Podcast episodes for motivation
Motivation is the most over-served category in podcasting and most of it is noise. These are the episodes with something specific behind the encouragement.
Why Losing Sight of What Matters Steals Your Drive—and How to Reclaim It Feat. Brendon Burchard
What Nobody Told You About Losing Drive
Bonus: SYSK TRENDING - Finding Your Motivation
Feeling Lazy or Unmotivated? (Do THIS 5-Minute Rule to Build Discipline & Take Action NOW!)
Feeling Lazy or Unmotivated? (Do THIS 5-Minute Rule to Build Discipline & Take Action NOW!)
How to Motivate Yourself: Leverage Dopamine & Overcome Your Excuses
Don’t Quit: The Reminder You Need to Hear When You Feel Unmotivated
8 Scientifically Proven Ways To Stay Motivated BEFORE You Get Off Track (When Things Get Tough)
8 Scientifically Proven Ways To Stay Motivated BEFORE You Get Off Track (When Things Get Tough)
Sunday Pick: Unsolicited Advice: How to get your mojo back at work | Fixable
Sunday Pick: Unsolicited Advice: How to get your mojo back at work | Fixable
The Year of Change: Week Two - Motivation
Don't Wait To Be Happy
Ditch Your New Year's Resolution - Do This Instead for 2026
The Defining Moment That Changed Usain Bolt's Approach to Failure
To Succeed at Anything, Do This. (2017)
25 Million People Can't be Wrong: This Advice Will Change Your Life (James Clear)
25 Million People Can't be Wrong: This Advice Will Change Your Life (James Clear)
006 | DISCIPLINE (W3) with Toby Brooks
From Corporate Lawyer to Ambassador of Sweat & Swagger — How to Undo Ordinary and Tell Your Own Story
Why Effort Alone Won't Get You to $20K/Month
Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Motivation, Habits & Discipline - Dr Mike Israetel - #970
Your Bold Move for 2023 | Dominick Quartuccio
To Succeed at Anything, Do This. (2020)
What to look for
Skep's Value Score penalises exactly what this genre is full of — hype with no substance behind it — so the episodes here lean towards people describing what they actually did rather than telling you to want it more.
Why episodes, not shows
Every other list answers this question with podcasts to subscribe to — a back catalogue you now have to search yourself. Skepmatches on what each episode actually covers, so the single best hour for this can come from a show you'd never follow, sitting next to one you already know.
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