In Episode 17 of The Reset, Shaun asks a powerful question:
What fuel are you using for motivation?
Are you being pulled by vision?
Or pushed by pain?
Shame. Guilt. Fear. Insecurity.
They work.
But they don’t last.
This episode breaks down the difference between short-term emotional spikes and long-term sustainable energy — and why toxic fuel will eventually burn you out.
“That’s cheap energy.”
Using shame, guilt, or insecurity as fuel can move you quickly.
But it doesn’t build anything sustainable.
It’s like:
Pain can initiate movement.
Vision sustains it.
If you continue to use toxic fuel:
Eventually, that becomes your personality.
Your identity forms around reaction instead of intention.
The question is:
Do you want to be pushed by pain forever?
Or pulled by something meaningful?
Ask yourself:
Because pain will push —
until vision pulls.
If you’re constantly numbing:
You may not be able to feel what actually feels good.
And if you can’t feel what feels good —
you can’t build from it.
Sustainable growth comes from awareness, not avoidance.
You are constantly creating your personality.
Consciously or unconsciously.
Choose fuel that builds you.
Not fuel that burns you.
If you know someone running on shame or insecurity as motivation, send this to them.
