Become unstoppable
(Or at Least Stop Giving Up So Bloody Easily)
If you want to achieve anything remotely worthwhile—like losing weight, starting a business, running a marathon or simply surviving a family dinner without inhaling an entire pavlova—
you need to become unstoppable.
Not “motivated.”
Not “kind of into it for a week.”
Unstoppable.
Which sounds very cool in theory.
Cue the Rocky music.
Cue the Pinterest quote slapped over a sunset:
“She believed she could, so she did.”
Yeah, except she also doubted herself, procrastinated, googled ‘quick wins’ and got distracted by an ad for novelty socks.
Why You Start Strong and Then Spectacularly Sabotage Yourself
Let’s be honest.
Most of us don’t finish the things we start.
We begin with a bang—like a toddler on red cordial—buy the activewear, download the app,
tell everyone we’re “on a mission”...
And then, quietly, inevitably, we stop.
We slow down.
We second-guess.
We crawl back into the arms of our old habits like they’re an ex we know is terrible but at least they’re warm.
And the thoughts start creeping in like emotional termites:
“This isn’t working.”
“Last time I tried this, it failed.”
“Maybe I’m just not cut out for this.”
“F*ck it. Pass the Tim Tams.”*
You don’t mean to sabotage yourself.
You just slowly lose steam.
You fall out of love with the idea.
The glitter fades. The salad wilts.
And then?
Back you go.
Back to the habits, the weight, the job, the life you said you didn’t want anymore.
The Think-Feel-Do Tango (Otherwise Known as Why You Keep Screwing Yourself Over)
Here’s the part where I drop a truth bomb disguised as a science lesson.
Your behaviour—what you DO—doesn’t just… happen.
It’s not random.
It doesn’t float down from the heavens on a cloud of good intentions.
What you do comes from how you feel.
And how you feel comes from what you think.
This, my friends, is the sacred trinity:
Think → Feel → Do.
And it explains bloody everything.
You give up—not because you're weak or lazy or doomed—
but because you start thinking unhelpful, hope-sucking, soul-squelching thoughts like:
“This is hard.”
“I’m missing out.”
“I can’t do this.”
And those thoughts make you feel like arse.
Frustrated. Discouraged. Deprived.
And those feelings?
They don’t exactly inspire you to leap joyfully into inspired action.
No one ever thought “This is taking too long” and then followed it up with
“Right! Let’s keep going!”
You Can’t Create Change While Thinking Like a Potato
Let me be blunt.
You will never think “I hate this” into a better life.
You will never shame, worry, doubt or frustrate your way to your goals.
Those thoughts don’t build change.
They build mental prisons.
And the only thing you end up losing… is momentum.
So what does build change?
Well, let’s flip it.
What feelings fuel action for you?
Not the “I need to” feelings.
Not the beige, lukewarm “shoulds.”
I mean the real stuff.
Courage. Determination. Boldness. Playfulness. Grit.
Those are rocket fuel.
So what kind of thoughts make you feel that way?
Maybe:
“I’ve done hard things before.”
“This discomfort is proof I’m changing.”
“Even tiny steps count.”
Now we’re getting somewhere.
Build a Better Brain Loop (and Practise It Like It’s a Rock Ballad)
If you want to become unstoppable, here’s what you do:
Find the feeling that lights your fire.
Find the thought that creates that feeling.
Practise it. Relentlessly. Like an earworm you want stuck in your head.
Use that thought-feeling combo to fuel the actions that move you forward.
Do it again.
And again.
Until your brain gets the memo.
You don’t need more discipline.
You need a better mental soundtrack.
Final Chorus
So let’s end with this:
You are not broken.
You are not hopeless.
You are simply a human with a brain that believes its own BS.
But once you know that…
Once you see how the machine works…
You become dangerous.
You become clear.
You become — wait for it — unstoppable.
And if you want help doing that?
I’m right here.
Because watching people stop stopping themselves is the most spectacular thing in the world.
And frankly, I think you’re ready.