{"podcast":{"title":"The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast","slug":"the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678","podcast_index_feed_id":461678,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/85ed1b8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.constantlyvariedgear.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1304318/1304318-1771874093196-5944473892a35.jpg","author":"Constantly Varied Gear","episode_count":398,"summary":"Powered By Constantly Varied Gear Kelsea and Rachael explore and challenge conventional standards surrounding women's wellbeing. Episode favorites: EP15: Abs Aren't Made in the Kitchen EP159: Be Bad at Something and Enjoy It Leave the Podcast a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheThickThighsSaveLivesPodcast Join the CVG Nation app: https://www.constantlyvariedgear.com/pages/cvg-nation-app or search CVG Nation in your phone's app store. Join our group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/416198445414413/ or search Fitness Programming by CVG on Facebook","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:20:40.810339+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678"},"episode":{"title":"S13 EP15: Do You Keep Losing Motivation?","slug":"s13-ep15-do-you-keep-losing-motivation","published_at":"2026-02-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678/s13-ep15-do-you-keep-losing-motivation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttsl/episodes/S13-EP15-Do-You-Keep-Losing-Motivation-e3fgb87","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/85ed1b8/podcast/play/115927751/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-23%2F418670677-44100-2-91764beb45114.mp3","summary":"Have you checked under your bed for your motivation lately? Well, you’re looking in the wrong place. So many of us think motivation is something you “find.”You blame the loss on your schedule, your kids, your partner, your job. But here’s the truth: Motivation isn’t something you find. It’s something you build. In this episode, we break down: Why external rewards and validation fail long-term The psychology behind intrinsic motivation Why hype is NOT motivation The 3 factors that actually create sustainable drive How to turn ANY extrinsic goal into an intrinsic one Why Norway wins more Olympic medals (and what that teaches us) This isn’t about yelling at yourself. This isn’t about getting fired up. This is about becoming the boss of you. And building motivation that doesn’t disappear when the applause does. We’re going to give you the formula to reveal what lies within you, empowering you to become the person you aspire to be. With this key, you can pursue and achieve any goal. Reference: Self-Determination Theory, Developed by Edward Deci and Richard Ryan: https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/theory/ Chapters 00:00:00 “Have You Seen My Motivation?” 00:03:00 The Lie You’ve Been Telling Yourself: “I’m just not that person” 👀 00:06:30 Why Motivation Never Shows Up00:10:30 The Motivation Mistake Everyone Makes00:18:00 This Is Why You Keep Falling Off 00:29:30 The 3 Things That Actually Motivate You (Not what you think) 00:38:00 Do This Instead (Real-Life Hacks)00:47:30 Your Goals Might Be the Problem 00:59:30 Motivation Is Supposed to Feel Like This?! Want to leave the TTSL Podcast a voicemail? We love your questions and adore hearing from you. https://www.speakpipe.com/TheThickThighsSaveLivesPodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The CVG Nation app, for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"Have you checked under your bed for your motivation lately? Well, you’re looking in the wrong place. So many of us think motivation is something you “find…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4068,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678/episodes/s13-ep15-do-you-keep-losing-motivation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thick-thighs-save-lives-podcast-461678/s13-ep15-do-you-keep-losing-motivation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}