True Motivation...

People always pretty much only talk about motivation in terms of beliefs and possibilities etc.

Sure the belief in successes and getting what you want can be motivating.

Though before that, the first motivation, even the motivation to WANT those things in the first place, is much more about health and energy.

If you're burnt out from chronic struggle and burden, stressed, or exhausted from sleep deprivation, have emotional energy depletion from disappointments of lack of returns from investments and things you put so much energy and hope into, if you have no social life cause you put all your attention on work, if you don't have a good diet and don't exercise, if your dopamine is depleted etc.

All those types of things can lead to feeling very little energy, especially positive energy and inspiration.

It's difficult to feel motivated for anything when nothing feels rewarding or is even desirable cause you feel so terrible and burnt out. Then everything seems like such a heavy burden and redundant and you lose your inspiration as you think "I'm just so Tired of all this!" Not only tired of the negative or difficult stuff, though tired of all of it, of everything. Even the 'positive' stuff becomes annoying and feels so repetitive and boring and draining.

When you feel that sort of depletion, inspirational quotes of motivation and "You can do it!" stuff has little meaning or effect on you.

The first state of motivation is taking care of personal health, sleep, balance of life, good food, exercise, entertainment, social life etc. All the things to replenish your energy and make you feel good, giving you surges of dopamine, serotonin.

Sometimes that's a catch 22 though when you have to gain some success before bad lifestyle things (like sleep) can be improved.

Though simply stating the obvious truth here. It's more than belief you need!