Motivation Is Wonderful and Unreliable - Motivation Monday Game Plan - #1975

Coach John Daly - Coach to Expect Success - Podcasts · Sep 7, 2026 · 5m

“Send Coach John a message”I found a wonderful post from Alan Stein, Jr. (@AlanSteinJr) who wrote two incredible books. “Raise Your Game” and “Sustain Your Game” were both powerful reads for me, not only as a basketball coach & teacher, but as a human being looking to keep getting better. Now I see he’s got another book out - guess I need to grab that one up too. Here is what he shared about Motivation. He says this: “Motivation is wonderful. It's also unreliable. If your standard depends on feeling motivated, your performance will fluctuate with your mood. Discipline closes that gap…