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Research shows that a person is more likely to take action on a goal that they have freely set themselves and feel that they have full autonomy over. The intensity to which they will strive towards those goals is based on desirability (how attractive or necessary they feel the goal is) and feasibility (how capable they consider themselves to be able to achieve the goal and with how much ease) they perceive their goals to be and how aligned they are to their personal values.

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Morning Musings – 29th July 2022 You’ve fallen again. Victim to the blood sucker so thirsty for your cells. = Your fearful blood makes them strong. Without you, their bones wither, become weak and their structures begin to fall. Why are you so scared to turn them away? How softly yet swiftly they have crept up your spine, making a home in you. Did you notice them unpacking their things? Now your roots are stuck and your growth is stifled. Your heartbeat is weak. Your purpose is numb.

‘Live for the air after pain and there will be no reason to run’ – Mark Nepo This past week I’ve been faced with so many obstacles: physical challenges with my body, my car had a moment and, to top it all off, my bank card was skimmed, my bank accounts emptied. Safe to say, I was on the verge of a full blown adult tantrum. But hey, as it turns out my job is actually this: processing the hard shit, finding a way through the mess and coming out on the other side to share a lesson.

It’s that time of the year, the half way mark is fast approaching – where did the last six months go? As winter settles in and the days become shorter here in Australia and we find ourselves recalibrating from the chaotic start to the year, it’s not uncommon to experience a business slump, low period or personal funk that can rob us of our focus and motivation.

It’s been over two years since I posted my first video on the internet to offer support to our StartUp Creative community through these ‘unprecedented times’ that rocked the world as we know it. This last week I had the experience of contracting the virus and was knocked for six, unable to work, leave the house and at times eat and drink.

If the belief that one has held for long enough contradicts experience – we will discount the importance of experience and not even try. It is not the lack of a good business idea that stops people from taking action on them, it is the absence of an individual’s belief in their capabilities to do so that is the killer ofso many dreams. Starting and growing a business requires the initiation of action as well as a sustained momentum towards an end goal.

Last week my partner bought me my favourite Aesop face oil that I hadrun out of. They came home with the gift and in true Aesop customer service style, the branded and reusable drawstring bag that it was packaged in was also accompanied by a handful of free samples of other Aesop products that I hadn’t yet tried.

3 Steps to Bring Back Your Motivation Have you found yourself struggling to get started on your to-do list, take action on your goals and find yourself thinking there’s never enough time to get shit done? I hear you. I’ve often found myself in the same boat and it is a common occurrence in the coaching clients I work with across the globe. I firmly believe that a businesses success is a combination of viability (the ability for the company to make a profit) and a founders ability to take action.

If you have a burning desire to start a business, you’re not alone. Every day, hundreds of people are waking up with an urge to create something of their own or achieve financial freedom. The only problem? It can be hard to determine exactly what you need to do to bring your business to life. Do you start by creating a website? Write a business plan? Register a company name? It can all get very complicated, very quickly. But it doesn’t have to be this way.