Barriers to Motivation

When it comes to doing something difficult or challenging there seems to be no shortage of barriers that get in our way. Common barriers people often struggle with include work life balance, tragedies, injuries, Christmas periods, busy times, kids, relationship difficulties and moving house etc. If we are to succeed in remaining motivated to make these changes we must work through these barriers. In the following Interview Segments Interviewee's are asked... 

"In your experience and from what you have seen others go through, what are some of the most common barriers that challenge motivation and change?"
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"What are your thoughts on how to manage these situations?"

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Kagan Orton 2011 NABBA/WFF Junior Champion.

Iyengar Yoga Yogi Gael Warren

Martial Arts Legend Hugh Robinson

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Korey Gibson

Other people’s negative thoughts can stop you from making positive changes (4:47)

Andrew Ellis

Ego can get in the way of your openness to learn which in turn can affect potential growth (2:00)
 

Openness to learning, doing activities that suit you and having faith that you’ll benefit if you’re consistent (3:19)
 

Johan Hausen

Diet, sleep and relationships as the main barriers to exercising (3:02) 

Russell Maylin

Even if you are motivated you will continually be challenged along way plus if something is important and enjoyable enough barriers won’t matter (6:04) 
 

Terry Gyde

The smaller your goals the smaller your barriers will be plus some ideas to work through barriers (3:12) 
  

Steve Gurney 

The 80-20 rule and getting past the motivational honey moon period (1:56) 
   

Habits as a barrier to achieving goals (2:16) 

I want to exercise but I'm too busy! (1:36) 

Hugh Robinson

Knowledge is king plus the reason so many people quit shortly after starting (2:48)

Next! Managing unsuppotive or unhelpful partners (2:09)
 

Partners as barriers to exercising and becoming motivated (2:47) 

Jared Wilson

If it's important you will find a way (2:07)

Getting over the initial hump and sticking with it (2:50) 
 

Self awareness of the barriers that hinder motivation to change (2:32) 
  

Kagan Orton

Getting started, setting clear initial goals and avoiding barriers (1:48)

Sacrifice is the difference between a champion and a non-champion. That means breaking certain habits (1:29)

Work, meals, timing, training, preparation, sleeping, family and earthquakes as barriers (1:49)

Sue Storey

I can’t afford it and I don’t have the time to do it. We all find excuses to not do things that are hard but are they valid? (3:50) 
  

Our environments are becoming less conducive to exercising so think hard about incorporating exercise into your life (2:57)

Jane Lockstone

Habits, honesty, excuses and guilt (4:17)

Time, family, money and mindset as barriers to change plus ideas to get around these things (3:12) 
   

Gael Warren

Making exercise a priority - It doesn't have to be hard! (2:53)

Enjoying life and observation as the avenue to change (2:15)

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Anton Ashcroft

Setting expectations and goals too high, doing things you don’t like and not listening to yourself as barriers to change (1:47)

Strike while the iron is cold! Expectancy thinking as one of the biggest barriers to making changes in the long term (4:26)

The abstinence violation effect or the ‘really stink moment’ - a closer look at how we catastrophise lapsing (3:26)

Ken McMaster

Negative self-talk in the form of excuses is a major barrier to our commitment to exercise (1:43)

Tim Lindley

This all looks too hard however if you don’t change you’ll stay the same (2:44)

Mums and women in general are very good givers - Unfortunately this often doesn’t leave a lot of time for self-care (1:25)

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