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TOPUCU Standard Workbook
Think about it like this - imagine the scales
of justice. If you don’t know what they look
like, do a quick Internet image search and
you’ll understand immediately. Now take your
two hands and hold them out just like the
scales – your left hand to your left, your right
hand to your right. Yes, you need to do this.
The physical act of doing this exercise will
help you visualize and internalize the formula.
Now in your right hand, place two parts of
the formula – the reward and the “odds of
success.” In your left hand place the third
part of the formula, the words “hard work.”
"If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you,
you should still do it." — Elon Musk
Now, in the first scenario, the 100 dollars is
the reward component of motivation and
the 1-mile run is the “hard work” component.
When you calculate your odds of success
and add that component to the reward side
of the scale it begins to tip in the direction
of motivation because you believe you can
do it. Now let’s add the 500 dollars to the
reward side. That really tips the scale, right?
But we also added five miles to the “hard
work” side of the scale. A quick calculation
in your brain reduces the odds of success.
This weighs the scale back a little bit, but
not enough to change the fact that you are
still motivated to do the hard work it’s going
to take to get that reward. When we add
the ten thousand dollars to the right side,
the scales tip heavily toward motivation.
However, when we add the idea of running 5
miles in 20 minutes to the “hard work” side,
the scales tip drastically to the other side
and now we find ourselves unmotivated
because we’ve already calculated that the
odds of success are zero and it isn’t even
worth trying. Are you starting to see it?
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We calculate this formula in our minds
dozens of times a day and it affects our
motivations in pretty much every decision
we make. The reward and the odds of
success weighed against the hard work
it’s going to take.
Knowing this formula is the first step, but the
true key to becoming a finisher is learning
how to tip the scales in your favor. This is
the secret that champions have been using
for years. First they decide they want that
reward and then they determine how to
increase their odds of success. And guess
what – the best way to increase your odds of
success is by working harder. By increasing
the amount of time and energy you put into
achieving your reward, you increase the
chances of getting that reward. Champions
know that hard work always pays off.
They know that showing up early and
staying later will increase their odd of
success. They know that if they do a little
bit more than their competition that they
will gain the advantage. You can use this
same principle to help you achieve the
goal you’re working on.
There is a rather well-known quote that
states, “Luck happens when preparation
meets opportunity.” What are you doing
to get prepared? What are you going to
do when that opportunity arrives? Are you
staying motivated by actively trying to tip
the scale in your favor? Are you doing what
it takes to increase your odds of success?
These are the questions that champions ask
themselves each and every day. These are
the tools champions use to stay motivated.
Lesson 2: Part 2
When you’re feeling unmotivated it’s internalize and memorize this concept. This
because one of these components is out of isn’t a game. This is life. And MOTIVATION
order. Maybe you haven’t fixed your eyes on is a foundational tool for successful
the right reward. Maybe the amount of work transformation in your life.
it’s going to take seems insurmountable.
Maybe you’ve already calculated that your The image we want you to memorize for
odds of success are too small. Each day you this lesson are the SCALES OF JUSTICE.
have to figure out which part of the formula Whenever you find that you are lacking
needs to be adjusted and that’s how you motivation, think about the scales. Are you
will stay motivated. tipping them in your favor and increasing
your odds by working harder? When you’re
The next 5 lessons will continue to build not, look at your wristband and remember
on what we have learned so far, so it is that “The Only Person U Cheat Is U.”
important that you take some time to
LESSON 2: QUIZ
1. Most habit change doesn't succeed 5. Name someone you admire that motivates
long-term because it's dependent you to work hard and meet your goals:
on external motivation.
True or False (circle one)
NOTES:
2. The harder you work, the greater your
of
3. Luck happens when
meets opportunity.
4. A well-known question champions ask
themselves is “Are you doing what it takes
to increase your odds of success?”
True or False (circle one)
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