What motivates you and keeps you from giving up when things get hard?

an inspiring missing

Telling myself that the show must go on. There's always someone who will work and fight harder for what you fighting for. It's good to plan rests, to avoid burnout, that's unfortunately something I learnt from experience.

Motivation comes and goes. Discipline is needed for the days “you don’t feel like”.

when things get tough, remember why you started. it's easy to lose sight when you're deep in the trenches. your 'why' is your north star, helping you navigate challenges. the tougher the obstacle, the more opportunity to refine your approach. setbacks? they're just iterations for your personal growth. resilience isn't built overnight, it's a compound interest of grit. what's the 'why' that keeps you in the game?

there must always be a goal! then you know what it's all about

It's either doing this or I'm stuck doing something I hate for money. There really is no other option than for this to work. I've lived that life working for someone else, having to juggle 500 things just to be paid $15/hr. Not even close to worth it. Would much rather get paid the ~$20/hr that I'm getting paid now (when I made the switch to freelance/self employed it was close to $5/hr, probably less).

but I think it's also important to understand if you need it. sometimes it's not worth the effort haha