Monday Motivation!

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November 29,2021 at 8:05PM UTC

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Monday Motivation!

Hey there FGB Community! From now until the end of the year, there can be a lot of burnout and busy times. I want to start this week back from the holiday with a bit of motivational sharing, to help us get through together.

⬇️ Comment below with any quote, mindset, or philosophy that helps you overcome hard or challenging times at work. What do you tell yourself to move through and find motivation?

I'll go first- mine is simple: "I can do hard things, and I have overcome much more before."

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AnonymousNovember 29,2021 at 8:20PM UTC
"There's always a way"
Great perspective to have when things are confusing or difficult!
AnonymousNovember 29,2021 at 8:29PM UTC
“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you don't stop”. - Confucius
Whenever I feel like I'm struggling or falling behind, I tell myself this!
AnonymousNovember 29,2021 at 8:36PM UTC
"This too shall pass"
Time heals everything!
Georgene HuangNovember 29,2021 at 8:57PM UTC
I make many choices every single day, and I can always choose a different way of doing things!
AnonymousNovember 29,2021 at 9:44PM UTC
Focused efforts => Small steps toward specific goals
Fiona EdatNovember 29,2021 at 10:27PM UTC
Trust your journey, rest your soul.
Crystal RhinebergerNovember 29,2021 at 10:38PM UTC
I’ve given you, not my sacrifice or my pity, but my ego and my naked need. This is the only way I can want you to love me.-The Fountainhead-Ayn Rand
Heide FramilNovember 30,2021 at 1:35AM UTC
There's always, always something to be thankful for.
Shanita Taylor BSIS, BSc (Psyc), M.A.E.LDecember 1,2021 at 8:12PM UTC
I agree, things could be worse. Be thankful for something.
Shanita Taylor BSIS, BSc (Psyc), M.A.E.LNovember 30,2021 at 9:44AM UTC
I look at my responsibilities and support. Things have to get done, and if I don't do it, it may not get done. That's enough motivation to keep me afloat.
AmyNovember 30,2021 at 1:19PM UTC
Always follow your heart. But take your brain along with you!
AnonymousNovember 30,2021 at 3:37PM UTC
I LOVE this, so simple yet it resonates with me!
MelissaNovember 30,2021 at 2:11PM UTC
I need a to-do list. When I'm overwhelmed, I go to writing down everything I have to do so I don't have to remember it and then I prioritize it. What absolutely needs to be done by X date and then prioritize things in that manner. Many times, I find that I have things on my list that are 'nice to do' but aren't 'have to do'. I eliminated the 'nice to do' things to eliminate the overwhelm and stress.
Paulla Fetzek, MSEdNovember 30,2021 at 2:26PM UTC
What I say to myself often is, "There's always tomorrow." I say this to remind myself that whatever hardships I'm dealing with, the day will end and a new one will come again.
Barbara NegronNovember 30,2021 at 9:26PM UTC
I like the Steve Jobs quote, "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
Shanita Taylor BSIS, BSc (Psyc), M.A.E.LDecember 1,2021 at 8:11PM UTC
Good one.
Arika LawrenceNovember 30,2021 at 9:35PM UTC
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
One day you'll tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide.
You are so much more than what you're going through - John Tew
Candy RenDecember 1,2021 at 3:26AM UTC
You could make your future meanful if taking every present account!
Lesa Edwards, Career Coach & Master Resume WriterDecember 1,2021 at 2:08PM UTC
Gabrielle,
This is very similar to one of my mantras!
Robyn McCabria KelsoDecember 2,2021 at 2:11PM UTC
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." Widely attributed to Aristotle, but no proof he actually said it.