You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.
When friends tell you how awesome you look, drop the "I still have more to go" crap. You worked hard and you deserve the compliment!
I just look at a bagel and my ass gets bigger!
Look. Listen. Learn. Stay open. Your destiny is awaiting you.
Do I look like the kind of person who gives a ****