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# You cannot force others to do what you cannot even...
> You cannot force others to do what you cannot even force yourself to do. If it is hard to motivate yourself to do something you do not want to do, guilt, manipulation, and tantrums are unlikely to motivate anyone else.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Frustration, Acceptance, and the Discipline of Non-Attachment - Workbook|Frustration, Acceptance, and the Discipline of Non-Attachment]]
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“You cannot force others to do what you cannot even force yourself to do. If it is hard to motivate yourself to do something you do not want to do, guilt, manipulation, and tantrums are unlikely to motivate anyone else.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-cannot-force-others-motivate-anyone-else
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