Motion Makes Motivation

11 min

Motivation rarely arrives before action. Using the image of a heavy flywheel and the principle of behavioural activation, Eleanor reframes that initial resistance as the natural cost of beginning. Choose one small, specific first move—and give yourself permission to make it before you feel ready.

← Back motivation
Eleanor Vance
Your storyteller
Eleanor Vance
Warm, low, unhurried

Warm and unhurried, with a low steady ease — the slow exhale at the end of a long day.

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About this session

Motion Makes Motivation is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the motivation collection, narrated by Eleanor Vance.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.

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