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Avoiding burnout often entails taking a pro-active approach to life. When you take control of your life it greatly reduces the stress you experience from others.

It is very important to understand why you are doing something. You cannot decide if something is worth doing until you know why you are doing it. Read the rest of this entry »

Overview

Getting motivated for something in the long term is one of the hardest things we ever have to do. Here I offer some guidelines that might just help.

Introduction

There are two types of motivation: internal and external. Most forms of motivation tend to focus on the external.

External motivation includes things like: money, fame, holidays, houses, lifestyles etc. These can all be powerful motivators but unfortunately they are often only good for short term projects. The prospect of acquiring something can really give you an impetuous to get started but then things start to go wrong and you don’t meet your first target and everyone else is doing better than you and soon you give up.

So then what can we do to stop this kind of boom or bust mentality and what can we do to help ourselves stay motivated on a long term project? Read the rest of this entry »