Rachel Hollis Instagram – Motivation is Overrated. Motivation is usually fleeting and often driven by external forces. The most lasting, positive change in my life has always happened as a result of habits and routines. These daily practices aren’t ever sexy or exciting. They’re often a slog in the beginning. There’s no way to skip the line or take a shortcut. You just keep doing the thing again and again and again. The results take a while. But the beauty of momentum is that once you’ve got it, you no longer need to access anything to get it again. It’s a law of motion. You stick with it and it’s no longer something you do, it’s just who you are.