Having career and business goals are great, but the follow through on the plans it takes to reach those goals can be a struggle. It’s easy to feel the excitement of planning, but the motivation can quickly dissipate when you need to execute those plans.

And this is part of the human experience. It is also a key difference between people who are successful and unsuccessful people in their careers.

 Having career goals and dreams is great, but there are so many people who live with unfulfilled potential because we are taught to just “push past” our negative feelings if we don’t feel like doing something. And if you don’t, if we aren’t able to do this, it provides some kind of shameful commentary on our innate abilities. 

And this whole internal dialogue we as a society have on motivation, planning, and career success is really ingrained in the fixed mindset (which describes talents and abilities as something we are born with instead of something we grow with). A lot of the rhetoric around motivation comes around external factors when we feel it lacking inside.

Buy the right planner. Wake up at 5AM. Download all these apps. Drink tons of caffeine and find the next hack.

Sure, while these things can be aids; true motivation comes from how we process our thoughts in relation to our circumstances. Because no, we do not all have the same 24 hours as Beyoncé because her circumstances are different (i.e. being able to hire people to help with her everyday routines and needs). So instead of comparing yourself to these types of standards, it’s really important to deep dive into how to truly follow through with your career plans. If you are struggling with motivation, you are in the right place – let’s get started!

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