157. MONDAY MINDSET: Make dread the metric (and why winners NEVER wait until they feel like it)
Mon Feb 02 2026
Stop waiting to feel like doing the work. If you're stuck in a cycle of waiting for motivation, you're literally training your brain to be weaker, not stronger. Dread isn't a sign you're not meant to do it. This is where the REAL growth happens.
In this episode, I'm breaking down why 50% of your life will be filled with negative emotion and why that's actually the best news for your business. I'll share why successful people aren't the ones waiting for inspiration, and why your competitors who "just do it anyway" are running circles around you. Plus, I'll tell you about my Pilates commitment and how doing shit you hate is the exact path to an amazing business.
What You'll Learn:
Why waiting to feel motivated is sabotaging your businessThe truth about negative emotion (and why accepting it changes everything)How to run your business independent of your feelingsWhy resistance is actually where growth livesThe simple metric that changes everything (hint: it's dread)How to build an unbreakable commitment to yourselfWhy your biggest wins come from doing things you don't want to doTIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Intro: Stop waiting to feel like doing the work
0:01:00 - How we f**k ourselves by expecting to always feel good
0:02:00 - The 50% negative emotion reality (and why it's actually brilliant)
0:04:00 - Why pausing everything when you don't feel like it is destroying your results
0:06:00 - My personal Pilates commitment: how I'm actually doing it
0:08:00 - The dread metric: tracking the uncomfortable shit that works
0:09:00 - The daily challenge: commit to doing shit you hate
0:12:00 - The formula: doing everything you said when you don't feel like it
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Stop waiting to feel like doing the work. If you're stuck in a cycle of waiting for motivation, you're literally training your brain to be weaker, not stronger. Dread isn't a sign you're not meant to do it. This is where the REAL growth happens. In this episode, I'm breaking down why 50% of your life will be filled with negative emotion and why that's actually the best news for your business. I'll share why successful people aren't the ones waiting for inspiration, and why your competitors who "just do it anyway" are running circles around you. Plus, I'll tell you about my Pilates commitment and how doing shit you hate is the exact path to an amazing business. What You'll Learn: Why waiting to feel motivated is sabotaging your businessThe truth about negative emotion (and why accepting it changes everything)How to run your business independent of your feelingsWhy resistance is actually where growth livesThe simple metric that changes everything (hint: it's dread)How to build an unbreakable commitment to yourselfWhy your biggest wins come from doing things you don't want to doTIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 - Intro: Stop waiting to feel like doing the work 0:01:00 - How we f**k ourselves by expecting to always feel good 0:02:00 - The 50% negative emotion reality (and why it's actually brilliant) 0:04:00 - Why pausing everything when you don't feel like it is destroying your results 0:06:00 - My personal Pilates commitment: how I'm actually doing it 0:08:00 - The dread metric: tracking the uncomfortable shit that works 0:09:00 - The daily challenge: commit to doing shit you hate 0:12:00 - The formula: doing everything you said when you don't feel like it 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES: Hot Business Audit: https://hot-business.scoreapp.com/ The $35 Offer: https://www.professionalbabe.com/the-35-offer/ Business Bang: https://www.professionalbabe.com/business-bang/ Give Good Email: https://www.professionalbabe.com/give-good-email/ Spill your secrets (or ep requests, feedback, or praise to me) by sending me a text 💬 Support the show If you’re craving more, you can find me on Instagram @professionalbabe and make sure to subscribe to my email list which you can find at professionalbabe.com — word on the street is I give good email.