People are never able to outperform their self-image. - John C. Maxwell

All great achievers are given multiple reasons to believe they are failures. But in spite of that they persevere.

Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.

The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation.
Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or
whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?
After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation
comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.