【What to do when you run out of motivation】
Starting a new venture is extremely exhilarating, this very same energy motivates us and fuels us to climb from one hilltop to the next, but this is often short lived. What can we do when our motivation runs dry? How do we power through to the next peak when it sits behind a cloud of uncertainty? Here are a few mindsets used by successful founders to create sustainable motivation for the long-term:
1. [Understand success is built upon countless small tasks]
an obvious one but it lays the foundation for your future motivation. Realizing that anything worth doing takes a long time and you need to consistently show up with your best when called upon.
2. [Celebrate progress and small wins]
From a young age we are enticed by short term rewards -affection and gratification from our parents for behaving, test results from school, and a salary from employment. Building a venture is chasing a long-term reward with insufficient long-term motivation. By celebrating small wins and progress is the key to generating sustainable motivation over the long-term for both yourself and your team.
3. [Don’t beat yourself up over failures]
Remember success is also built upon failures, and change takes time. Rocky said it the best “It ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward...That's how winning is done!”
4. [Curb your fear]
Learn to control the millions of years of ingrained behaviour that is our monkey brain. Sensing fear is very common while working on a new venture, it can stop you from executing the task ahead. It’s important to acknowledge our fight or flight response and how it was only useful in the wild, and now it’s time to fight back and execute towards your goal.
- Jack An
Analyst, AppWorks
