It all started with the big question on the table:
Are you feeling caught in the endless cycle of work, struggling to keep your motivation alive?
You’re not alone.
As we continue to wear numerous hats, maintaining a high level of self-motivation becomes difficult. Business is moving fast, and the expectation is that we should move even faster. We are caught up in the hamster wheel, and it is hard to keep ourselves motivated.
Are you tired, frustrated, maybe feeling a bit... crispy around the edges? Has it gotten to the point where every time you see an email notification, you break out in hives and daydream throwing your laptop out the window? Is your main accomplishment for the day discovering how many snacks you can consume in an hour? I see me, and I see you.
This podcast calls back to this Learning Rebels Blog Post: 3 Ways to Get Your Creative Mojo Going https://www.learningrebels.com/2015/10/02/3-ways-to-get-your-creative-mojo-going-when-you-arent-feeling-it/
Additional reading:
- Master Your Motivation: A Practical Guide to Unstick Yourself, Build Momentum and Sustain Long-Term Motivation by Thibaut Meurisse
- Changing Your Mindset for Good: The Quick Way to Control Your Emotions, Shift Your Reality for Mental Self Development by Jay Fenix
- The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Master by Brianna Wiest
- Get out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior by Philip Goldberg
- Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by William McRaven
Resources
Video Transcript Transcript Summary
Tony Robbins’ How to Self Motivate
Susan David’s How to Identify Your Values
Mind Tools’ How Self-Motivated Are You
Harvard Business Review’s How To Keep Working When You’re Just Not Feeling It
Susan David with Adam Grant: Overcoming Forced Positivity
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