How to ACTUALLY be motivated & disciplined to achieve ANYTHING you want

✨You're more powerful than you think. A deep dive revealing the TRUTH behind my mindset for success.
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// Quote from James Clear I saw on May 1, 2024 that I found such a coincidence to my thoughts in this video:
"People can help you in many ways throughout life, but there are two things nobody can give you: curiosity and drive. They must be self-supplied.
If you are not interested and curious, all the information in the world can be at your fingertips, but it will be relatively useless. If you are not motivated and driven, whatever connections or opportunities are available to you will be rendered inert.
Now, you won't feel curious and driven about every area of life, and that's fine. But it really pays to find something that lights you up. This is one of the primary quests of life: to find the thing that ignites your curiosity and drive.
There are many recipes for success. There is no single way to win. But nearly all recipes include two ingredients: curiosity and drive."
Filmed: 2024 04 25
Sub count: 553

[@kerenbanget1]

i have been living in low mood, no desire to do anything for almost 2 years. I've learnt a lot about managing feeling , motivation etc, watching endless "psychology hacks, etc". your video concludes everything i ALREADY knew. SOMEHOW i still cannot move a needle, but i feel better everyday. thanks for your video.

[@YourALife]

Slow progress is better than none so you're still making progress. Keep your head up!

[@c0co808]

Hi Amy! I just wanted to comment that I’ve already tried implementing some of your tips, and I’ve already cut my screen time down from 10 hours to 2 hours, beat my social media addiction and I have a nearly 4.0 GPA Watching your videos are the best thing I’ve done ❤

[@YourALife]

Wow that's amazing!! I'm so so proud of you ❤️ Thank you for being here and for working so hard !!

[@trngi1685]

Absolutely! It's spot-on! Many creators of such videos often emphasize motivation and systems, but the core reason behind it all is truly the driving force behind habit formation. It needs to resonate deeply because during our most challenging moments, it's our "why" that sustains us, especially when it springs from our innermost being.

[@YourALife]

YES! I love the way you phrased that. Your summary is so eloquent and helpful. Thank you for watching and sharing!

[@ShirleyLovesPoems]

Yeah.I used to be jealous of one of my besties who seems so smart to accomplish things effortlessly and make new friends constantly. She never doubts herself and often see things positively. But I often think it’s so unfair that I have to work ten times or even hundred times harder to get the same thing they already have. So I can’t help but look down upon myself and don’t even want you to try. But today, I learned that hard work might also be a natural gift. Just work hard step by step eventually I can get the things I want. If the only way to achieve the goal is work hard,then I get it. Work hard and i will be smarter

[@missgirl3410]

The mindset conversation is so important, you're definitely beyond just a studytuber at this point!!

[@YourALife]

Thank you for your support! Glad this was helpful :)

[@Tahani2006]

Points i learnt: 1. Your motivation should be intrinsic 2. Think of your 'why' when you struggle to choose between something productive and something unproductive 3. Put yourself in the shoes of someone who acheived their potential. Embody their characteristics (the hard work they put in), instead of beig motivated by them. 9:21 4. You have to believe you can do anything you set your mind to

[@GahImaGhost]

Dude, found your comeback video two days ago, watched it the next day, and found this truly inspiring. Have you thought of starting a podcast? I truly enjoy how well spoken you are and how insightful you are to the topics.

[@YourALife]

Ah, thank you so much for your kind words! I consider this channel to be my podcast :) I appreciate your compliments and let me know what else would be helpful to cover!

[@Freedom00-u5r]

I just started watching you and I love how honest, raw and motivational you really are. It’s truly authentic and down to earth. Thankyou for taking your time to pour into all of us. It is greatly appreciated ❤

[@narakimph]

I don't know exactly how to describe this feeling but sharing your experience Amy about trying hard to get the title of Valedictorian touches something in me. I guess I'm just happy you didn't let the opinion of other people stop you from achieving your goal. I can really relate about not being a natural genius or smart, I'm just someone who works hard as well to be at the top. Sadly, in highschool I got affected by what they say, and I don't know how to handle it. It feels like I have make way or stand along the audiences in a marathon when I myself is a marathoner. At the end, I guess hearing it most of the time made me believed them. It's hard because even the mentors are saying the same thing. 😢 That's why, unlike me, I was really happy that someone like you who went thru the same thing didn't gave in to those words. I wish I didn't but I'm glad you didn't. That comforts me I guess. Thank you for sharing Amy. ❤

