LAST SET
TITAN’S WISDOM
BY MIKE O’HEARN
fuels me. Passion. Sure, some
days I’m worn out, and I need a
break. So I take one. Sometimes I
don’t want to eat clean. So I don’t.
It’s like a ladder—a couple of steps
up, then one step down. You need
that step down to propel yourself
forward. I don’t rest because I’m
unmotivated. I rest because I’m
passionate about being my best,
and I know when I need it.
I have wondered for a long
time what makes me different.
Why is it so easy for me to get
up and get it done, when so
many other people struggle to
stay motivated? I’ve always had
something inside me—something
that drives me to push forward.
PASSION OVER
MOTIVATION
MOST PEOPLE look for
motivation to get them geared up
to achieve a goal. Some may need
motivation to get to the gym and
train day in, day out. It occurred
to me early in my life that I didn’t
rely on motivation to get things
done. Motivation comes and goes.
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But passion—passion is in you. I
never felt that I needed motivation
because I had raw passion.
I did what I loved, and one
day at the gym turned into two.
And I find myself, 40 years later,
not missing a beat. I don’t miss
a workout, because this is what
One thing I’ve always done is
stayed true to the foundation of
trying to appreciate the body I
was given. Not because it looks
good—not because it landed me
magazine covers—but because
every tim