The Motivation Expert: Why You’re FAILING To Achieve Your Goals (& What To Do About It!)

Today, let’s welcome Rob Dial, host of the Mindset Mentor Podcast and author of “Level Up.“ This engaging episode delves into the role of fear in holding people back, distinguishing between primal fears (like pain and death) and intellectual fears (like failure and rejection). Rob offers strategies to overcome these fears by focusing on positive outcomes instead of negative possibilities. Together, Rob and Jay explore the topic of procrastination, with Rob emphasizing the importance of having a strong “why“ to drive motivation and action. Rob reflects on his spiritual journey and how silence and introspection have helped him find peace and purpose. He also shares the key lesson he has learned: what we seek externally is often something we need to find within ourselves In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:13 Why You’re Failing To Achieve Your Goals 06:22 Dealing with Intellectual Fear 12:08 What’s Your Most Repeated Thought? 16:01 What is Your WHY? 22:08 Overcoming the Fear of the Unknown 27:30 Going for the Things You Aspire 31:48 There Are Different Forms of Addiction 39:00 Our Truth is Always Within Us 42:55 Take a Pause to Reconnect with Yourself 47:13 The Duality of What We Value 51:45 How Do You Pick Yourself Up? 56:46 What Life Lesson That Changed You? 01:01:46 Lesson Learned the Hard Way 01:04:54 Rob on Final Five Episode Resources: @robdial