[@elizabeth00653]

I really liked when you said I had the determination to really want something and go get it. I do think what holds back people is their fear of failure

[@EmbraceTheStruggle24]

I wanted to also say that im prone to binge scrolling through KZbin and other social media, but at least i am becoming self aware of that particular habit, and whenever i feel like im on social media too much; i usually like to sketch/draw and look up new recipes to cook/bake. It might seem silly, although at least they're tasks that are constructive and encourage accomplishment ;)

[@coach_jae_3533]

I like this channel so much. You could definitely be a coach. I would pay money. Usually I watch videos with no regard as to how many followers they have. After watching 4 straight videos, I thought, she must have 300k followers. Not yet, but that speaks to the value you’re putting out there. Thank you

[@YourALife]

That makes me so happy to hear! Your words and encouragement made my day. It's truly hard to keep putting in so much effort and time into videos when it's not paying off monetarily yet, but your comment reminds me of my mission. Thanks and hope you stick around!

[@EcomCarl]

Great insight on reframing discipline as clarity of goals! Tapping into your unique 'why' can naturally fuel the drive to make choices that align with your true priorities. 🔥

[@soyabeancurd-v3g]

Hello Amy! Just started subscribing on both your channels. I just want to say that it's so refreshing to know that there's someone just like me who know that they can do anything they set their mind to. However, I'm struggling in the believing-in-myself part, so this video was a great help in giving me a whole new perspective on it :) I'm getting big older sister vibes, so thank you so much for sharing this :)

[@YourALife]

Aww yay! I really hope that you can start believing in the potential I know you have

[@monica.cruz333]

Thank you for this podcast 💓 it has been mindblowing and it clarifies things I've had in my mind 🤯I do want to ask you something... if you worked so so so so so hard to be a valedictorian and be a good student to go to a good college, did you have like, an identity crisis when ivy league schools didn't accept you? I ask you because I feel like I'm having one. I planned my whole professional life like "to be a therapist study psychology, graduate, choose a specialty, do a master's in that, and THEN you can give therapy" but it hasn't been what I expected so I don't even know if I want to be one, and it has shaken my whole world. Sending you lots of hugs

[@merss5767]

Omg.. Thats such a valuable information, thank you do much. I adore your mindset

[@YourALife]

Glad it was helpful! :D

[@Chilly-Flake478]

I love your content it feels very authentic, doesn’t feel like a PowerPoint presentation nor just some motivational weirdness, you speak like a normal human being which makes this relatable

[@EmbraceTheStruggle24]

Hi Amy, just wanted to say this was a really great and refreshing perspective, as ive really been working on motivating myself to do all the things i need to in order to be fulfilled and have a meaningful purpose. However, i really liked how you described the interchangeable aspects (im assuming) of motivation and discipline within the realm of having a true purpose as i probably already mentioned. But case in point; its up to us as individuals to want to be of value and not just a servant to what our biases tell us otherwise. It might seem arbitrary, but that is how we as people will be able to understand what makes us feel worthy.

[@bugblitzzz7176]

it did help helped me alot thanks

[@MirraMari-d7q]

This is the best video ever. Thank you so much. It made my day. I was feeling low. Now I got so much clarity.

[@YourALife]

You are so welcome - you can do it! :)

[@jannarosetarroja6042]

Hi Amy, I love how concise and practical your tips are. You make it so easy to remember and thank you so much for that. I would also like to know your KZbin channel of your singing covers. Let's hear that.

[@YourALife]

Yay thank you! My singing channel: kzbin.info

[@SID-RIOUSLY]

Loved the topic like always, God bless ya! 💛

[@YourALife]

Glad you enjoyed it ♥️

[@kcpauz]

this video is gold

[@celgmartinez]

I really loved this video! I will be referring to it again and again. We need more people like you in this world 🌎 ❤

[@YourALife]

Aw so sweet of you - thank you! ❤️

[@lazuli9381]

Amy. This video is just so beautiful, so wholesome❤️. Thank you so much

[@aurostar9805]

I could never relate to a youtuber before but now I feel like I have a better idea of how to approoach my challenges , you are really a hero to me rn thanks ❤

[@YourALife]

Thank you for taking the time to hear advice that can help you ❤️ Wishing you the best :)

[@raghadbadran6060]

Your honesty is the best 💗

[@natedavidoff668]

