This Might Be Why You’re Unmotivated

The hidden reason your motivation fades—and how to get it back.

Dear friends,

Motivation doesn’t just come from within.
It also comes from the people we let into our lives.

I learned that lesson a long time ago—on a ski slope.

I was standing at the top of a hill, teaching myself how to ski. A man stopped next to me, looked down the slope, and said,

“Wow, look down there. You better not go down—you’ll fall.”

Without thinking, I jumped.
Did I fall? Probably. But I got up, brushed off the snow, and kept going.

Later, I realized the real lesson wasn’t about skiing—it was about who I surrounded myself with.

Some people will tell you not to try, not to risk, not to dream too big.
They think they’re protecting you, but really, they’re passing on their fear.
Others see your potential. They encourage you. They say, “You can do this.”

“Negativity is contagious—but so is encouragement. Choose your company like your health depends on it.”

Because it does.

If you spend your time with people who inspire you, who make you feel capable and alive, you’ll notice your motivation return.
But if you’re always around people who doubt, complain, or criticize—your energy will fade.

So take a look around.
Who makes you want to move, create, and try again?
Those are your people. Stick with them.

Golden light,

Dr. Richard Louis Miller

P.S.I share many short, practical practices like this in my book, Master Your Mind: Practical Tools to Calm Anxiety, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Stop Overthinking. They’re designed to help you find calm, presence, and gratitude in just a few mindful moments each day.

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Next Week’s MBHP Episode:

Rethinking Recovery: How Psychedelics Are Changing Modern Therapy

Director of Facilitation for Psychedelic Therapy at UCSF Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold, MFT joins Mind Body Health & Politics to explore how psychedelic-assisted therapy is reshaping mental health treatment—helping people reconnect with their bodies, heal trauma, and rediscover community.

Guest: Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold, MFT– Director of Facilitation for Psychedelic Therapy at UCSF and faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies.