{"id":1798,"date":"2010-03-01T00:12:33","date_gmt":"2010-03-01T08:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2013-08-21T11:22:16","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T19:22:16","slug":"having-consistent-motivation-for-your-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/having-consistent-motivation-for-your-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Having Consistent Motivation for Your Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever started off a project feeling really enthusiastic about it \u2013 perhaps even to the point that you were losing sleep? Whether it was a new business direction, or book, or piece of art, or home improvement, or diet … it had you gripped. In the early stages, you found yourself thinking about it in the shower, jotting down ideas in the evening, wondering \u201cwhat if…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

But somewhere along the way, you simply lost motivation. Perhaps you let your diet slide for a while and just couldn\u2019t get up any enthusiasm to restart. Maybe you stopped writing your novel for months, and stopped caring too. Or you woke up one day and realised you dreaded grinding through any more of the steps in that business plan.<\/p>\n

We know what it\u2019s like to be motivated \u2013 and we know what it\u2019s like to be unable to sustain that motivation<\/a>. Here\u2019s how to make sure you stay consistently motivated: so that you don\u2019t burn out or lose interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find the Right Number of Projects<\/h2>\n

First, your problem could be that you\u2019re doing too much … or it could be that you\u2019re not doing enough<\/strong>. Some people work best when they focus single-mindedly on one project: they can achieve astonishingly fast results like this. Others (myself included) prefer to work on lots of different things at once, changing tack frequently to avoid boredom.<\/p>\n

Do You Have Too Many Projects?<\/h3>\n

Signs that you\u2019ve got too much going on are:<\/p>\n