Can You Run Out of Motivation?
Your possibilities are endless, but it pays to focus
Do you ever panic that you need to achieve all your dreams right now, or you’ll run out of motivation — or time?
I spend a lot of time reminding myself that going slow and being deliberate is part of the process. I have to remind myself that my ideas are good and worth pursuing, even if I don’t pursue all of them now.
For me, trying to do a little of everything is a recipe for zero things getting finished.
It’s why I try to focus on one thing (or two) at a time, and I make note of the other ideas as they come to me. I’ll get to them later — but I need to focus now so that I can prove to myself that diligence and focus pays off, and that my motivation keeps showing up time and time again.
Maybe I’ll write more books. Maybe I won’t.
But what matters right now, even with all those possibilities out there, is that I focus my energy on being the best author of my current book. Which means I can’t just chuck it in the…
