For the past several months, I've been working on a very taxing and very challenging project. I never wanted to out and out quit, but many times I did want to cut corner. Saying stuff like "No one will notice."
But when it came down to it, I'd know and my integrity simply wouldn't stand for it. So, I'd go back and fix whatever it was, sometimes at 2 o'clock in the morning. My own high standards and my desire to complete the project were both motivational, but even still, wading through piles and piles of paper definitely required some good old fashioned stick-to-it-ness.
Now that I've finished the project and look back at how I handled things, I can definitely attest that for certain things being motivated is down right hard. It's during those tough, challenging and plain old hard moments that you have to dig in your heels, combat laziness and disinterest and get the thing done so you can move on to being motivated by the fun stuff.
Phew! Now that I've paid my penance, proving that I could motivate myself through a tough project, I'm off to have some fun and dream about the rewards I'll receive for my efforts!
Remember, time is short. Do your happy dance. Enjoy life.
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