The Liz Moody Podcast

How To Get Yourself To Do The Thing You’re Avoiding

Jan 14, 2026
In this engaging conversation, Kati Morton, a licensed therapist and popular mental health educator, dives into the reasons we often avoid difficult tasks. She explains the dangers of procrastination and perfectionism, and how they can sabotage progress. Kati shares actionable strategies, like starting with tiny steps to spark motivation and re-framing self-talk with bridge statements. Plus, she introduces unique tricks like cookie-based courage builders and highlights the importance of setting boundaries and prioritizing self-care to reclaim agency in our lives.
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INSIGHT

Action Creates Motivation

  • Motivation follows action, not the other way around; action sparks motivation and sustains change.
  • Relying on motivation alone fails when discomfort rises because it pushes us back to comfort zones.
ADVICE

Start With Five Minutes

  • Start any movement habit with five minutes to overcome low energy and perfectionism.
  • Treat small motion as success and let momentum carry you to more activity.
INSIGHT

Perfectionism Seeks The Worst

  • Perfectionism seeks flaws, not excellence, and freezes progress by finding what's wrong.
  • Reframe accomplishments by crediting small wins instead of hunting imperfections.
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