubt, procrastination, perfectionism, all the forms of self-sabotage that stop us from doing our work and realizing our dreams. Start here. Everything else proceeds from this.

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T C

Without exaggeration, Shaun T changed my life. His workouts, motivation techniques & general attitude changed my entire outlook on the world.

one giant cat

I recommend two books, The Chemistry of Calm and Living Well on the Spectrum. The first helped me to overcome anxiety that has been plaguing me for the last thirty years of my life through better diet, supplements, and meditation. The second book helped me understand and develop strategies for the mild form of autism I was recently diagnosed with.

Justin Comer

I got a lot out of On Writing by Stephen King and Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch. It helped me get past some creative hurdles to see two very successful people whose work I generally like just write like "yeah I just kinda bullshit until it's done"

Nate Bear

Ungh fucking Dave Ramsey, Both my in laws and my uncle push him all the time. I have a gifted DVD set that i have never opened. I did listen to one audiobook which I guess helped me pay off some debt a few years back. One book i used to like was Tao of Pooh. No idea if it holds up anymore.

Robert Miles

i’m not sure who would call him a motivational figure, but when i think of a role model who really instilled in me about working hard, trusting your instincts, understanding you’re in it for yourself and making that work to your advantage when you can, i’ve got to give it to Henry Rollins. i used to read his books religiously, particularly his Black Coffee Blues travel diaries, and he’s got this hard assed, cutthroat vision of the world that i really connected with as a young person. he worked hard at a blue collar job before he jumped onstage to sing with black flag, and as a person with some level of clout he basically took any job offered to him. he just lived for the work. i’ve carried a lot of those lessons with me into my adult life. i also got a lot out of more esoteric stuff like Anton LaVey and Alan Watts, but i think that’s maybe a different genre than “motivational”, although it was helpful to get me through a lot of shitty work days.

Shane
>>54188701

the Tao of Pooh was formative for me. Haven't revisited either.

Drake Myers

"All About Love" and "The Will To Change" by bell hooks changed my life forever and helped me see that I long to be loving and loved by clearly explaining what those words and desires can mean.

Jack Nancy

bell hooks is incredible. along with her, Paulo Freire's 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' and Ivan Illich's 'Deschooling Society made me start going to school to become a teacher.

Chase

I like Gary V. I think Brett said he did too. He’s super anti communist cause his parent left crumbling soviet Czech or some shit which I think is kinda fair, that’ll take a generation or two to get over. But otherwise he’s just super normal lib and I feel like he’s one of the least scummy people in this whole sphere. Seems like a genuinely good dude and has a good eye for tech trends. He also does small podcasts all the time so I genuinely think you could get him on the show to talk shit on the other guys. Please try

Greyson Peltier

Not kidding, the now convicted scam artist Kevin Trudeau’s “Your Wish Is Your Command” broke me out of a rut for a few months, but it didn’t work too well after then (maybe lack of effort). Most recently, Dr. George Pratt’s AIM Strategy hypnosis, recommended by Rob Dyrdek, helped me land a good job. Musical artists like Dirty Heads, H2O (my introduction to PMA punk), and Manafest have also helped my mindset each in unique ways.

Greyson Peltier
>>54186301

I did the Insanity workouts at one point and they got me good results, helping me in getting to the next level of fitness from where I was already at. However, the company behind them (Beachbody) is sketchy and an MLM. The routines apparently also carry a high risk of injury.

T C
>>54186301

I agree that beachbody sucks as a company and I could def see people who don't know what they're doing getting hurt but for me in particular, it's made a huge difference in my life.

streetfightradio
>>54289739

ha I would not want to talk to him as part of Street Fight lol. I just imagine getting yelled at for sickle and hammer stuff. I think he is the best because he tells people to be happy with what they are doing even if it makes $40,000 a year. He does a great job redefining success and getting me to stop bullshitting myself. This is good for me because I could get all twisted and feel like if we don't pull in more and more money every year we failed but if my life stays like this I am extremely comfortable. I am grateful for what I have.

CR

Very late to this thread but War of Art is the one that sticks out to me too! I didn't make any super immediate changes, but over the course of a couple years started living the way I wanted to after reading the book and have maintained since!