This video is very good advice. 🎉

[@janessa2357]

just binged four of your videos while doing my hair hehe… self improvement here i come

[@shanvitiwari8832]

Wow Amy you had a secret channel too😅❤ Btw subscribed this one too✨️

[@lanzie8604]

okay so it kind of got out of hand and now i have this rant feel free to read the rest if you want but were I wanted to go with this rant was can you make a video about the trauma that we got growing up cause of yk bad parents who actually did their best and how to work hard despite it. I now I'm in the middle of feeling like I'm an ungrateful little wrench and resentment toward my parents cause of the abuse they gave me (the next long paragraphs are just reasons I thought of to actually study that are related to my life) okay in relation to trauma , right now I haven't yet finished this video but I have finished another one the one called "this video will make you want to work hard" , because of it I realized how ungrateful I've been acting towards my parents because of the trauma my dad gave to me and how my mother was so chill about it , i realized that my aunts who ended up leaving their husbands because they were starting to get abusive toward them and their children have worked hard in school which gave them the confidence to be able to leave their husbands and provide for their children on their own , now knowing all of this that's just a thing of its own to make me want to work hard , cause my mother didn't work hard in school which made her not be able to marry the best person cause her background was that she was basically 1 girl out of 7 children and they all lived in a 3 bedroom house (2 for the kids and one for my grandparents and one of the kids room was just for 2 boys so they were basically 5 in the same room) from what I know since they've been born they were in very small houses like this and so her family's background wasn't the best but compared to my father's background she has leveled to a better environment so I've for the longest time resented her and I think I still do for not leaving my dad when he first shown signs of abuse when I was still just a few months old infant. but knowing though relation doesn't equal causation thinking about it , its so related (how hard you studied and who your later on partner is and how your relationship with them and your children is like later on in life) like i have an uncle he didn't do his best in highschool so he later on took a degree that he didn't want cause of his grades (we got public college so most people go through college its got a small fee though something I'm grateful of now however degrees are basically depended on your grades so if you got 91.5% you can go into engineering but if you get less than that you cant go into engineering and you have to take a lesser degree) and so that uncle i told you about he married his wife which also got the same degree but was abit more studious and so from what i know their eldest daughter got abused and his wife got abused from him ,now thinking about it because my uncle is from a better background he was able to abuse her however because she studied more in general she's now lets just say a bit manipulative not in a bad way she just was able to intimidate him enough that he now is scared of her like how husbands in asian families or basically any type of family ig that's something beyond culture at this point are like that he now worked hard enough that his eldest daughter although didn't work hard enough in highschool he got her private education so she doesn't have to study something she really hates for 4 years and later on works in another field entirely like he and his wife had to do.

[@STUDYatmosphere-0135]

Great content Amy !! I'm so grateful to have the videos of a creator like you sharing awesome and EFFECTIVE tips that help us REACH OUR POTENTIAL ! ! "the SECRET to straight A' s NO MATTER WHAT " is the 1st video that i came across from your channel , that video made me CURIOUS about your channel , i subscribed your channel and started to see some more content , then TRIED it out , that's when I realised ' you aren't like others ' u shared EFFECTIVE tips . Then you named us "A team" it made me feel so SPECIAL [ i really son't kno y ] , then i also subscribed to " Your A+ Life " because I knew that u would share helpful tips only . THANK YOU SO MUCH , AMY !! 💖

[@rua005]

اعتذر عن كتابة تعليقي باللغة العربية اتمنى ترجمته ولكن شكرا على النصايح وخصوصا فيما يتعلق الامر بالانضباط لقد شد انتباهي الدقيقه6:50

[@myraagam6280]

Oh my god 😨😍😍🥳😍😍🥰🥰!! Wamy such an amazing video ❤ Totally loved it 😍 Thank you so much for giving those wonderful tips ❤ Hope you post many amazing awesome videos like these ❤❤🎉 Keep shining 🌟 Peace ✌️❤

[@YourALife]

Thank you for continuing to watch my videos and listen to my advice :) Great job bettering yourself and your life ❤️

[@otavioalexandre7575]

nice video and great tips. thanks

[@YourALife]

Thanks for watching!

[@Listen_To_Think]

Great video and tips. Thanks!

