Declare Yourself Victor
Everyone runs into those days and weeks (I can imagine even longer) where most things seem not to go your way and it becomes tough to carry on. This is especially true if you haven’t quite yet found something you’re passionate about doing. Try to remember what drew you to what you’re doing. Then find a part of it that you’re good at (hint: these are probably the same notion). Make a next-action that relates to this idea and do it soon. Declare a small victory on this action and your personal morale will be boosted.
How do you declare small victories?
April 21st, 2005 at 10:05 pm
There’s long term trends and also short term slumps. Even when I’m doing what I love, I can still hit short term slumps. I just run out of gumption. If I recognize what’s going on, it helps to sit back, and wait for my supply of guption to build back up. For long term problems, the best thing is to get surley and mope around and then get fired, so you’re free to go find a better job.