[@inejunta6569]

remember, being naturally smart means going through the struggle and studying... then convincing people that you didn't. And trying to convince other people even if they won its because of some "negative" quality their trying to dissociate from themselves. I think try hard (going hard at a skill) verses throwing people under the bus/ gossiping/ trying to manipulate people into failing or sucking up to others to win...are two different things. Just saying... going to that length to win really shows...they did eevrything in their power... so no... they tried pretty hard.

[@aslyruiz6598]

Loveeee u so much thank for your effort keep doing it

[@aurostar9805]

Thank you sm for this ❤

[@mortonsalt5055]

how would you motivate someone who is stuggling with connecting with others? like how do you make your connections and friends? a lot of studying is staying lonely.

[@YourALife]

Ahh sorry to hear that and I definitely understand being lonely myself as well. Could you please provide more details as to why you feel it's hard to connect or make friends?

[@RbBr-go8id]

ily & your content. More on how do you pick yourself up, i think i need more preachy Amy on this😂

[@YourALife]

Noted! I will add this to my list :) Thank you!

[@YourALife]

Much love!

[@Bren12602]

4:40 drive

[@Not_king_star]

17:03

[@Malekfahad420]

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[@balvey.s]

4:40

[@aruntiwari3906]

Let us not let our life *slip* cause *YOLO* 🤟

[@YourALife]

Yes exactly!

[@Bihotty]

True 🤟

[@Yunki86]

hi...I love your content and I'm very grateful...today I have a question for you. I am a student who recently moved to America, I am a junior in high school, I would really like to go to a UC university but I don't really know what to do with the collage application. . And by this I mean the 4 essays that we have to attach together with the application... I haven't really learned how to write a good essay so I don't want to risk doing something wrong also for the reason that this is my third language... I dream of being accepted to university and I want to achieve my dream but I don't know how to do this and I'm very afraid of not being accepted... please help me😢

[@balvey.s]

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[@GMATIQ-TutorCoach]

COMPLETELY DISAGREE. I wrote this same comment in another video. I do think this person has good intentions, but her videos truly exemplifies the Dunning Kruger Effect. She has neither a background in psychology nor learning, but she feels very confident that she knows what she's talking about. I see this with tons of learning "experts". Although what she says here may sound true. And you may believe her because she's doing well in school, but her beliefs have no basis in modern science. We are mainly motivated by our relative status within our environment, and not by our status in wider society. So, even if we know that we are privileged, we won't feel that way if our immediate environment doesn't reflect that. This video is similar to books pushed by Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad). It may make you feel good temporarily. It may motivate you to study for an hour, but your drive will soon evaporate, and you'll go back to your old routine. If you truly want to see a difference, you need to make systematic changes to your life. You need to consider that our brains or bodies are merely organic robots with specific programming. We are not rational. For example, we may want to jog every day because we know it's good for us, but we can't. We can't because of psychological constraints built into our DNA, which were set 10,000 years ago. If we jogged back then, we would have wasted valuable calories and quickly died off. Similarly, studying is a waste of calories to our primitive brain. You can't study because your brain thinks it's useless. If you want ideas on how to really learn how to study, you can message me. Although it's a bit self-serving as I'm a tutor/coach, I can truly show you real ways to effect change. *Btw, to figure out how to study, people need to stop listening to people who get As. It makes no sense if you give it some thought. It's similar to asking students who got into a top school about how to get into college. Some offer consulting services on how to get into college, and people pay them thousands. It's absurd. If you think about it, how would the newly accepted know? They aren't privy to the college application process. They have no basis of comparison. The people who you should actually consult are admissions officers who see hundreds of applications and actually make the decisions. Similarly, this person really doesn't know how she got good grades. Yes, it seems absurd to say this, but this is a big topic in psychology today. You really aren't in control of your brain/body. It may seem like you do, but you actually do things because you're preprogrammed to do so. You don't realize you're doing it because it's all automatic. She doesn't realize that what motivates her are the grades itself (as well as these videos).

[@Maithresh9]

Came here from Spotify to find ONE person disagreeing with her. Although I commend her for her drive and want to self reflect, she doesn’t know how lucky she got. As you said, she’s just giving advice on the basis of her own personal experiences and circumstances.

[@neko9375]

I have a question do you have spotify podcast?

[@YourALife]

Not yet! I'm posting my podcast to here!

[@deleteduser5312]

How about cleaning your house? It looks a mess

[@AreticYT]

You're here for a reason. This isn't it

[@oopsdididothat7727]

Difficult to listen to this unsolicited advice, while I see all that clutter 🫣

[@balvey.s]

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